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Now I’m motivated. Like most guys, the thought of holiday shopping never really crosses my mind until about a week before I have to hand out the gifts. So I actually was a bit early when I walked into a store at the Harbor Shops in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday. It’s a pleasant place called Essentials, offering charming items for any women on your list – unusual clothes, handbags, jewelry and more. I didn’t buy anything but I plan to go back and pick something up. The owners were charming too, attractive and helpful. For a guy, those are also good reasons to return.
But where else should I go? At this point, I’ve done some mail order stuff for out-of-town relatives, so the main gifts left to buy are for my girlfriend. She just moved into a new place. That makes me think maybe some things for her home might be good. And no, I’m not talking about practical, unromantic stuff like pots and pans or whatever. She has all of that anyway. But there are some shops on Las Olas that sell really different wall hangings and art works. I’ll swing by some of those stores and probably grab a nice something or other to help decorate her lovely condo.
And then? Well, I always enjoy the Galleria at the holidays, as I’ve mentioned before. But now we’re into the last minute rush and it really feels like Christmas and I actually have fun wandering into the mall stores I rarely enter. Ok, I never enter them. Except at this time of year. I’m talking about the women’s clothing stores, where half the joy for a guy is imagining your girlfriend or spouse in the hot styles you see on the rack. So I’ll hang out at a few quality women’s shops and look for anything else that I think she’d like. And then, of course, I’ll take the guy’s way out and get everything gift wrapped. We love stores that gift wrap. Then I’m done for another year. Last minute buying is the only way to go at the holidays – purchasing with a purpose, deadline shopping. Don’t ask me why. But hey, you guys out there know what I’m talking about, don’t you?
But where else should I go? At this point, I’ve done some mail order stuff for out-of-town relatives, so the main gifts left to buy are for my girlfriend. She just moved into a new place. That makes me think maybe some things for her home might be good. And no, I’m not talking about practical, unromantic stuff like pots and pans or whatever. She has all of that anyway. But there are some shops on Las Olas that sell really different wall hangings and art works. I’ll swing by some of those stores and probably grab a nice something or other to help decorate her lovely condo.
And then? Well, I always enjoy the Galleria at the holidays, as I’ve mentioned before. But now we’re into the last minute rush and it really feels like Christmas and I actually have fun wandering into the mall stores I rarely enter. Ok, I never enter them. Except at this time of year. I’m talking about the women’s clothing stores, where half the joy for a guy is imagining your girlfriend or spouse in the hot styles you see on the rack. So I’ll hang out at a few quality women’s shops and look for anything else that I think she’d like. And then, of course, I’ll take the guy’s way out and get everything gift wrapped. We love stores that gift wrap. Then I’m done for another year. Last minute buying is the only way to go at the holidays – purchasing with a purpose, deadline shopping. Don’t ask me why. But hey, you guys out there know what I’m talking about, don’t you?
posted by LauderBLOGGER at 2:35 PM
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