Seasonal & Holidays
12 Days 'Til Christmas: Ideas For Shopping Local
As of Sunday, Dec. 13, there are only 12 shopping days left until Christmas. Patch brings you ideas for shopping local in Redding.
We all know the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, and as of Sunday, Dec. 13, there are only 12 shopping days left until the big day. Patch brings you 12 days of ideas for unique gift giving ideas while shopping local.
The song says: “On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree.” A partridge in a pear tree is not a traditional gift given these days but below are some places to shop based off that idea.
Giving trees:
- Redding Nursery, 73 Hill Road - Route 107, Redding, (203) 938-3297
- Hollandia Gift & Garden, 95 Stony Hill Rd., Bethel (203) 792-0268
- Stecks Nursery & Landscaping, 100 Putnam Park Rd., Bethel (203) 748-1385
Giving pears/fruit/jams/jellies:
- U.K. Gourmet on the Bethel/Newtown Line, 147 Mt Pleasant Rd., Newtown, (203) 426-9666
Giving a ”Partridge” or a bird:
- Buying a bird? Go to Wild Birds Unlimited, 317 Federal Rd., Brookfield (203) 775-4888
- Buying a “Partridge” fan a vinyl gift? Go to Gerosa Records, 246 Federal Rd C16, Brookfield, (203) 775-7074 = OR=
- Go to Disc & Dat, 107 Greenwood Ave., Bethel, (203) 797-0067
Shopping online? Click here for 16 ideas from Amazon.com.
Photo by Thomas Friel via Flickr Creative Commons
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