WESTERN SPIRIT
• Moccasins are cooler than slippers, even if these don’t have fringe like mine do ($55).

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WORLD JOURNAL BOOKSTORE
• World Journal is a good source for stocking stuffers like sheets of stickers ($1) and all kinds of Hello Kitty paraphernalia.

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TRANSIT
• Slip-on Converse sneakers with trompe l’oeil laces ($40).

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CHURCH STREET SURPLUS
• I hadn’t realized that Church Street Surplus has a wide range of vintage clothing, not just army/navy stuff, and it’s all very teen-friendly (backpack $20).
• Firefighter’s coat ($450).

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T&T PLASTIC LAND
• Give ’em the world: Inflatable transparent globes come in various sizes; the 16-inch one is $11.

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OK UNIFORM
• It’s never to early to introduce your kids to role-play ($10).

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APEXART
• New York magazine had a great idea: Fill local tote bags instead of stockings; what you lose in holiday charm, you gain in space. Apexart’s totes are free and come in several colors.

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BIRDBATH
• I haven’t tried Birdbath’s granola ($5), but I bet it’s tasty.

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KIDVILLE
• When I saw My Foodie ABC ($9), I thought half-jokingly, A is for arugula? No, actually, A is for alfajor. And C is for chanterelle. Maybe Y is for yikes?
• A bunny with an apple ($50). Cute!
• An array of stocking-stuffer barrettes. The large letter ones are $13.

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SP’S NUTS & CANDY
• Part of me envies people whose stockings used to contain things like oranges and nuts. (Is this something I remember from Little House on the Prairie?) Nowadays we can get anything at any time, and so much of what we buy ends up as landfill. But what’s not to like about freshly roasted nuts? You’d want to put a ribbon on them, of course.

Previous installments in the 2010 Shop-Local Gift Guide:
• Chambers and Reade
• Hudson
• Harrison and Worth
• Duane
• Warren and Murray