Saturday, January 2, 2020
Rescheduled from last week, Noel and I made the rounds for holiday sales at some of our favorite stores today. Our first stop was at A Rare Bird Antiques and then The Loft over at 50th and Xerxes.
Noel picked up some vintage glass ball ornaments at The Loft. I picked up a cranberry spice scented candle. Dale loves this brand. They are not overly sweet smelling.
Our next stop was Victory at 44th and Beard. They always have such wonderful things although neither of us picked up anything there this year. We usually check out Brown and Green as well but they were closed this weekend.
Our final stop was 14 Hill at 48th and Chicago. I found a couple more of the retro beaded ornaments like the ones I had purchased earlier in the season. I really like them a lot.
On our way home we lamented how stores don't have as much holiday merchandise anymore and that a lot of what they do still have isn't quite as special and unique. Also, there's not as much hustle and bustle to accompany the holiday shopping experience. That always added to the energy and anticipation that comes with the lead up to Christmas. Of course all of this has quite a bit to do with more and more online shopping but it was especially more pronounced this year due to the pandemic.
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