Saturday, December 22, 2012
It's 72 hours til Christmas morning. Are you done? If not, where locally do you plan to go for last-minute gifts?
- LOCAL CONNECTIONS
- Chris Helms
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
If you celebrate Christmas and still have shopping to do, this is crunch time. Just three days left until Christmas morning. Retailers are happy this year because of the way the calendar falls. It provides an extra full day of shopping versus last year, when Christmas Eve fell on a Saturday. So tell us, North Shore. Are you done shopping? If not, where will you be going this weekend and Monday? Here are links to stories Patch has done about go-to-places in our towns and cities for last minute Christmas shopping: Tell us about your favorite local businesses for last-minute gifts.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
If the holidays leave you with little time to shop for gifts, try these stores in Swampscott for great last-minute gift ideas.
With all of the tree trimming, cookie baking and partygoing, there is so much to do during the holidays that it's easy to leave shopping for Christmas presents until the last minute. But by then, the malls and chain stores are usually chaotic and the mere thought of battling crowds is exhausting. Here are some ideas for easy gifts that can be bought locally and require little stress: Tell us: What are some of your own last-minute gift ideas? Share in the comments below.
Friday, February 10, 2012
What does Swampscott think is the best Valentine's Day gift?
- VALENTINE'S DAY GUIDE
- Terry Date
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Couples will celebrate Valentine's Day by giving gifts. Below are some traditional love tokens. Well, maybe not the Bruins tickets. What's your favorite, whether giving or receiving?
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Friday morning at the Lynch/van Otterloo Y, an anonymous donor changed this year’s holidays for a lot of people in our community.
Friday morning at the Lynch/van Otterloo Y, an anonymous donor changed this year’s holidays for a lot of people in our community. Upon seeing the Giving Tree in our lobby still full of gift cards for families in need of a little extra help, and expressing his concern as to what would happen if they were not purchased before the holidays, he asked if he could purchase all of them. Totaling over $500, the gift cards on the tree will help many families in our community to have a happier holiday, and to provide basic necessities for their children. Thank you to the man who purchased over $500 in holiday presents for those in need in our community. He wished to remain nameless, but we will not let him go thankless. Thank you for changing the …
Scrooge
1:11 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012
I tried to finish my shopping...but dam surveillance cameras as so getting better with technology more ›