HamletHub's LOCAL shopping guide for the holiday season
For the food lover in your life, we recommend several different options:
- Gift baskets, gourmet foods and The Coravin System: No. 109 Cheese & Wine Market
- Kitchen appliances and accessories, outdoor grills and cooking supplies, fun serving pieces, and stocking stuffers: Ridgefield Hardware
- Gift certificates to restaurants: Bernard's and Sarah's Wine Bar - perfect for a couples night out. How about a girls (or boys) night out? Head to 850 Degrees Wood Fired Pizza Restaurant or Fifty Coins - both are excellent choices for a casual lunch or dinner.
- A Wine of the Month Club membership from Ancona's Wines & Liquors is another perfect gift. You choose the type of membership you want to give, Ancona's chooses the wine choices and everyone is happy!
For the family pet or the pet-lover in your life, head to Animal Fair ~ The Pet Store Extraordinaire for everything you need. They stock toys, treats for your four-legged friends; and even clothing options for two and four-legged friends.
One of our favorite gift ideas is the gift of a LOCAL experience... these gifts, or the memories they create, can last a lifetime.
- A family membership to the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
- Tickets to the Ridgefield Playhouse or the Ridgefield Theater Barn
- Movies tickets to The Prospector
For hostesses gifts, girlfriend surprises, stocking stuffers and sparklie accessories, think unexpected, think: Bise, Ridgefield Flowers, Renew Art Cottage, or even adam broderick salon and spa and Guilded Lynx. These three shops are much, much more than their name implies... cute gifts, seasonal merchandise, one-of-a-kind accessories, and great price points!
- A membership to the gym ~ personal training, classes, weights, machines and more... they have it all.
- A gift certificate to Ridgefield Bicycle Company... give a gift that can ignite a passion to last a lifetime.
- Ridgefielder Megan Searfoss' book See Mom Run... it makes staying healthy easy and relatively inexpensive.
For the man in your life, try Hutton's Fine Men's Wear. With name brands like Vineyard Vines, Ibex, Peter Millar, Woolwich and more, why go anywhere else? Or if you're really feeling generous this holiday season, head to Mercedes-Benz of Danbury, it is "engineered to move the human spirit."
Be beautiful inside and out. Hair Couture has a special "Happy Holiday Hair" offer for new clients which includes FREE services now through 12/17. Read more here. adam broderick salon & spa has merry offer: give one - get one - on holiday gift cards. Read about this offer here.
The most important part of holiday shopping is to keep it FUN and LOCAL. You don't need to travel to the Mall to get all that will make the season merry and bright - it's all here, close to home - in Ridgefield. Stay local and your bound to stay happy!