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This is part one of a series of reasons to do
your Christmas Shopping in Mariposa.
My idea when I first started was to take one
photo in each store, but that soon turned out to be too little. Now
you must remember the stores in Mariposa carry many things and I am
only touching on those things that I really like and that I would
buy for people I know or maybe for myself. I have to admit I did
buy a few items and I am planning on showing this article to my
friends and family to give them an idea what I would like.
My first stop to get up my stamina for
shopping was at Happy Burger
for one of their famous breakfasts. I met a nice couple from Arizona
and took their photo.
I normally don't think of
True Value Hardware as a
place to buy Christmas things, but you would be surprised. I found
a great squirrel proof bird feeder and a good supply of wildbird
foods. The next thing I spotted was this real neat breakfast
cooking set. I always hate dragging out electric appliances that are
stuck up on the highest shelf. This set looked really handy. The
helpful clerk did point out a Chia Pet, but I have to admit they are
just not one of my favorite things.
The next stop on my shopping trip was
Rite Aid. What did we do
before Rite Aid came to town? I know we miss the personal service
that our two drugs stores gave us for years, but that one stop
shopping that Rite Aid offers has really saved me many trips to
Merced. And you really can't beat that French Vanilla Thrifty Ice
Cream for your holiday dinners and parties. If you can't wait till
Christmas you can always get a ice cream cone on your way out. I
don't think you can go wrong in putting Russell Stover Chocolates on
your list. They have a good selection of Christmas Cards and call
me a lazy wrapper, but I do love those big shopping bags with tissue
paper. I couldn't pass up a handy steamer. I do hate to iron. I am
not sure if I know where my iron is.
You must not forget your pets at Christmas
time. I picked up a 50 pound bag of sunflower seeds at the
Mariposa Feed Store. They
have a great selection of toys for cats and dogs. My animals all
sleep in the house at night, but if your dog is an outside dog they
have the cutest little wood dog house I have ever seen.
The Market
Place in Historic Downtown Mariposa has two floors of
everything imaginable for decorating and gifts. The little porcelain
tea set and a cute little sugar bowl with a scoop took my eye. I
loved the tree decorated with nothing but Swarovski Crystal Hair
Jewelry. There were lots of good things to eat including homemade
jam. A beautiful necklace and a turquoise vase also caught my
eye. Really just two many things to cover and I didn't even get
upstairs. You will just have to go and check it out yourself.
Fremont
House has great shirts and warm clothing for our Mountain
climate, but I was really drawn to the UGG Boots. My husband would
probably say I have a boot fetish, but my motto is you can never
have too many boots. Those new knit top UGG's are definitely on my
Christmas list. The warm rugged selection of houseshoes are made for
going out in the ice and snow to get some wood for the fire. While
you are there you might want to pick up a walking stick for that
hiker on your list.
For that Mountain man in your life
Coast Hardware has a
large section of Swiss Army knives. They donated all their Christmas
toys to Toys for Tots so they mostly had sports equipment in that
section.
If you have a horse or western person on your
list The Company Store is
a great place to shop. The selection of animal Christmas Cards by
the box are just beautiful. There are a number of Indian and horse
statuary pieces. They also have a large selection of beautiful
rings and there is one bear pendant that is a must for my list.
That did it for me today, but I will be right
back out there tomorrow, shopping until I drop. It is a dirty job,
but somebody has to do it!
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