Musical accompaniment: Don’t Wake Me Up, Let Me Dream by the Howard Lanin Orchestra

Christmas shopping is a lot quieter since the Internet.  It’s slightly more crowded than usual in stores but not too much. The shopping experience is probably more like the old days when Christmases were more modest.  Or maybe people were ordering with the Sears catalogue!

If you haven’t finished your shopping yet,  it’s too late for Amazon, so let’s take a look at our shopping options!

Our first choice is the Curtis Family Store in Ohio. A small-town store probably has limited variety but good quality and a reasonable price.

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This 1908 picture shows New York City children gazing through Macy’s  toy window. Shopping at Macy’s in the Big Apple will give us lots more choices—-but we’ll spend more too.

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Lastly we have some Christmas street peddlers. Street vendors aren’t the first place I’d look but every once in a while, you may luck out!

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So what do you think? Where would you like to shop?