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I agree, it's a great little shop
My former carpool partner and his wife opened this place and it has a great selection of clever...
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My former carpool partner and his wife opened this place and it has a great selection of clever letterpress cards and stationary.
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Flava Llc
Category:
Gift Shops
1123 34th Ave
Seattle,
Washington
(206) 322-9099
good things in small packages
Flava is small and sweet with a total lack of pretension one might normally associate with a...
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Flava is small and sweet with a total lack of pretension one might normally associate with a medium-end boutique of this ilk. Perhaps it is because the owner is warm and friendly (without being over-exuberant), but walking into the store is a good way to catch one’s breath while resting one’s eyes on objects of beauty.
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Portage Bay Goods
Category:
Gift Shops
706 N 34th St
Seattle,
Washington
(206) 547-5221
a nice place to get a gift for someone....
This store is a great place to go into if you're looking for a card or gift for someone special....
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This store is a great place to go into if you're looking for a card or gift for someone special. They have a good selection of bath and body products and cute jewelry and accessories. They also have a fun section for kids stuff, but all of it is great for adults too! There's alot of those kitchy sorts of magnets and postcards that are a real kick. They have a bunch of cool handmade cards, clothing and other products from local artists as well. It's hard to go in there and not buy anything!
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Kitchen Basics
Category:
Gift Shops
1514 Pike Place, Ste. 10
Seattle,
Washington
(206) 622-2014
Kitchen goodies and Fiesta Ware galore!
This store in the Pike Place Market has tons of kitchen goodies and if you're in the market for...
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This store in the Pike Place Market has tons of kitchen goodies and if you're in the market for Fiesta Ware, this is definitely the place I suggest. They have open stock pieces and have a HUGE selection. You also get a frequent buyer discount after you purchase so much. The staff is really helpful too!
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Japanese book store
This is the (only) place to go to get books in Japanese in seattle. They also have magazines. The...
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This is the (only) place to go to get books in Japanese in seattle. They also have magazines. The selections if pretty good, the prices are high on the imported magazines and the prices of the books are more reasonable - but higher than if you bought it in Japan. They dont help much, but book categories are labeled well so you can find what your looking for. They also have english books with japan themes, but these could be found cheaper elsewhere I suspect. Also a good place to hit on Japanese girls browsing the books.
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Woodland Park Zoo
Category:
Zoos
5500 Phinney Ave N
Seattle,
Washington
(206) 684-4800
Another big "thumbs down" on the Zoomazium
I agree with the other poster on the potential for injury with the "cliffs" of the Zoomazium. I...
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I agree with the other poster on the potential for injury with the "cliffs" of the Zoomazium. I just wanted to add a few more observations in the "what the heck were they thinking!?" arena.
My husband and I went to the ZM yesterday. We brought our son, just over 2 months old. B. (son) is both physically advanced and very careful, so we do not have as many worries as some parents do when bringing children to physically demanding play areas. We do have other worries, though, and this place was absolutely desiged to play on them.
First, the center, "toddler" play area was pretty much designed for toddlers only, and not for adults to follow them. This is okay up to a point, unless you are dealing with a toddler who is going through a possessive and/or aggressive phase. There is a cave area under the slides that is no higher than 4.5 feet tall at any place (so parents, you are on your hands and knees all the time). I could not give you the square footage, but there is more than enough room for a kid to disappear into there and not reappear for some time. There are lots of nifty things, like a wide screen TV showing a very compelling image of lava flowing. My son got into his first fistfight yesterday over who was going to view that TV screen up closest - him or another little boy going through a physically agressive stage. The other mom and I had to crawl and claw our way in to get to our sons and drag them out. FUN!
The "climbing fig" tree is just plain freaky. The sign says it is for older children, but then the "you must be this tall line" is set at, like 2.5 feet. My son rushed for it when he discovered it, and when I saw that parents could do it with their children, I thought it would probably be okay for him. Just imagine this scenario, if you can, because this space defies my ability to describe well...a narrow (perhaps 4 feet square), vertical, rubber pathway that you climb up (maybe meant to represent vines?), followed by a spiral climing pole, to a slide, or to another spiral climbing pole (we did not go up that one). ALL IN THE DARK INSIDE A SMALL METAL CAGE. Can someone say "serious fire hazard" please?
Add to that, when you go down the spiral slide, you are in pitch darkness, and have no idea if other children might be coming up backwards on the slide, ready for you to hit. You HAVE to go down that slide, adult or child, b/c there is no other way out, and if you somehow get separated from your child in that process (as I did while spotting B's climb; thank goodness my husband was there) you can literally be trapped in that claustrophobic metal box until the inflow of kids slows down enough to let you climb and follow.
Needless to say, the staff supervision was nonexistent. As my husband put it, the staff responsibilities seemed to consist of noticing when trouble happened (as in bottlenecks and/or screaming matches) and looking on, very intently and with great disapproval.
B. had a great time there, though. Gotta admit that one. We dragged him out screaming. Chalk it up to experience. I, on the other hand, felt like I was going to faint by the time I left.
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For the Martha Stewart in all of us!
Packaging Specialties is the perfect place to go for gift wrappings. They have an amazing...
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Packaging Specialties is the perfect place to go for gift wrappings. They have an amazing selection of ribbon, special boxes, paper and seasonal goods. They also have classes centered around holiday projects, weddings and other fun stuff. This is the place to go if you need a popcorn tub to wrap up a movie gift basket or ribbon to adorn your holiday gifts.
Now there's a small satellite store at U Village!!
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Buckets
Category:
Florists
1219 1st Ave
Seattle,
Washington
(206) 405-3335
Artistic, Beautiful, Fun, Reasonable
Sending flowers can be a bit tricky because the florist controls the aesthetic. No matter how...
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Sending flowers can be a bit tricky because the florist controls the aesthetic. No matter how specific your direction is (i.e. what flowers to use/not to use), it is ultimately the florist's artistic sensibility that controls, So, it is critical to like/trust the florist's taste. For me, Buckets is the place I trust. Very artistic arrangements -- they use unusual flowers, colors, and combinations (once I saw poppy pods, another time, some funky vegetable looking flower), but they are not so artsy that the arrangements come across smugly. They are always, as I think flowers should be, lovingly selected and cheerful. They are reasonably priced as well -- I can send an arrangement anywhere around town for $40.
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Neat gift shop
Fire Works has a wide assortment of craft and other gift-type items for sale. There are elaborate...
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Fire Works has a wide assortment of craft and other gift-type items for sale. There are elaborate handmade and painted tables, cute little specialty books that vary depending on the season and holiday, and all sorts of unique trinkets. My favorite are these little heads made of rubber with a clothes pin for the mouth (I use them as letter holders). The heads are usually funky looking animals but they sometimes have funny people too. A great store to browse through!
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Best Balloons in Town
I came across the Red Balloon Company while shopping in the Westlake Center area. I stopped in and...
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I came across the Red Balloon Company while shopping in the Westlake Center area. I stopped in and ordered balloons for a friend's birthday and was so impressed with the great selection of balloons. There were so many unique balloons that I have not seen in other stores. I did not have this done, but you can even get balloons with customized imprinting or with photographs on them.
My friend loved her balloons - they were delivered on time and she thought they were very original. I have re-ordered with The Red Balloon Company for my daughter's first birthday. I did not want to use latex balloons because the are a choking hazard - and the Red Balloon Company had more than enough mylar balloons for me to choose from.
The Red Balloon Company will deliver to the Seattle Metropolitan area and to many Seattle suburbs. The price for delivery ranges from $10 - $25 depending on location. In addition to balloons, the store has a wonderful selection of candies, gifts, stationary and other great party accessories.
The only problem with The Red Balloon Company - like many things in life, you get what you pay for. They balloons are pretty expensive and delivery is an extra cost. But for a special occasion, it is worth it.
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