"Cards and Stationary" and license plate cuff bracelets, and screen printed PGH Tees for babies and grown-ups, and hand bound journals, and books, and... Well you check it and add your own.
The $10 gift card I received for volunteering at Handmade Arcade Fall 2011 was burning a hole in my purse. Serendipity lent a hand when I had to come up with my own PGH Detour to head North from Blvd. Allies. A quick slip over Polish Hill, right, left, right and I was in the heart of Lawrencville. The quarter lot across the street sealed the deal.
Deciding what NOT to buy was the hardest part. I decided on a licensed plate cuff bracelet, mini mini elephant and horse for my Sweet G, pink flocked wrapping paper to upcycle a battered wooden tray at home, a quirky graduation card, an even more quirky baby shower card, 2 PGH architecture books, and lastly a French repro post card I will frame for my bathroom wall's delight.
The salesperson was lovely although, not as chatty as I was. I don' t think I can hold that against her though.
The said $10.00 Gift certificate? After carrying it around for months on end, I left it at home. No biggie. I will use it next time. And there will be a next time. My little hipster in training has declared her piggy bank "cents" will be spent there.