With five less shopping days this year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, shoppers are scrambling more than usual to find the perfect gifts. With the big day just a week away, Signal Mountain shops are prepared to help last-minute shoppers find just the thing for everyone on their list.
Most are even open right up to Christmas Eve (see our box for store hours).
“We have a lot of stocking stuffers,” said Cutting Corners Framing and Gifts owner Linda Roberts-Harris, who suggests note cards, bath and body products, candles and figurines.
Accents is also filled with quick grab-it-and-go gift options, said owner Karie Holmes. Brighton jewelry has been popular with shoppers so far this season as well as Tyler candles, she said. The store also sells the “world’s softest socks,” and Sparkle Snoozies sequined slippers are a festive choice, said Holmes. For the cook in your life, consider the store’s wooden cookbook holder; it’s something not many people own but often consider how nice it would be to have.
All Creatures Great and Small owner Yvette Blackwell said candles have been a big hit at her store this year – both the flameless variety, which have nearly sold out, as well as traditional candles, especially Thymes candles.