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Here are some places that you might want to get a gift from:

Fowlers: You can find Christmas gifts, something for the bird watching person, plants and many more gift selections or maybe event a gift card so they can pick out what they want.

Whites Apothecary: They have cute gifts for your wife, mother, grandmother, sister or girlfriend.

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Breezing Up: Get someone a tee shirt, sweatshirt or a hat.

Stevenson's Toys- They have toys for kids but they also have a selection of puzzles too

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Book Hampton- You can find the perfect book for a reader. They have cookbooks, to mystery's to local books and much more. If they cant find it they will order it.

Maybe someone wants a gift certificate from a local restaurant like Fellinghams, La Parmigiana Sean's Place, Sip and Soda or even Goldberg's.

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