I belong to the Yahoo! Group for Department 56. It's a great group of knowledgeable villagers. I posted the following question to the group:
"What are the best local shops in your state?"
I was hoping to get some good answers that I could then post about, and I wasn't disappointed. The following are some of the excerpts and I will eventually post about each of their nominated shops:
"I'm in New Jersey near Cherry Hill but I don't care for the shops around here. I love Amato's Garden Center in Monmouth Junction.it's about an hour but a nice drive."
"Our favorite shop in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Presence Gift Shop is on 422 Hartz Avenue in Danville, California. The owners are Kit and Debbie. They carry the full line of D56 Villages"
"The Village Shoppes in New Carlisle, Indiana, at 129 E. Michigan St. has 27,000 sq. ft. of accessories, furniture, gifts, and collectibles. They carry the full line of D56. Just 20 minutes west of South Bend. The store is gorgeous and the staff is wonderful. Now that Country Friends is closing, The Village Shoppes will be getting my business."
"Nancy's Hallmark in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nancy has always put her customers first in her generous support to the D56 community. She supports the Queen City Villagers, uses D56 to support Falconi Anemia, Ronald McDonald House and several other charities, donates and displays the North Pole Village for display at the Ronald McDonald House in Cincinnati, sponsors annual D56 dinner events, and has a special room with all of the villages displayed."
"The best shop in my area, and probably the only one that carries a full line of Dept 56 (except Alpine) is Christmas Magic on 311 St. John Street in Havre De Grace, Maryland. They have a full display up year around."
"Graziano's Gardens in East Longmeadow, Massachussets. They house their displays in a building that looks like the Route 1 Home of Mr & Mrs. Santa Claus - even down to the right paint on the outside. On Cape Cod - my favorite place is The Gift Barn in North Eastham, Mass. They have some awesome sales on retired pieces. Herb & Laurelee Stockford are the owners and always willing to go the extra mile."
"Town and Country in Idaho Falls, Idaho has a great Dept 56 display."
"The Emporium on West 26th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, has a whole room devoted to D56 village displays. It also sponsors the Emporium 56 Enthusiasts which meet four times a year."
"There are two shops in Branson, Missouri. Kringles Christmas Shops, 2800 Highway 76, and Dickens Gift Shoppe, 3630 W. Highway 76 - they carry the villages year around.... also Gambles on 1332 E. Republic Road, Springfield, MO. has the villages year around also...."
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"What are the best local shops in your state?"
I was hoping to get some good answers that I could then post about, and I wasn't disappointed. The following are some of the excerpts and I will eventually post about each of their nominated shops:
"I'm in New Jersey near Cherry Hill but I don't care for the shops around here. I love Amato's Garden Center in Monmouth Junction.it's about an hour but a nice drive."
"Our favorite shop in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Presence Gift Shop is on 422 Hartz Avenue in Danville, California. The owners are Kit and Debbie. They carry the full line of D56 Villages"
"The Village Shoppes in New Carlisle, Indiana, at 129 E. Michigan St. has 27,000 sq. ft. of accessories, furniture, gifts, and collectibles. They carry the full line of D56. Just 20 minutes west of South Bend. The store is gorgeous and the staff is wonderful. Now that Country Friends is closing, The Village Shoppes will be getting my business."
"Nancy's Hallmark in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nancy has always put her customers first in her generous support to the D56 community. She supports the Queen City Villagers, uses D56 to support Falconi Anemia, Ronald McDonald House and several other charities, donates and displays the North Pole Village for display at the Ronald McDonald House in Cincinnati, sponsors annual D56 dinner events, and has a special room with all of the villages displayed."
"The best shop in my area, and probably the only one that carries a full line of Dept 56 (except Alpine) is Christmas Magic on 311 St. John Street in Havre De Grace, Maryland. They have a full display up year around."
"Graziano's Gardens in East Longmeadow, Massachussets. They house their displays in a building that looks like the Route 1 Home of Mr & Mrs. Santa Claus - even down to the right paint on the outside. On Cape Cod - my favorite place is The Gift Barn in North Eastham, Mass. They have some awesome sales on retired pieces. Herb & Laurelee Stockford are the owners and always willing to go the extra mile."
"Town and Country in Idaho Falls, Idaho has a great Dept 56 display."
"The Emporium on West 26th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, has a whole room devoted to D56 village displays. It also sponsors the Emporium 56 Enthusiasts which meet four times a year."
"There are two shops in Branson, Missouri. Kringles Christmas Shops, 2800 Highway 76, and Dickens Gift Shoppe, 3630 W. Highway 76 - they carry the villages year around.... also Gambles on 1332 E. Republic Road, Springfield, MO. has the villages year around also...."
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