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A gift shop or souvenir shop is a store primarily selling souvenirs, memorabilia, and other items relating to a particular topic or theme. [1] The items sold often include coffee mugs , stuffed animals , toys , t-shirts , postcards , handmade collections and other souvenirs, intended to be kept by the buyer as a memento of their visit, or given ...
The gift shop of the Musée de La Poste. A museum shop or museum store is a gift shop in a museum. Typical offerings include reproductions of works in the museum, picture postcards, books related to the museum's collections, and various kinds of souvenirs. Art museums often include clothing and decorative objects inspired by or copying artwork. [1]
Spencer Gifts LLC, doing business as Spencer's, is a North American mall retailer with over 600 stores in the United States and Canada. Its stores specialize in novelty and gag gifts , and also sell clothing, brand merchandise, sex toys , room decor, collectible figures, fashion and body jewelry, and fantasy and horror items. [ 2 ]
Travelers may buy souvenirs as gifts for those who did not make the trip. A common tradition is to bring a thank-you gift for someone who provided a service such as pet sitting during the trip. In the Philippines a similar tradition of bringing souvenirs as a gift to family members, friends, and coworkers is called pasalubong .
Bonanza Gifts was established in 1980. [3] Before Bonanza, the corner mall contained several smaller shops and casinos. Former casino occupants at the location included: Honest John's (c. 1963-1981), Big Wheel Casino (c. 1971-1977, renamed Centerfold Casino in 1975), and Jolly Trolley (c. 1977-1981).
The V. C. Morris Gift Shop is located at 140 Maiden Lane in downtown San Francisco, California, United States, and was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948. The store was used by Wright as a physical prototype , or proof of concept for the circular ramp at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum .
White House Gift Shop is a gift shop that was founded on September 9, 1946, during the Truman administration. [1] Originally named the White House Flower Fund, the gift shop is now privately owned [2] and has no connection with the White House [3] and is unaffiliated with the U.S. federal government. [4]
A tuck shop is a small retailer located either within or close-to the grounds of a school, hospital, apartment complex, [1] or other similar facility. In traditional British usage, tuck shops are associated chiefly with the sale of confectionery , sweets , or snacks and are common at private ('fee-paying') schools .