Comments on: Do your Christmas Holiday shopping alternative-style

By: Don

Don — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:08:41 +0000

The Girl and I make deco-style mirrors, which you can see at NiceMirror.com, though we have just added some emm-holiday decorations and lamps which are not yet pictured on the website.

By: Tiff

Tiff — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 01:51:54 +0000

Don, Don, Don. Clearly we need to teach you about marketing. You have now twice mentioned that you are a vendor and yet still completely failed to tell us what it is that you are vend-ing. Spill it! Don’t make potential customers work for this information!

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:02:48 +0000

Two additional places to look for holliday gifts: Bethesda Women’s Co-op Market (located on Wisconsin Ave 2 blocks south of the metro) and Dupont Circle Farmers Market (on 20th between Mass. and Q). Bethesda Women’s Co-op is open Wednesday’s, Friday’s and Saturday’s. Lots of great jewlery finds at very reasonable prices. Also a good place for seasonal plants and wreaths. Dupont Circle Farmers Market is open on Sunday’s. Lots of organic soaps, lip baums, and a limited number of crafts. Also a great place for food gifts — jams, perserves, artisanal cheeses, wacky gourds and the like! And in full disclosure, I work for a veggie vendor at Dupont and am not above shameless self promotion :-)

By: Don

Don — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:43:34 +0000

I’m used to playing by MetaFilter rules, I guess :) Doesn’t matter – I’ll be at the new Holiday market on Saturdays and continuing to show at Eastern Market on Sundays. Getting attention to any of them helps my cause overall.

By: Tiff

Tiff — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:50:51 +0000

You know, if you are indeed a vendor there, it’s okay to say so in your post. Double points if it’s accompanied by some snarky and self-referential remark about being a shameless plug.

By: Don

Don — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:46:41 +0000

Well I have personally motivated reasons for thinking that Saturday is the best day to go to the new market :) but supposedly there’s some kind of grand opening celebration on Friday at Noon.

According to the space assignments spreadsheet they sent out to us vendors for the coming week only 1 in 10 will be there all 4 days, making for a lot of variation from day to day.

By: Jenn L

Jenn L — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:26:41 +0000

Thanks Don, I was just trying to find out when that market at the old convention center site was opening!

City dwellers can also get your Christmas/Holiday/Yuletide/Saturnalia/Whatever-it-is-to-you (ok, let’s just say Tannenbaum) Tree at the Garden District at the corner of 14th and S Streets…