Gift shopping in Chicago
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Paper Doll
Stationery rules the house at Paper Doll, and many a Wicker Park thriftster has ordered her wedding cards from the mod assortment on hand. Then, a few years later, she orders her baby announcements from the shop. Kitschy gifts round out the inventory, and eventually that same woman returns to buy The Three Martini Play Date book.
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Oprah Store
Located next to Oprah’s studio, the shop is filled with her favorite things. Pick up a passion journal, a ‘live your own dreams’ coffee cup or a pair of Manolo Blahnik pumps – just like Oprah wears! Handicrafts from Africa also brighten the shelves. Celeb photos line the walls, along with mounted TVs re-running O’s shows.
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Giftland
After you see it, you’ll wonder how you’ve lived without it: a toast-scented Hello Kitty eraser. Giftland stocks a swell supply of pens, stationery, coin purses and backpacks donning the images of Kitty as well as Mashimaro, Pucca, Doraemon and other Asian cartoon characters.
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Climate
‘Eclectic’ doesn’t do justice to the array of items packed into this small store, including cocktail party kits, sassy dating guides and other tongue-in-cheek essentials for urban living.
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