Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Pier 1 Imports


Ideas galore at this store! Perfect (and affordable) gifts for stocking stuffers or secret Santa at the office. Pink/black/white paper cubes with pictures on all four sides of a purse/dress/handbag/shoe for $10; tape measures in rococo printed cases or metallic hot pink pleather holders for $8; purse-shaped mirror compacts $4; scented candles in holiday decorated tins – mint chocolate chip & orange truffle are just two of the four scents to chose from $4 each; mirrored trinket boxes in a package of 3 for $15; flower rings $6; “diamond” paper weights with their own red satin gift boxes $18; bath confetti $5-$8; candy cane striped candles $8; apple cinnamon tealights in a candy cane shaped box 20/$8; hand made natural soaps $1.50; compact umbrellas in their own case in a variety of colours and prints $15.
They also have lots of decorations and décor items to choose from. Glass ball wreaths or garlands come in red or green $50 & $65 respectively (great Boxing Day purchases!). For those who don’t have room for a Christmas tree and like to buck tradition, Pier 1 has pink sequinned trees and silver beaded trees. Ornaments start at $4 and come in all shapes, sizes and colours. The gold reindeer with the beaded legs is a cutey and the glass birds with feather tails are a must have.
Gift wrap, gift bags, tags and ribbon can also be found here. For something a little different, package a gift in one of their satin covered Chinese food takeout boxes – red or gold – for $3.50.
I was able to practice a lot of self control in this store and my one and only purchase was a couple of boxes of table confetti in silver, miniature diamonds - $5 for 200 pieces.