Without local shops, shoppers would buy gifts exclusively from in-flight catalogs, forcing fathers to sneak into airplane-wheel wells on Black Friday to order spy-camera blenders for their children. Enjoy earthbound browsing with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of home décor, jewelry, and accessories at Gabby's Gifts in Downers Grove.
The style-savvy staff at Gabby's Gifts curates an eclectic mix of whimsical housewares, kid-centric gifts, and bath- and body-boosting products. Infuse a bathroom with the soothing scents of Archipelago Botanicals' soy- and oat-milk lotions, soy candles, and fragrances ($7–$45), or adorn a living room with plaques by Christine Mason Miller emblazoned with inspirational quotes ($12–$30), instead of tacking up the ambiguous prophecies found in fortune cookies. Chamilia bracelets ($40–$65) and Tokyo Bay handbags ($29.95–$79.95) elegantly enrobe limbs with chic designs, whereas specialty food and drink mixes by Conifer ($5.50–$7.50) upgrade afternoon teatimes. Gabby's Gifts also supplies pintsize patrons with dress-up accouterments from Molly 'N Me ($2–$17), as well as fancy tooth-fairy pillows from Rich Frog ($6.50) to impress the tooth fairy into leaving paper money.
