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Mother & ChildŽ Clothing and Gifts, LLC Weekly e-News
We Propose: Green Friday
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Store Hours:
Monday - Saturday
10AM - 7PM
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Open Sunday 10PM - 4PM
Thanksgiving to Christmas!
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We, at Mother & Child are thankful for you, our good friends!
We hope you are spending this holiday weekend
with people you cherish.
Come to Mother & Child
to find unique gifts with meaning.
Our goal is to be able to offer the best selection of
unique and environmentally-responsible gifts for
this holiday season.
Stop in and ask us questions
about our products.
We are proud to talk about them, and we will give you a free
"Gifts with Meaning" Greeting card
when you purchase a
fair-trade or locally-made gift, this season.
We are open on Friday 10-7 and offer the following ideas to those of you who are not inclined to get caught up in the
frenzy of Black Friday:
- Stay home, in the early Morning and have breakfast with your family, or go out to that local breakfast spot that you never have time to visit.
- During Breakfast, map out your holiday shopping to involve the most efficient route, with the least amount of lights and traffic. If possible choose shopping destinations that allow you to walk from one spot to another before returning to your car. (Scroll down in this newsletter for gifts within walking distance of Mother & Child.)
- This down economy has us all trying to save money, but we suggest that our local economy will benefit if more people in our community make it a goal to do some of their shopping at locally-owned establishments* and to pay full price for at least a few gifts.**
*According to the 3/50 Project, for every $100 spent at locally-owned establishments, $68 returns to the local community through taxes, payroll and other local purchases. $100 spent at national chain stores yields $48 for the local community and $100 spent on the Internet gives nothing to the local economy.
** The average wage for retail workers [in a community] is 10% lower than it would have
been without Wal-Mart's presence. [Arindrajit Dube, T. William Lester,
and Barry Eidlin, "A Downward Push: The Impact of Wal-Mart Stores on Retail Wages and Benefits," 2007]
Consider, too the workers involved in the manufacture and distribution of each product that you purchase, and can they possibly be getting a living wage if you always insist on paying a discounted price? If local shops continue to have to compete with big box discounting, employees of local shops will face pay cuys and job loss.
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Add some Green to your holidays  This bracelet represents the things that are important to us:
The Earth, the
Water, the Plants, the Sky, the Animal, the People
(black, red, brown,
white, yellow,) Fair Trade, and Peace.
Green Toys: Made from Milk Jugs!
 Green Toys are 100% made in the USA. To be more specific, they are
produced in California, a state known for strict toy safety and
environmental laws. It's cool to buy USA,
but also think about this: transportation is one of the biggest
contributors to greenhouse gasses. We all know driving less is good for
mother nature, but did you ever think about how many miles a toy logs
before it ends up in your local store? Every step in the process, from milk
container recycling to toy production to final assembly, occurs in
California.
Sprig Toys: Made from Reclaimed Wood and Recycled Plastic!
The playful, cartoon-like designs of our chunky vehicles make them
irresistible to preschoolers, and parents love the eco-friendly,
battery-free, paint-free, kid-powered construction. Recommended for ages 3 and up.
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Greetings!
Upcoming Events!!
Please Join us on the Saturday after Thanksgiving
for our Annual visit from Santa!
Saturday Nov. 28 = Photos with Santa 10-2
This is first-come, first-serve. Santa's elves will give you a number, as you arrive, and call you when it is almost your turn. Bring your own camera, and take photos to use for Holiday cards!
There is no fee for this event.
All Children will receive a homemade cookie from Santa. Please tell his elves of allergies or diet restrictions. We will have alternate gifts available.
Holiday Cheer Evening at Mother & Child
7-9PM on Friday, December 4!
Join us for a wine tasting presented by our Neighbors at The Wine
Society, and free gift wrapping from 7-9PM on Friday, December 4!
Art Bellies
Saturday December 5th between 12:30 and 4pm.
Are
you pregnant or know anyone who is? Give the gift of art to that
special mother to be this holiday season! Art Bellies is a creative and
elegant way of capturing that magical time. Join us for an afternoon at
Mother and Child and learn how to make beautiful works of art you will
always treasure. Bring your family or friend and come and turn pregnancy into art with
Art Bellies on Saturday December 5th between 12:30 and 4pm.
***Watch for your weekly e-newsletters for reminders of these events and for our December Saturday Sale Events!***
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Gifts ideas within walking-distance of Mother & Child:
The Wine Society has great cheeses and gourmet foods, too.
GC for a hair or nail treatment from Style Salon
Everyone loves the Lilac Blossom, and who wouldn't enjoy a GC to La Javanaise?
Wild Birds has tons of gifts for bird-feeding and gardens
get creative with ideas from Amherst Tile
Within Greystone Plaza, there is also the Paint Store, the dry cleaners and the pizza place: maybe they do gift certificates??
right across the parking lot is Pier 1, The NH liquor store,
and several chain stores.
If you have a pile of those plastic or paper grocery or shopping bags in you house, and now you have more than you'll use, you can bring them to us to re-use! :)
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Visit our family of shops:
Plan a trip to the Back Bay, in Boston, to shop for One-of-a-kind holidays gifts!Visit Keara at ... 857-362-7898
245 Newbury Street, Boston
--right next door to DeLuca's Market. Shop online for gifts at OakBoston.com
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Mother & Child Store Hours:
Mon -
Sat 10AM - 7PM
Mother & ChildŽ Clothing and Gifts, LLC, Greystone Plaza
Nashua, New Hampshire 03063, 603 886 6727
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