Holiday Gift Guide 2013: A Little Something for Everyone In Your Life
You know that co-worker/friend/family member who never seems to do anything or go anywhere and you really don’t know what to get for them because all they seem to like to do is hibernate, no matter the season? Well, this list is for them. And it includes a pet.
Now your beloved homebody can admire the neighborhoods, landmarks and people of Brooklyn (in tiny detail!) without the threat of crowds, polluted air, airborne disease, overheated subways, or being run over by a taxi. It’s like a snow globe—but printed on paper, in its namesake borough.
A Cat/New BFF:
$150 adoption fee at Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition (BARC) Every homebody close to your heart deserves a cat to hang out with on the couch. While not-for-profit, no-kill shelter BARC requires potential owners to undergo a (completely reasonable) application process in person, accompanying them to pick out their new fur-ball friend and fronting the $150 adoption fee makes a great gift.
starts at about $45
I Saved Latin!: A Tribute to Wes Anderson from American Laundromat Records:
$14 Finally. A two-disc covers album featuring songs from every Wes Anderson film, reworked by the likes of Juliana Hatfield, Generationals and Black Francis. Six limited edition packages ranging from $14 to $60 bundle in everything from a Max Fischer business card, Steve Zissou red knit beanie, and a Khaki Scout badge, so its receiver can dress the part in their most LARP-oriented hour of need. (Album is set for spring release; pre-orders are being accepted now.)
Holiday Pie from Pie Corps: $35-$45
Among the myriad of choices from Greenpoint’s bakery of dreams are fig & chocolate with a sea salty crust, and apple crumb with rosemary caramel. There’s no going outside when there’s snow on the ground and a fig & chocolate pie in your fridge.
(Brooklyn Bridge Fragrance) from Uptown Soap Co.:
$24 One of the greatest pleasures in the homebodies life is the simple act of taking a bath. Elevate that into a real luxury by treating your favorite hermit to this all natural, Brooklyn-themed bubble bath that comes in a gorgeous glass bottle that can be reused for…whatever reasons people reuse glass bottles.