How would you feel about getting a gift certificate to a local store? Any favorites? I don't shop much. I love thrift stores and my local co-op. Do garage sales count? I go to my local homebrew supply store quite a bit (they sell cheesemaking supplies now, and I'd love to get into that more). Oh, and Otion (Bramble Berry’s retail store). I do most of my non-food shopping in either Seattle or Bellingham, so neither of those places are too far for me. I travel often to Uwajimaya, for example, to shop for both food and non-food items.

There are also a number of cool bottle shops in the area that I frequent, namely our local Ale Spike (they allow dogs, so bonus!), Norm's Market, The Pourhouse (when I visit my father-in-law), The Beer Junction, Special Brews, Chuck's Hop Shop, and Brews Almighty.