Disclosure: We’ve partnered with Creative Kidstuff to tell you about the amazing personal shopping experience they offer. This is a fantastic way to check off your list for your kids all in one place, with someone who knows what kids want, and with a discount, no less!
Every year in November I find myself making the same promise to myself: This will be the year I start early, take my time and actually enjoy holiday shopping. Then I blink and it’s suddenly December 20th and I’m frantically running around stores, scouring websites and spending far more money than I had ever intended.
The kicker to all of this is that I live for the moment when the kids in our family open a gift. The excitement on their faces is worth any stress or rush shipping fees. But with five nieces, two nephews and one son ranging in age from 3 to 15, coming up with that perfect gift that will see hours of play is getting harder and harder.
So when the toy experts at Creative Kidstuff offered the chance to preview their All Wrapped Up Personal Shopping experience, I jumped at the chance. I called to set up my hour and was thrilled to learn we could shop for all eight kids on my list. With my kiddos’ names, ages and an idea of their individual interests, the Creative Kidstuff play mavens set to work.
The next day I arrived at the Shops at West End store in St Louis Park and met Teresa, one of the store’s incredible toy experts, who walked me through the store with several suggestions she had handpicked for each child. Because Teresa and the rest of the toy store staff actually dig in and play with all of the games and toys in the store (and love doing it!), they’re masters at knowing what will see hours of play, appropriate age ranges and finding the perfect toy a child doesn’t even know they want yet.
But it gets even better. Shoppers who take advantage of Creative Kidstuff’s personal shopping not only get the joy of having toys picked for them, they also get 20% off their entire purchase and free gift wrapping. So in one hour, I not only finished and wrapped my holiday shopping for all the kids in my family (before Thanksgiving!), I saved a ton of money doing it! And because of Creative Kidstuff’s Buy a Toy, Give a Toy program, my purchase donated five toys to charity. #winning
The details
To take advantage of this great program, simply call one of Creative Kidstuff’s metro locations and ask to schedule your personal shop on November 16, 17 or 18. You’ll get an hour of one-on-one personal shopping, 20% off your entire purchase and free gift wrapping. Reservations are required and space is limited so call soon to grab your spot!
P.S. If you can’t get in for a personal shop, you can still take advantage of early holiday shopping savings. Every Creative Kidstuff location is hosting Early Bird Shopping on Saturday, November 14th from 7-9am and Night Owl Shopping on Saturday, November 21st from 7-9pm. These grown-ups only (21+) events offer 20% (no free gift wrap) and the first 50 registered participants receive a free pair of pearl earrings. Or stop by on Black Friday (November 27th) for Day After Thanksgiving Discounts of 10%, 20% or 30% on your entire purchase.
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