A Holiday Gift Guide for
the Difficult-to-Please
Story & Photos By Erica Rucker
Holiday shopping can mean anxiety. Especially if you have hard-to-please family or friends on your list. How do you please
everyone? First step, start early. Shops in Jeffersonville and New Albany have unique finds for even some of the most hard-
to-please people in your life. To give you a headstart and to introduce you to some of Southern Indiana’s unique offerings, I
visited five area shops to find gifts to please even the most difficult people on your list.
DRESS AND DWELL
NEW ALBANY
At first glance, Dress and Dwell is a women’s clothing store.
While that may be the primary draw, you’ll find many gift ideas
inside, including jewelry, skin care, items for the home and items
for children. The store is bright and filled with warm peach tones
and turquoise. From the ultra-feminine to edgy, you’re sure to find
something for your hard to please girlfriend. Adult sizes range from
S-3X. Most shoe sizes go up to size 10.
“We have a curve collection,” said Assistant Store Manager Nikki
Robey, “and with most other styles, the sizes depend on the brand.”
SOME FAVORITES: Beauty Bar Bath Bombs ($6-10), Body and
Skin Care by French Girl and Herbivore ($15-40), initial necklaces
($28), “Another Please” Call Bell ($12), Swell Water Bottles ($35)
and, for the cooking bourbon drinker, a $75 Eat Your Bourbon Kit
by Bourbon Barrel Foods. The kids’ selection of clothing, soft toys
and books was a nice treat.
HORNER NOVELTY
JEFFERSONVILLE
Horner Novelty is the shop to visit when all other gift ideas fall
through. It is a classic novelty store with everything from magic
tricks, jokes, to costumes and party ideas. Horner is the perfect
store to bring out the kid in anyone. Perhaps the difficult person
you’re shopping for just needs a good laugh. Horner delivers.
Visit Horner for unique ideas for filling a kid’s holiday stocking or
goodie bags. It is an easy place to spend a couple of hours.
SOME FAVORITES: witch fingers ($2.49), engineer’s cap ($8.99),
various themed party items, and magic sets ($14.99).
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EXTOL • DECEMBER 2017/JANUARY 2018