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Christmas shopping can turn
visions of sugarplums into
holiday nightmares, as hordes of people search for elusive parking spaces, grow weary waiting in check-out lines and spend hours searching for affordable, appropriate presents for everyone on their lists.
Nifty gifts needn't be pricey and difficult to find. Here are 89 fun and unusual ideas, all under $25 and available at stores in Loudoun. Fauquier and western Fairfax counties. In most cases, the name of a place or places where an item is available is listed in parenthesis at the end of the gift description.
This list is merely a sampling of the many goods and businesses in the area; different suggestions and locations will appear in future special sections in this newspaper.
STOCKING STUFFERS
1) Christmas stickers, $1.19. Tiny peel-and-stick designs by Weihnachts-Etiketten feature holiday designs such as angels and trees, as well as animals and several others. (Ben Franklin. Leesburg)
2) Surprise Party Time Bail. $1.89. Seven to 10 toy surprises appear as the crepe-paper ball is unraveled. (The Pampered Party, Sterling)
3) Scratchees. $1.99. Similar to scratch-and-play lotteries, these ruboff games by Decipher Inc. come in severed varieties for ages 7 and up. A portion of the proceeds goes to the
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