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Looking for something out-of-theordinary for holiday gift giving this year?
Here are 1993’s most unusual holiday gifts, according to a justreleased survey of 50 major retailers, and where to find them at area shopping centers and stores.
• Hand-made paper (stationery, notebooks and sachets) from a remote mountain co-op in Nepal ($.95 - $3.95, The Body Shop)
• Limited-edition musical Elvis figurines. The ’50s version plays “Love Me Tender,” the ’60s version “Blue Hawaii” and the ’70s version “My Way.” ($99.95, San Francisco Music Box)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art silk ties. Reproductions of museum art, each tie comes with its own tag explaining the work. ($35, Johnston & Murphy)
• Wrought iron reindeer candelabra with ten candle-holding antlers ($59, The Pottery Barn)
• Personalized photo calendar made from 12 enlarged photos from the customer. It’s customized with birthdays, anniversaries and special dates important to the recipient. ($29.95, CPI Photo Finish)
• Crossword Puzzle Solver, a hand-held electronic device with 250,000 words and phrases to help fill in the blanks ($50, Brookstone)
• VideoPhone, the first full-color, motion picture telephone (about $1,000, AT&T Phone Center)
• Hot/cold thermal travel mug that won’t leak or spill and is
95.6%