Holiday Shopping in Mountain View

Sure, it’s exciting at this time of year to think about Christmas shopping at a decorated mall, watching a long line of children wait to sit on Santa’s lap and listening to festive holiday tunes as you window shop, but the truth is that Mountain View residents need to support Mountain View businesses. We all know of downtown areas that are shriveled up and vacant and wish that they were even half as active as Mountain View is. Let’s keep Mountain View the happening place that it is by supporting our local merchants.

It’s true that we don’t have a mall, but we have so many incredible places to find the most unusual gift items. How about a gift certificate to any one of the 900 restaurants around town?* You could always give it to someone who you know will invite you to come with them. Sneaky of me, I know. You might consider Sakoon, The Kitchen Table, Cascal or Tied House.  Pizzeria Venti is right across Shoreline Blvd from Century Cinemas 16 Theater. A dinner gift card and movie tickets are always appreciated!

Does someone on your list take less-than-perfect care of their automobile? We have some well-established and trusted auto repair shops in Mountain View. A “Safety Inspection” and an oil change would show your loved one that you care about them while they’re on the road. New tires aren’t the sexiest idea, but everyone eventually needs a pair and we all want our family to be safe in traffic. Besides, new tires could possibly be sexy if they were presented in the right way… it’s all in the presentation. A few places that you might check out for your auto needs are Helming’s Auto Repair, The Car Doctor, Larry’s Auto Works or Dean’s Automotive.

Everyone loves a sparkly clean car, right? You could have someone’s car detailed at one of the local carwashes.

Mountain View has also fabulous books stores! I would even say that we are famous for our book stores. East West Bookshop,  Books Inc., and BookBuyers are all on Castro.  A few other places that I’ve already mentioned on this blog that are worth keeping in mind while holiday shopping are Alpine World Gifts, Savvy Cellar and Artisan Wine Depot.  I think that all of these establishments are interesting and I love the fact that they’re exclusive to Mountain View.

It’s important to remember how many incredible places we have here in town and that we should support these merchants in order to keep Mountain View as fabulous as it already is.

*I don’t really know how many restaurants are in Mountain View—not quite 900, but close.

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