Shopping With Ken: A Trio Of Fremont Finds

Fremont is a hotbed of Christmas Cheer this week, what with that great parade and the stroll Friday.SWK hit up a trio of their downtown stores to check out what gifting opportunities may be ripe for the picking on Stroll night.

Our first stop was at the former site of the Print Shop downtown. Recently, Sara Wood opened the Holiday Pop Up Market, a multi vendor operation allowing local crafters a place to put their wares on display. There are 20 local vendors in the shop with a wide variety of primarily handmade  items that would pique the interest of gifters looking for variety. We were captivated by the typewriter, an item whose one time role as a necessity has morphed into becoming a collectors piece. Just ask Tom Hanks whose collection is reputed to be in the hundreds.

We had never been to the SBH Gift Shop and were pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of items proprietor  Jennifer Kolberg has on hand. We were quite taken with the imaginative snow globes as well as the art works using rocks and Lake Mich driftwood. There are a variety of toys, games, and stocking stuffer items and the Willow Tree creche makes for an  impressive  display. They have a selection of wind chimes, always a good backup gift because regardless how you feel about wind chimes they won’t be ignored and strike an impressive tone when lifted out of the box.
Many other gifting possibilities here though my choice would be the cool sled with skates slung over it that graces the entry.

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CBD Store of Michigan’s Rod Glupker is always looking for ways to innovate and provide a plethora of products for his customers. The hemp based clothing is a way cool addition, particularly the hemp hoodies, and visitors will be surprised at how many products are derived from hemp.
All who are fortunate enough to have 4 legged family members should know that a huge percentage of sales at the shop is for pet related items. Got one of those delightful dogs who might still be a bit on the hyper side?  There are plenty of dog owners in similar plights who utilize the calming treats to mellow out their fave quadruped.
Beyond the clothing jewelry, hats, bags, essential oils, coffee, tea, lotions,  you can purchase a $100 gift card and get a $25 gift card free or purchase a $50 gift card and get a $10 gift card free. 
They are also selling Koeze Nuts & Chocolates, to help raise money for The Lions Club of Fremont. I’ve been a Koeze fan since my childhood days in Wyoming Park and I gotta say…
Go with the cashews. 

That’s a wrap for this episode of Shopping With Ken.
Got an idea of a place we should check out?
Give us a shout at [email protected] and we’ll check it out.
That is, unless it’s way too weird… even for us.
Fat chance, though.