With just a week left for Christmas, gift shops in Dehradun are packed with gifts and decorative items.The gift shops are selling various gifts that are attracting customers in large numbers. With items like the Christmas tree, Santa Claus dresses, candles and chocolates, there is something for everyone.
Owner of Archie's Gallery on Subhash Road, Akshay Chawla said that special fibre optic trees costing `5,000- 6,000 are attracting customers apart from a range of Christmas trees ranging in cost from `100 to `6,000.
He also said that apart from trees the shop also has more than 150 designs of Christmas cards and a range of chocolates, floating candles, lED candles scented candles and various gifts.
"We also have a special Christmas offer wherein anyone buying products worth Rs 1,500 or above will get one Christmas tree free worth Rs 99 till the stocks last."
Owner of Clown Town, Sandeep Mehta said that the craze for Christmas is increasing every year among Doonites. This year kids and adults have a wide variety of toys, chocolates, cards and aromatic, floating candles to choose from.
He also said that this year pine trees are more in demand than fir trees. In three days more than 50 pine trees have already been sold. "We have a variety of pine trees from 6 ft to 12 ft costing `2,500 to `7,000",” he added.
He also said that various gifts and decorative items ranging in cost from `20 to `300 like artificial snow, Santa Claus caps, socks and more are available in the store.
“This year we have tried something new and from December 23 to 25 all Christmas gifts will be delivered by Santa Claus to different places and for that one has to book in advance. On December 25 free games for kids will also be arrange in front of the shop and gifts will be distributed among kids.
"In view of Christmas we have started 'letter to Santa' in which kids have to deposit letter in drop box placed in the store. In the letter kids have to write the best thing they have done throughout the year and on January 1 with the help lucky draw a kid will win a prize”, Manager of International Toy Store, Sanjay Mathur said.