2008 Woodie Awards
Consumers find unique gifts on Square
Porsha Thomas
Issue date: 11/26/08 Section: HOLIDAILY
Holiday shopping on a budget has been the plight of college students for ages. Now with students experiencing the ramifications of a crumbling American economy, the less-is-more concept is more popular gift-buying-method this season.
Lucky for NT students, eclectic, budget friendly shops on the Square offer ample choices for choosy people with prices under $20.
Shopping for women is simple at Aiyana's Art, Fashion & Trends, 209 W. Hickory St., Suite 101.
The colorful boutique is filled with enough items to find at least one that tickles your fancy.
A large chunk of what the owner, Charu Prasad, inventories is handmade and imported from India.
In her shop you can find jewelry, ornate hand bags, pashmina shawls, decorative throw pillows, clothing, and a collage of miscellaneous gifts, most handmade and many under $20.
Prasad is sympathetic to the fact that most of her clientele are students of the broke persuasion.
"A lot of the students who come in want jewelry for one or two dollars," Prasad said explaining her philosophy on pricing. "I can't do that, but I do like to give quality for good prices. In an economy where everything is doubling, I don't want to tax too much, you know? There should be a balance between the two."
Prasad is good at balancing cool items for low prices. Walk into her store and you'll find a number of clearance signs designating things 30 to 50 percent cheaper.
Students shopping for those who like getting wine for Christmas can make their way over to Wine², 110 W. Oak St., A.
At this quiet wine boutique with pale-yellow walls, one can pick up a rather unique "boite du vin" as the shop's stock is forever changing.
"We have quite a few bottles under $20, and we have a few that get requested by a lot of our clients," said Douglas Smith, an employee of Wine², "We keep some, but we have change about every week and a half."
Its Denton location allows the shop to sell wine without humongous retail mark ups.
Lucky for NT students, eclectic, budget friendly shops on the Square offer ample choices for choosy people with prices under $20.
Shopping for women is simple at Aiyana's Art, Fashion & Trends, 209 W. Hickory St., Suite 101.
The colorful boutique is filled with enough items to find at least one that tickles your fancy.
A large chunk of what the owner, Charu Prasad, inventories is handmade and imported from India.
In her shop you can find jewelry, ornate hand bags, pashmina shawls, decorative throw pillows, clothing, and a collage of miscellaneous gifts, most handmade and many under $20.
Prasad is sympathetic to the fact that most of her clientele are students of the broke persuasion.
"A lot of the students who come in want jewelry for one or two dollars," Prasad said explaining her philosophy on pricing. "I can't do that, but I do like to give quality for good prices. In an economy where everything is doubling, I don't want to tax too much, you know? There should be a balance between the two."
Prasad is good at balancing cool items for low prices. Walk into her store and you'll find a number of clearance signs designating things 30 to 50 percent cheaper.
Students shopping for those who like getting wine for Christmas can make their way over to Wine², 110 W. Oak St., A.
At this quiet wine boutique with pale-yellow walls, one can pick up a rather unique "boite du vin" as the shop's stock is forever changing.
"We have quite a few bottles under $20, and we have a few that get requested by a lot of our clients," said Douglas Smith, an employee of Wine², "We keep some, but we have change about every week and a half."
Its Denton location allows the shop to sell wine without humongous retail mark ups.
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