A few months ago, a customer stopped by the store looking for gift ideas for a friend who was having a baby. A bookseller in our Children and Teens Department picked out a nice selection of books, delighting the customer. Soon enough, the customer was back for another baby gift, and then another.
That got us thinking: Why doesn’t Politics & Prose offer customized gift bags for babies? Well, now we do.
Under our new program, one of our booksellers will create the perfect gift bag for a baby shower, new arrival, or even older siblings who may need their own reading material once little brother or sister is on the scene. You may have titles of your own in mind (yes, Goodnight Moon is still a perennial favorite). But if not, don’t panic. Our staff will have plenty of suggestions and can even come up with a full selection of books for you.
Your gift bag can also include non-book items. We offer an array of CDs, DVDs, hand puppets and onesies, plus colorful, purposely mismatched, hand-knit Solmate socks from Vermont. The socks, a store favorite, come in sets of five—two pair and a spare. (Solmate socks in adult sizes can be found upstairs.)
Here’s how the baby gift bag program works: First, choose a price range. Then look at our selection of bags and decide which one you’d like to place the gifts in. (The bags are heavyweight paper and come in different sizes and patterns.) Give us some idea of the kinds of books you’d prefer and whether you want any non-book items. Then we’ll arrange your assortment of gifts, pack them in colorful tissue in your chosen bag, and either ship them to the destination you select or hold them for you to pick up at the store.
Gift bags can be ordered in our Children and Teens Department, on our website by clicking here, or by calling 202-364-1919. Also check out our new front window display to the left of the main door on Connecticut Avenue.
--Brad and Lissa
