The holiday shopping season is here and as always keeping your dollars here at home is always encouraged. The 8th annual Windsor-Essex’s holiday gift guide has been released. From stocking stuffers to beer and wine lovers and the perfect present for a gift exchange. About 100,000 physical copies of the holiday gift guide were mailed out across Windsor-Essex. “It’s back and bigger than ever. 260 plus reasons to support local this holiday season. Artisans, makers events and everything in between to make you want to explore Windsor-Essex a little more,” says Jason Toner from Tourism Windsor-Essex Pelee Island. You can also check out the guide online at YQGHolidays.ca. Gifts and experiences ranging from $5 to $500. New this year is 42 days of giveaways, where every day you could win a gift featured in the guide by visiting the website. Organizers say the best part of the guide is learning about new shops and businesses to explore like So Hum Scent Bar in Tecumseh, who is offering a create-your-own personalised perfume or cologne experience. Owner Amy Borrelli, says shopping local for gifts has become more convenient than ever. “They may even offer free local delivery and you can just shop online and make it convenient for yourself,” says Borrelli. “We all have the community together, most of us are the ones that are directly investing into the community and the non-profit organizations, so if we can all help each other out, we will strive as a community.”
