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The Brian Lehrer Show

Your Holiday Gifting Questions

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

Politics, News, News Commentary, Wnyc, Radio, Npr, Arts, New, Lerer, Media, Bryan, Nyc, Daily News, York, Public

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

With Christmas around the corner and Hanukkah wrapping up tonight, the deadline to purchase gifts for your loved ones is fast approaching. Caroline Weaver, founder of The Locavore Guide, a new digital discovery guide to NYC's independent, brick-and-mortar stores, discusses her Holiday Shopping Hotline and gives gifting advice to listeners stuck on what to get for their favorite people.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Brian Lear on WNYC as we are deep in the holiday season now,

0:14.4

the last night of Hanukkah is tonight.

0:16.9

Christmas is right around the corner

0:19.0

and Kwanza the day after that.

0:20.7

If you're a diligent gift giver,

0:22.4

you've probably already picked out

0:23.9

presents for everyone on your nice list this year but many people tend to

0:28.5

procrastinate when it comes to holiday gifting and you can understand why

0:32.4

right it can be a lot of pressure to pick out the

0:34.5

right gift for the people you care about you want to make them happy

0:37.6

express how much you value them and doing that through a physical item however or buying some experience can be quite daunting.

0:47.0

So we are actually going to give you some access to a gifting advice giver right now if this is a struggle that you're currently

0:58.2

going through racking your brains trying to figure out what to get your mother who already has everything she could ever need or

1:07.0

your husband who didn't really appreciate last year's gift.

1:12.0

Maybe you've got a 10 year old niece, but you have no idea what

1:14.8

10 year old girls are into nowadays, or perhaps you're looking for the right gift

1:18.9

for your team members at work that says, I appreciate you, but but doesn't break the bank or do anything

1:24.6

inappropriate. So call or text us with your holiday gifting dilemmas right now.

1:28.7

212 433 WNYC 212 433 962 because joining us is the perfect person to answer any of your gift-giving questions.

1:41.0

It's Caroline Weaver, founder of the Locavore Guide, a digital discovery

1:46.2

guide to New York City's independent brick and mortar stores. And that's a good category.

1:51.4

Independent brick and mortar stores.

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