Seasonal & Holidays
6 Bizarre Holiday Gifts You Can Only Get In NYC
Need a present for someone with really weird taste? No worries.
NEW YORK, NY — You could go for a sweater, a new hardcover book or take the easy way out and get a gift card. But when you’re in New York City, where odd little shops are on every block, why not go off the beaten path?
If you want to skip Macy’s this holiday shopping season, there are plenty of places to get your loved ones something truly ... unique.
To get you started, here’s a list of six odd Christmas gifts you couldn’t find anywhere but the Big Apple.
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Bob Ross Bobblehead
This novelty can turn even the gloomiest Christmas into a "happy little accident." This bobbing figure of PBS painting star Bob Ross will calm your holiday nerves with advice for painting and for life.
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Where to get it: Random Accessories, 77 E. Fourth St., East Village
$650 Ping-Pong Paddles
Keep paddling. Introducing our new Home & Accessories collection. #TiffanyEveryDay Shop the link in our bio. Artwork: Christoph Niemann @abstractsunday
A post shared by Tiffany & Co. (@tiffanyandco) on Oct 31, 2017 at 11:24am PDT
Tiffany & Co. amazed the world this fall with its "Everyday Objects" collection, a package of mundane items made of exorbitantly priced luxury materials for no good reason. Among them is a set of two ping-pong paddles made of walnut, genuine blue and black leather and a sterling silver decal. The people at Tiffany's are so generous, they're throwing in three ping-pong balls so you can play with a friend – presumably on a table made of Italian marble.
Where to get it: Tiffany & Co., 727 Fifth Ave., Midtown (and other locations)
Can Of Dark Matter
Astronomers aren't quite sure what dark matter is, but you can buy it in a can in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. also sells containers of "Antimatter," "Magnificence," "Immortality" and "Gratitude" for all your superhuman needs.
Where to get it: Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co., 372 Fifth Ave., Park Slope
A Handful Of Tiny Rubber Chickens
Dan's Parents' House is a shrine to the strange artifacts of decades past. Digging through the bins of their Brooklyn Flea booth, you'll find detached baby doll heads, any action figure you could possibly imagine and, yes, a cornucopia of miniature rubber chickens. This is the only stop you'll need to make to find a gift that'll leave someone speechless.
Where to get it: Dan's Parents' House, weekends at the Brooklyn Flea (241 37th St., Sunset Park), Wednesday through Monday at 239 City Island Ave., the Bronx
Stuffed Rattlesnake
A basket full of western diamondback rattlesnakes for all you Slytherins. 89$ for small, $109 for medium, $139 for large #rattlesnake #herpetology #snake #diamondbacks #crotalusatrox #parseltongue The Evolution Store
A post shared by The Evolution Store (@theevolutionstore) on Jun 13, 2017 at 6:04am PDT
The Evolution Store is kind of like the Museum of Natural History, except you can buy pretty much everything you see. This basket full of once-live rattlesnakes could hold the perfect gift for the snake lover in your life. If that's not appealing, there are also frogs in jars and a full piranha skeleton.
Where to get it: The Evolution Store, 687 Broadway, Soho
Spooky Nutcracker
Vintage wooden devil nutcracker.
A post shared by Obscura Antiques (@obscuraantiques) on Nov 15, 2017 at 5:35pm PST
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