Incoherent Scribblings

I spent today in search of those perfect German souvenirs for my immediate family and friends. I tried the regular stores first, but it wasn’t until I ended up in a little shop filled with tourists and overflowing with shot glasses, ash trays, and key chains that I managed to find a little something for everyone on my list.

In the time that I have lived here in Germany, I have sent my family and friends a few things, but today was the first day that I actually set foot in one of those tourist traps shops. It was much like any other souvenir shop you will find anywhere else in the world: The only real difference is that instead of (insert city or country here) souvenirs it was selling Germany/Bavaria/Munich-themed souvenirs and as a non-tourist I felt funny trying to decide which shot glass represented the Frauenkirche better.

After some deliberation I settled on a selection of trinkets with a variety of mostly Munich landmarks and upon consulting my list, was pleased to see that I had managed to complete my shopping in under an hour and for less than 100 Euros.

Oh, I know that if you asked them, my family and friends would say that it isn’t necessary for me to bring them gifts from Germany and that my visit home is enough of a gift in and of itself. But I know better.

I know that deep down inside everyone is expecting some sort of little trinket and honestly, I am quite OK with that. After all, if the places were exchanged and my sister was coming home after three and a half years abroad I would definitely be expecting something from her!

Wow! For the first time since September, today’s SBQ was suggested by none other than yours truly and is:

Do you do your stash shopping at your LNS, ONS, or both? Which do you like better? Why?

I visit my LNS and buy my DMC floss there, but for the best S.E.X., I visit my ONS because it has a much better selection of supplies than my LNS.

My online stash shopping is somewhat limited because I don’t have Paypal or a credit card, but in Germany many online shopping sites will send you an invoice or allow you to pay COD. So though I can’t get everything I would like, I am fortunate enough to be able to get quite a few things online. My favorite shop has a pretty good variety of designers, fabric, metallics, etc., and if I want something that isn’t advertised on the site, the owner will try and track it down for me.

Even though I don’t mind shopping online, I really prefer to go into a store and fondle the wares before I buy. Therefore if my LNS had a better selection I probably wouldn’t shop online at all!

Stitched on Today: I haven’t stitched yet today, but I did work on my CtW SAL last night. However, I didn’t make enough progress to post a picture.