There is no way — no way — you could get me near a mall this week. Or next week. Or pretty much any week until after Valentine’s Day. (And even then, there would have to be a really good reason.)

And, while I love shiny new gifts as much as the next girl, this year, I’m feeling pretty much over the excess plastic wrap/mass-produced holiday consumption thing.

Instead, I’ve populated my entire Christmas list with old gifts, like vintage garden art, a 1950 Eames LCM chair, an Art Deco milkshake mixer thingy — all from Atomic Warehouse. Sure, the huge place — all 18,000 feet of it — is open only a few days a week. Sure, it’s in Harrisburg. But I’m willing to bet that getting forth and back from the ‘burg is way more pleasant than finding parking at the Court or the Plaza.

P.S.: Pay cash through the year’s end, and get 10 percent to 20 percent prices.

Atomic Warehouse, 1021 Market Street, Harrisburg, 717-236-1900; atomicwarehouse.com

Image, atomicwarehouse.com

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Posted by Lauren McCutcheon on 11/19/07 in Shopping, Inspiration, Home, Sales