Gifting

This year’s Giving Book truly lives up to its mission to create a beautifully designed coffee-table-book to showcase the Society Guide’s Charlotte nonprofit members, their impact in the community, and the projects and initiatives that need community support. With a cover designed around artwork provided by local artist Windy O’Connor, the 2017-2018 Giving Book will easily […]

I had the pleasure and fun to do a presentation at a recent luncheon meeting for the “TLC of the MPCC” to showcase some early-bird-shopper Gift Ideas for the Holidays this year. Scoop will be posting weekly, if not DAILY, in December, heaven-help-us, with gifting ideas for everyone on your list. But these lovely ladies […]

Charlotte is awash in city love and pride, and our local artists and artisans think of new ways to celebrate our fair town everywhere we look. Brand CLT is BIG. Social media accounts are popping up daily to help chronicle what’s new and interesting around every corner. There are locally owned boutiques always on the […]

The season of beach & mountain house visits has officially arrived, and hopefully you are lucky enough to have friends who rent or own both! Whether you are just going by for brunch or a cookout on the patio or you’ve been invited to stay the weekend, a hostess gift is a MUST DO.  A […]

Let’s first take a moment to reminisce on just how great dad’s are. Dad’s were the one’s holding us up the first time our training wheels came off our Barbie bicycles. They made an effort to attend every single sporting event…even if we never made it off the bench. Dad’s surprised us with a clean car […]

Have girlfriends turning forty this year?  We’ve covered How to Celebrate in our 40th Birthday Parties post here. Not sure what to gift to spoil them with for their big birthday? Charlotte has a lot of great, locally-owned boutiques that have a variety of ideas for your best friend’s 40th birthday.  Here are some of […]

It’s graduation season and if your children, relatives or friends’ kids are of that age, the (email) mailbox is probably flooded with announcements, ceremony and party invitations. Not that they’ll remember to RSVP (good Lord, what does it take!!). Whether you have a grad yourself or are gifting to one or more this year, it’s […]

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2U Laundry is offering scoop readers a BOGO deal that is sure to make your Mother’s Day celebration a lot more festive. For every bag of laundry you pay 2U to do for you, you will get another bag free. (up to 4 bags). The typical customer uses one large bag per week (which is about […]

Poptopia, the Charlotte Pop Up Shopping experience brought to you several times each year from Charlotte Center City Partners, is back for Mother’s Day with some of our favorite vendors for a 3 day window next week. Poptopia Mother’s Day will include super-convenient Uptown shopping for unusual and unique MOM gifts curated or created by […]

Mother’s Day is coming up and there’s nothing worse than scrambling to find a gift to show your mother (or mother-in-law) how much you appreciate her. Putting some time and effort into choosing the right gift will go a long way. Think outside the “flowers box” and check out what the Charlotte stores for Mom this […]

Poptopia returns with Valentine’s Pop-Up Markets to make your (and his) shopping easy this year.   Now through February 14th, Poptopia, Charlotte’s Uptown pop-up shopping experience, is back with special Valentine’s offerings at two convenient locations in the heart of town. Poptopia POP UP at Fifth Third Bank, weekdays February 6 – 14 from 11 […]