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Local Gift Ideas: Seattle Magazine’s 2013 Holiday Gift Guide
Are you a last-minute gifter? Don't fret, perfect present ideas for everyone on your list
By Seattle Mag December 18, 2013
This article originally appeared in the December 2013 issue of Seattle magazine.
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pspan style=”font-size: 16px; font-family: Calibri; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;”span style=”font-size: x-large;”a href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/2013-holiday-gift-guide-hostess-gifts” target=”_blank”Hostess Gifts/abrbra href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/2013-holiday-gift-guide-jewelry” target=”_blank”Jewelry/abrbra href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/2013-holiday-gift-guide-home-decor” target=”_blank”Home Decor/abrbra href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/2013-holiday-gift-guide-kids” target=”_blank”For the Kids/abrbra href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/2013-holiday-gift-guide-tools-cook” target=”_blank”Tools for the Cook/abrbra href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/2013-gift-guide-man-your-life” target=”_blank”For the Man in Your Life/abrbra href=”http://\/\/staging.seattlemag.com/article/2013-gift-guide-gifts-under-30” target=”_blank”Gifts Under $30/a/spanbr/span/p
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