12-22-2022 12:27am

Last Minute Holiday Gift Ideas in Saline

There are all kinds of strategies for conducting your last-minute holiday shopping. But we like this one: Shop local.

Why? Lots of reasons. Economic reasons. Community support. Yep, you've heard all those before.

But here are a few more.

It might do your mind and body some good to spend a few less minutes in a big box store and spend those minutes in your favor Saline stores and businesses between now and Christmas. A quick stroll downtown might suit you better than fighting snarled traffic on Washtenaw or Ann Arbor-Saline Road.

We asked a few businesses to send us there last minute holiday gift ideas. (If you're a business owner reading, fill out this form to be featured in tomorrow's feature)

Here's what they sent.

Benny’s Bakery
111 W. Michigan Ave.
Holiday Hours (5:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Dec. 22-23, 5:30 a.m. to noon, Dec. 24)

The perfect last-minute gifts are available now at Benny’s Bakery. Share your love of your favorite hometown bakery with a Benny’s Bakery tee shirt, sweatshirt or coffee mug. Pair it with a gift certificate good for anything they would like from our selection of homemade treats, or pick out a box of your favorite holiday cookies to share.

Brewed Awakenings
7025 E. Michigan Ave.
Holiday Hours (7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Dec. 22-23, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dec. 24)

Give the gift of comfort at Brewed Awakenings Cafe - a gift certificate for your favorite person to enjoy a baked-from-scratch scone and specialty coffee drink. Or perhaps lunch with a friend that includes a freshly-made sandwich and made-from-scratch soup or their favorite Brewed drink for the next month.