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The Let’s Go Shopping 2021 Holiday Gift event Schedule

Published November 2, 2021 by L. Legendary

As the sixth Let’s Go Shopping event gets underway this Friday, November 5th, and continues on Saturday, November 6th, all of the participating small business entrepreneurs are mindful of the current holiday shopping environment. With logistics disruptions, shipping delays, increased delivery costs, and low inventories, the 2021 Let’s Go Shopping holiday gift extravaganza is an alternative to long lines, crowded public spaces, and empty shelves. Show your support for the LGS6 business owners and shop ’til you drop throughout the weekend, and then again over the long Thanksgiving holiday, as the replay of the entire event will be posted here, for those of you who cannot attend live.

Below is the complete schedule for the fabulous, online, accessible, virtual mall crawl, Let’s Go Shopping!

Friday

Important! Please note that all times are Pacific time. Adjust for your time zone accordingly.

Friday, November 5 9:00 AM PT to 5:00 PM PT

09AM: Welcome and introduction
09:15: EZ2See® Products LLC – Gifts to keep you organized

10AM: Scentsy with Nini – Festive Fragrances for your Holiday Home

11AM: A. T. Guys, Featuring the Blindshell Classic 2 and Other Cool Stuff

11:30: The Unseen Bean – It’s a coffee Christmas

12N: Guidelight Dogs – Going To The Dogs (and more!) with KaeAnn, Debra and Thor at GuideLight Dog Products!

01PM: Patti and Ricky – Adaptive fashion and accessories for men, women, and kids

02PM: Stocking Stuffers: Gifts under $20!

03PM: Elegant Insights – Ten years of braille jewelry and accessories! Celebrate with us!
3:30: Elegant Insights – Sparkle On with The Sparkle Squad

04PM: Wright Turn Only – Unique handcrafted gifts

05PM: End of day.

Saturday

Important! Please note that all times are Pacific time. Adjust for your time zone accordingly.

Saturday, November 6 9:00 AM PT to 5:00 PM PT

09AM: Guidelights and Gadgets – It Talks, It’s Soft, and You Can Walk with It: Unique Holiday Gifts and More from GuideLights and Gadgets

10AM: EZ2See® Products LLC – Give the gift of organization

10:30: Angela’s Awesome Jerky – A very tasty Christmas

11AM: Scenic Made – Artisinal gourmet

12N: Blind Girl Designs – Fun Holiday Wear by Blind Girl Designs.”

01PM: Elegant Insights – For the person who has everything
1:30: Elegant Insights – Deck the halls with a tactile touch: Holiday ornaments!

02PM: On The Go Dog Gear – Bandannas, bells, bling, and other gifts for the dog lover on your list

03PM: Mama Otter’s Tidbits – Handcrafted Gemstone and Seasonal Jewelry Gifts

3:30PM A. T. Guys Tech and Gadgets for the Holidays

04PM: Happy Hour Q and A – Pop a cork, crack open a cold one, find something fizzy, and get your questions answered!

05PM End of day.

Here’s how to get your virtual shopping mall invitation!

Don’t miss any announcements about Let’s Go Shopping! To get your Zoom login details, send a blank email to:

lgs+subscribe@groups.io

and you will be added to the list.

More gift shopping goodness:

The “Stocking Stuffers” segment is an opportunity for any of the vendors with well-priced, small items to present their products in a fast-paced format to help you find those little gifts perfect for stockings or secret Santa gift exchanges. The “Happy Hour” session at the end of Saturday is meant to provide a bit of extra time for any of the vendors to make themselves available for anyone who was unable to get their questions answered during the scheduled time slot. All-comers welcome!

Be sure to use the hashtag #LetsGoShopping when tweeting or posting about the event.

LL

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Last-minute gift ideas from my 2019 guide to holiday gift guides

Published December 14, 2019 by L. Legendary

These days, online shopping is catching up to, if not surpassing, the volume of in-store shopping, to the surprise of no one. Especially for those of us who do not have easy access to transportation, or who are housebound, physically disabled, or who may otherwise feel uncomfortable about making a shopping trip via public transit. Fortunately, many businesses offer gift guides to assist online shoppers to make the best decisions about the gifts that would be perfect for their list of recipients. Below are a few for your consideration.

One of my favorite gift guides is brought to you by Access World. Author J. J. Medaugh of A T Guys {@ATGuys} curated a great list of items in several tech, gadget, and game categories. Check out the Access World gift guide here.

For the past few years, Alexandra Herold, founder of Patti and Ricky, has published a gift guide filled with thoughtful, functional, and fashionable gifts for people of all abilities. Whether you are shopping for adaptive swimwear, lingerie, shoes, or jewelry, you’ll find an incredible collection ofapparel and accessories at www.pattiandricky.com.

Emily Ladau offers a disability gift guide featuring artists and craftspeople who, in most cases, have created products specifically for people with disabilities, or who are disabled themselves. Find Emily’s disability gift guide here. While there, check out past gift guides, which are linked on the same page.

Lifestyle blogger Luke Sam Sowden has a holiday gift guide just for the guys. Luke is a prolific blogger who writes about food, fashion, fragrance, and luxury gifts from prestige brands. Follow Luke on Instagram at www.instagram.com/lukesamsowden or on Twitter at {@lukesamsowden}. This year, Luke has a gift guide for the guys.

The Fashionability Channel podcast is your guide to accessible style. Emily Davison of www.fashioneyesta.com and I co-host the podcast, where we chat about all things style and beauty, especially as it pertains to people with disabilities. You’ll find a few holiday podcasts on topics from holiday stress-relieving self-care strategies to stocking stuffers. Subscribe to The Fashionability Channel podcast today.

Finally, I created my own holiday gift guide featuring jewelry and accessories by Elegant Insights Braille Creations, which I posted on my own blog, Sparkle On. Find products organized by price that are perfect for all the friends and loved ones on your gift list. The perfect holiday touch: Gifts of braille jewelry.

Keep in mind that in most cases, this weekend is likely your final opportunity to shop at many of these retailers, because shipping slows as the burden of moving literally billions of packages overwhelms parcel delivery services. This weekend is your last chance to shop til you drop…at least, online.

I wish you a very merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, joyful winter solstice, and a happy and healthy 2020.

See you next year!

LL

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Your holiday guide to holiday gift guides

Published December 9, 2017 by L. Legendary

Recursive as it may be,, consider this your holiday guide to holiday gift guides. At this time of year, gift guides are plentiful, as every retailer is vying for your gift-buying dollars. this guide, though, is a bit different, in that these businesses offer fantastic products that are inclusive of everyone, and in some cases, are even offered by resellers with disabilities. Some are also connected to charitable organizations, and your gifts can be a “two-fer,” as it benefits the charity as well as your gift recipient. So, please check out the list of gift guides below, and shop til you drop this holiday season!

Patti and Ricky:

This is a one-stop shop for all things fashion, apparel, and accessories for people with disabilities. Here you’ll find clever ideas disguised as hot fashion. From kids to adults, you’ll discover great gifts you won’t find anywhere else.

This is the link to Patti and Ricky

Holiday gift guide by Emily Ladau:

Emily is one of my favorite disability advocates. Each year for the past few years, she has created a holiday gift guide featuring entrepreneurs with disabilities. You can find it at:

Go here for Words I Wheel By

Love that Max:

This gift guide is specifically for teens and tweens with disabilities. You’ll find some great items sure to please any young person, with or without a disability.

This is the link for Love That Max

Gifts for the guys by Luke Sam Sowden:

Luke is a visually impaired luxury and lifestyle blogger who reviews tons of products from fabulous food to posh scented candles to bath and body products. This year, he posted a gift guide for gentlemen.

Get to Luke’s site here

Elegant Insights:

No holiday gift guide would be complete without my mention of my own enterprise, Elegant Insights. And, since this is my blog, if I can’t shill for my own business, what’s the point? Anyway, if you have struggled to find a gift for a loved one with vision loss, you’ll find great gifts of braille jewelry and accessories at Elegant Insights. Sure, tech gadgets and daily living aids are nice, but when you want a gift that’s beautiful, fashionable, personal, or romantic, you’ll find the perfect present at Elegant Insights Braille Creations. We have items from stocking-stuffers to full jewelry suites for that “wow” gift.

Find my Elegant Insights Jewelry and Accessories here!

The Fashionability Channel podcast:

While I’m at it, I may as well remind you about the podcast that I co-founded with UK fashion blogger, Emily Davison. This holiday season, Emily, our contributors and I are posting a non-stop series of style programs that will take you from desk to dinner to holiday office party to rocking in the New Year. Subscribe via itunes, Google Play, listen on Tune In Radio, or enable the AnyPod skill on your amazon Echo and tell Alexa to ask AnyPod to play the Fashionability Channel. We’re your guide to accessible style!

Please subscribe to the Fashionability Channel podcast here

Need more ideas? On December 7, I hosted my own holiday gift ideas program on my radio show, Legendary Insights, which airs on ACB Radio Mainstream. the show focused mainly on monthly subscription boxes, and I had several guests on the program who shared their experiences with their own subscriptions. Want to know whether or not a subscription box would make a great gift? Check out the show, and get the scoop on FabFitFun, GlossyBox, Play by Sephora, Love With Food, Degusta Box, and Stitch Fix.

Here is how you get to the ACB Radio Mainstream channel

Here are links to the boxes mentioned during the show:

Glossy Box
Here’s a referral link for GlossyBox

FabFitFun
Use this referral link for FabFitFun

Play by Sephora
This link gets you to the Sephora main page

Love with Food:
Get yummy Love with Food snacks by going here

Degusta:
This is the link for the Degusta Box site in the US

Stitch Fix:
Get your Stitch Fix by heading here

In addition to those mentioned during the show, listed above, here are a few more that my guest Caitlin recommended. I didn’t hyperlink these because they are not US-based sites, and for safety, I thought you might prefer to cut and paste the URL’s into your browser:

Japan Crate
Website: www.japancrate.com
Types of Crates:
PREMIUM JAPAN CRATE
$30/mo.
A care package of 15 full-size Japanese candy & snacks, collectible bonus item, a Japan-exclusive drink, and a custom manga-zine with translations, contests
and more.
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE

DOKI DOKI CRATE
$30/mo.

Bring more cuteness to your month with a crate full of kawaii goodies you can use everyday, plus plushies, exclusive wearables, household items and more.
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE

KIRA KIRA CRATE
$29/mo.
Explore the world of Japanese beauty through 6-8 full size items from cosmetics to daily care and more.

umai
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE
UMAI CRATE
$25/mo.
Your monthly supply of rare & delicious instant noodles from ramen to udon. Try 7-8 premium quality noodles + a collectible bonus item.

Tokyo Treat
Website: www.tokyotreat.com
Types of Crates:
Premium for $31.50
Classic: $22.50
Ships free worldwide.

Wishing you happy shopping, joyful holidays, and your heart’s desire this season. As always, thank you for your readership, your kind words, and your support and encouragement throughout the year as we persevere together.

LL

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