By Dee Richardson\/\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Holiday shopping as a college student can be tough when you\u2019re trying to ball on a budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finding gifts can also be a hassle when you don\u2019t know what the person wants and where to look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before you leave campus for winter break, a great place to start looking for holiday gifts is downtown Frederick. Some stores in downtown Frederick offer student discounts to Hood students\u2014simply show your student ID at checkout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When choosing a gift for someone, it can be difficult to decide what to give them. When in doubt, socks can be a great gift, especially for the cold winter months that we will soon experience. This is where Retro Metro can help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Retro Metro has a huge collection of men\u2019s and women\u2019s socks that are all unique. Most of them have funny messages and contain mature themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s a pair of socks for Grandma that reads \u201cThis Grandma has seen some *crap*\u201d with funky colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s a pair of socks for mothers that reads \u201cI love my *butthole* kids\u201d with flowers and vine design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s a pair of socks for boyfriends that reads \u201cPretty decent boyfriend\u201d designed with stripes of yellow, white, blue, and brown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The women\u2019s socks cost $11.95, and the men\u2019s socks cost $13.95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If socks are too basic of a gift, maybe a Maryland-themed lunch bag is better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This lunch bag is covered in the Old Bay logo. It\u2019s the perfect gift for a person who loves Maryland and the Old Bay seasoning that\u2019s famous in Maryland. The lunch bag costs $15.95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Retro Metro is not only limited to socks and bags. True to its slogan, \u201cA bit of everything for everyone,\u201dit has the perfect random selection of unique small, thoughtful gifts that you could give to your family or friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If socks and bags aren\u2019t an option that you\u2019d be interested in, maybe try bath and body products from Cr\u00e8me de la Cr\u00e8me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you know someone who\u2019s into scents and natural ingredients in soaps, this would be the store to look into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cr\u00e8me de la Cr\u00e8me sells Mistral Soap, a French soap brand. One specific item the store offers is called Silver Absinthe, an extra-rich body wash for men. The scent from this product is amazingly natural and not overwhelming compared to other scents for men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The scent is strong and everlasting. A small amount of this product is all you need and could last for months. The scent is something that you could not get tired of. This body wash is $28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are also natural scents like lavender and dahlia that Cr\u00e8me de la Cr\u00e8me offers. These soap bars are wrapped in various colors of marble-styled paper. Specifically, the lavender Mistral soap bar is $12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If a full bar of soap is too much of a commitment, Cr\u00e8me de la Creme offers miniature versions of the soap bars of the same scents for $5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another shop downtown called Sky\u2019s the Limit is more on the expensive side, but it still has options for those looking for inexpensive gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are perfume roller bottles that have a combination of multiple different scents that anyone would love. The perfume roller bottles are each $12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The store also has Guatemalan coin pouches offered in both large and small sizes. Each coin pouch has its own specific design. The bonus is that the coin pouches were also made in Guatemala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The small coin pouch is around $4.95, and the large coin is $5.95.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Downtown Frederick is full of unique shops that you can visit to help search for an inexpensive Christmas gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy shopping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"