Get ready - there's only 39 days to go!

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 11, Issue 512, 16 November 1993, Page 11

Get ready - there's only 39 days to go!

lay-away and pay in instalments. Another advantage to shopping locally is that of time: no deadlines, timetables or rushing. The choice of gifts in our own home town is often not much different to the big city stores, as most retailers buy from the same suppliers. And if they havent got it, they will order it for you. Just look at some of the deals that Raetihi and Ohakune retailers have to offer: Raetihi □ Buy a bike from Dekker Machinery and get a safety helmet thrown in absolutely free (remember helmets become regulation on 1 January 1994.) □ For those countless Christmas parties,

■— *. r* \ ^ Country Classic Lodge offers an elegant setting and fine dining. □ McLean's Bookshop offers a wide variety of toys, books and giftware to select from, making it foolishly simple to fill those Christmas lists. □ Raetihi 4-Square has all those fancy tid-bits essential for the Main Meal: wine, chocolates and goodies (and those grocery lines to take on holiday.) Ohakune: □ Kunikraft reminds local people to think about giving a living gift this Christmas - say it with flowers. Baskets, bowls and bouquets are their specialty. □ The Christian Bookshop makes two more visits to the Waimarino; one this

»-% * ■ week and another next month, for those special items. Select from their wide range of books, bibles, pictures and cards. □ The New Zealand Post Shop reminds Waimarino residents that time is running out to post those overseas parcels, if they are to get to their destinations by Christmas Day (see dates this page.) □ How far down the road towards your holiday destination will you get if you forget to have your car checked? Ohakune Tyres and Energy offer pre-holiday checks (and warrant of fitness tests) for cars and 'toys', to ensure nobody misses out on holiday ftin!

□ Joce's Flowers specialises in gift baskets, dried and fresh arrangements, and indoor and outdoor plants. It's worth a visit just to browse through Joce's wonderful array of Christmas decorations. □ Berry's Bookshop invites its customers to browse amongst the huge range of giftware, toys and stationery, then lay-by, to make it easier on the pocket. Want something but can't get it locally? Ask Peter and Margaret to order it for you.

These are just a few of the many local businesses who are committed to giving local people quality, range and value, this Christmas. .