Whether you’re looking for a special-occasion card or a $5 gift, you’re likely to find what you want at Georgetown Gifts Washtenaw, Crown House of Gifts in Traver Village, or Happy House in Westgate and Cranbrook Village.

Downtown on Main, Occasionally Gift Baskets & Balloons specializes in Michiganiana, while Elmo’s Main Street T-Shirts and Gift displays a more irreverent side of Ann Arbor. Falling Water’s creative, earth-friendly merchandise ranges from jewelry to crystals to oils. Turn a kid loose in Peaceable Kingdom with $5 and you’ll have a half hour of peace while you shop there. Geechi Bleu, behind the Fleetwood Diner in an old motorcycle repair shop, is open when the owner feels like it, often at 2 a.m., offering merchandise from near (local artist Stacy Hogan’s airbrushed T-shirts) and far (black soap from Africa). Kerrytown Market & Shops has Princess Designs for fun jewelry and Russian imports.

Acme Mercantile on W. Liberty carries a lot of fun, tongue-in-cheek kitsch as well as practical hardware and dry goods. Bellanina, a spa on N. Fourth Ave., is fronted by a store selling lovely-smelling items for body pampering.

John Leidy on Liberty has been around for decades; head there for timeless wedding gifts of silver or porcelain. A few doors away, 4 Seasons Perfume sells scent and lingerie. The Caravan Shop in Nickels Arcade is an old favorite for small pretty boxes and inexpensive jewelry.

On South University, the Safe Sex Store sells a staggering variety of condoms, sex toys, and adult party items. Next door, Middle Earth stocks affordable retro kitsch, gothic jewelry, and a wide selection of unsentimental birthday cards.

Maison Edwards in Nickels Arcade is a purveyor of fine tobacco and accessories. Smoky’s Fine Cigars at Packard and E. Stadium sells humidors for four-figure prices, as well as hookahs.

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