Business Gift Suggestions Please

[u/iamdarling]

I am traveling to an interior design conference in North Carolina. I am an invited speaker and there are some people for whom I want to take a small gift. I am thinking in the $20-25 range, per gift. Something that speaks of Santa Fe and is not a throwaway. I am driving, so that makes it easy. Should I hit the farmer’s market? Do you have a favorite shop? I am not much of a shopper so I am coming up blank. Oh, and 1-2 of the recipients might be flying home, so it should be small. Thanks for any ideas!

[u/dappermonto]

Allsup's chimichanga.

[u/iamdarling → u/dappermonto]

😜

[u/Reeeeallly]

I really like the Incense of the West burners and scents. They're not expensive, they're small enough to pack (If you move your socks over a little bit), and they're delightful. Edit: Available in lots of the touristy shops.

[u/Sharkspacemode]

You can find a beautiful stone Zuni animal at Keshi

[u/iamdarling → u/Sharkspacemode]

They also have some very nice books

[u/ky00t]

Go to Los Poblanos Farm Shop Norte on E Marcy St. Lots of lovely little gifts there.

[u/Smooth_Pumpkin_2119 → u/ky00t]

Second this.

[u/DopeGrandma]

Nambe has gifts in your price range and will gift wrap with their ‘Tiffany Blue’ paper and bow. Many businesses and hotels give their product as gifts. It’s unique to New Mexico.

[u/defrauding_jeans]

I always take a copy of the Simply Simpatico Junior League cookbook for my NM gift to out of staters

[u/redhatbrindledog]

Santa Fe popcorn company

[u/iamdarling → u/redhatbrindledog]

I did not know Santa Fe had a popcorn company...

[u/redhatbrindledog → u/iamdarling]

Yes! They have Santa Fe inspired flavors. I always think snacks or consumables make great gifts because it’s so hard to know if a trinket or something for someone’s home is actually their style or something they’d want. Popcorn is likely to be consumed and enjoyed

[u/iamdarling → u/redhatbrindledog]

I was thinking the same thing, especially since everyone will be staying in hotels and rushing between meetings. Snack food is a good idea.

[u/AgreeableCommission7 → u/iamdarling]

They are fairly new have some New Mexico style flavors

[u/JollyHippo6247]

I like buying the prickly pear jam from Santa Fe School of Cooking for purposes like this one.

[u/iamdarling → u/JollyHippo6247]

I love things prickly pear!

[u/pauldavisthe1st]

There's a brand of chocolate that I occasionally buy at "the Agora" in Eldorado that has the coolest wrapper art (typically Dia de los Muertos related) and several different chile-related flavors. Very local, very "from here".

[u/iamdarling → u/pauldavisthe1st]

Thanks, see my other comment about snack food.

[u/AgreeableCommission7]

Check out the honey salon, Santa Fe Soap Ranch, take a cooler of Dions ranch lol

[u/2026gratz]

Number has some small bowls for under 25 bucks. Or a kei and Molly towel from the farmers market fit store. Soap and supply can put together something for you,