Shop Local: Gift certificates a great way to shop local

Diana Rice is seen here at Greetings Jewelers in the Buffalo Plaid section of the store on Main Street in Berlin. (RITA DUBE PHOTO)

BERLIN — The Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce is trying to get everyone in the holiday spirit and help local businesses in the process through their chamber gift certificates.

The certificates can be spent at over 60 member businesses according to Chamber Director Paula Kinney. She said the businesses at which purchasers can use their gift certificates run the gamut from gift shops to grocery stores to restaurants to services. Kinney defined the certificates as the perfect “one size fits all” gift.

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