Shop owners are tasked with being wise about what sorts of souvenirs and other knick-knacks they carry; inventory costs money and takes up space, not to mention that it needs to be tracked.
You want what your shop stocks to be desirable to visitors, and you want it to sell, but you also want it to offer them value. Otherwise it will just get discarded by the end recipient.
That being the case, here are 6 categories of souvenirs that practically any gift shop would do well to carry.
Embroidered Tote Bags
The embroidered tote bags that we carry here are among the most unique and valuable souvenirs that you will find in our shop, and among those that are most likely to be used repeatedly after they are purchased or gifted.
First, tote bags are highly practical, versatile gifts that have a lot of utility and are commonly used when packing for short trips, preparing for a day of work, for shopping, or just for short outings.
However, they are also uniquely beautiful, and the embroidered tote bags that we carry here sport unique, tropical, and floral themes in vibrant colors. They also boast durable construction from heavy-duty burlap and suede.
Even if these reasons were not justification enough, the tote bags we carry here are handcrafted painstakingly by skilled artisans. They truly are works of art in addition to serving as thoughtful and useful souvenirs.
Jewelry
Handcrafted jewelry, like embroidered tote bags, has a high likelihood of being kept and used, especially if the purchaser is the end user.
Moreover, there are a lot of opportunities with jewelry to capture and captivate the attention of your audience. We carry a wide variety of unique, handcrafted jewelry here, especially sporting natural and animal-inspired themes, as well as jewelry with traditional symbolism.
Our collection contains earrings, rings, bracelets, pendants and so much more. Check out our full collection here to get some inspiration for your store.
Pens
Pens, pretty much regardless of the style, size, or decoration, are another great thing for a gift shop to carry, and for several important reasons.
One is that they are affordable to stock and take up very little space as physical inventory. In most cases you can store a whole bunch just in a single cup on a desk top.
Moreover, pens, like tote bags, offer a lot of utility. Everyone needs one, which is why so many people keep pens in their bags, in their cars, and in their briefcases as well as at their desks.
So, while pens might not be the flashiest of gift shop souvenirs, they are among the most useful.
Lanyards and Keychains
Lanyards and keychains, like pens, are affordable to stock, take up little space, and have a lot of utility. Everyone needs a way to keep track of their keys and other personal effects, and lanyards and keychains only offer one more avenue to personalize the tool as well.
We sell plenty of different types of lanyards and keychains here, all of which make nice additions to a gift shop’s inventory, and which offer prospective buyers plenty of value.
Hair Accessories
Hair accessories, like jewelry, are practical little additions to gift shops, but unlike jewelry, with hair accessories (such as barrettes and headbands) it’s not just about accessorization but function.
Hair accessories keep the hair tidy and arranged in the manner desired, making them utilitarian and not just aesthetic. If you offer hair accessories that hit on both fronts, then you have a winning combination.
And, like jewelry, pens, lanyards and keychains, hair accessories don’t take up much space, making them ideal for small gift shops.
Little Ornaments
Lastly, there are a whole variety of cute little beaded ornaments that we offer here, which make nice additions to gift shops.
They are affordable, easy to inventory, can produce decent margins depending on how you price them, and are appealing to buyers for a whole bunch of different reasons.
These little ornaments make nice keepsakes as mementos of the place visited, can be used as seasonal ornaments (such as around Christmastime), and can also be used as keychains, fobs, zipper pulls, and for a whole variety of other personal uses.
Add some to your gift shop and see how well they do.
Explore These and Other Gift Shop Essentials Here
While these are some of the more utilitarian and practical gift shop entries we carry here at Pinchincha, this cross-section only scratches the surface of our overall offering.
We also carry musical instruments, a wide variety of ornaments, dreamcatchers and table decorations, and glass pipes, among many other unique finds.
Any and all of them would make an effective entry into your gift shop’s product offering; check them out on our website and refresh your gift shop’s catalog this year if you haven’t done so in a while.