Poll : 11 December - 24 December 2019

On every annual LV trip since mid-aughts, we visited this eclectic, dusty, cramped shop on LV Blvd between strip and downtown.  Chief Bob(?), who relocated to E Charleston around 2014, always had some great silver jewelry and turquoise deals.  My wife chose a beautiful petit point squash blossom necklace for our 25th (silver) anniversary.  We were sorry to find the shop closed in 2018.  A craftsman and storyteller, Chief would also do quick and efficient jewelry repair work while regaling customers with tales of early Vegas, of horseback riding and hunting west toward Red Rock Canyon, or working as an extra in John Wayne films. As with all great storytellers, Chief probably stretched the truth and his native American heritage may have been suspect, but that was part of the deal and we miss him.  
I could not find an obit in the RJ.  Do you know the rest of the story?

I only checked the places that we often go to, even though I could have probably checked almost all of them. There are certain places, like Bonanza Gift Shop, Coke & M&M, and few others, that we try to get to on every trip, but my wife has rarely met a place to shop where she wouldn't find something to buy. When we venture to Laughlin, their outlet mall is also one of her favorites, too. And then we always shop for gas in Bullhead City.

I'm one of the few who LOVES the proliferation of Walgreens and CVS on the Strip.  It makes packing and traveling much less stressful, because I know if I forget anything, it can be replaced easily.  It also means I can stock up on bottled water, snacks, etc. without having to pay exorbitant hotel gift shop prices.  Some might think there are too many Walgreens/CVS stores on the Strip, but even things that are close to each other on the Strip are still a long walk, so I'm glad there's always one close by.

This is a great discount store in NLV. Usually we go there every visit.

We always used to stop at the Ghirardelli shop and buy gifts for those at home in Texas.  Is it still there since they remodeled that area between the Linq and Harrah's or did they move it somewhere else?  Haven't seen it anywhere lately.

Most times I don't really shop, but have on occasion visited a few of the places on the list. I usually stop at a grocery store for provisions as I stay at a place with a full kitchen 99% of the time, and if I need anything the .99 only stores are AMAZING!! I'm from Seattle and we have the standard dollar store chains, but nothing compares to these.

(1) ABC Store, as well as the other little souvenir stores, on Fremont Street downtown. (2) Spinetti’s gambling equipment and casino memorabilia. 

 I'm not sure if they still do, but the gift shops at most Boyd casinos used to have good prices and give a good discount for using your points on wine and liquor. I can't vouch for this though since I quit drinking several years ago.

I am a lover of everything Dachshund (aka Wienerdog) related and I have found many unique items in casino gift shops over the years. The first was a small(paper weight sized) bronze dog on its back waiting for a belly-rub from the Sahara in 1995, next was a jeweled pill box found at the Barbary Coast c. 2001. They had many pill boxes of all sorts. Another find was a jeweled wienerdog pin from the Rio.