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Christmas in 7 days! Are you ready?

As we type this, there are 7 Days 13 Hours & 33 Minutes until Christmas. But Hey! Who's counting?

Have you finished up all your holiday shopping? Did you do most of your shopping online or locally? What's the thing you look forward to most this holiday season? At the Paper Caper, we're a family owned business... So Christmas means taking a moment to enjoy some *more* family time and see folks that we don't usually see every day... It's by no means a quiet day - filled with children and laughter!

Hoping that your holiday plans are wrapping up nicely and that you are headed towards a peaceful and relaxing celebration... If you've forgotten a gift, need wraps & bows, haven't got any stocking stuffers, or just want to come in and visit, we're here if you need us! (Don't forget about the coupon in the previous post for a free lip balm!)

And don't forget to take the time to enjoy a simple pleasure or two! A hot bubble bath, some peppermint cocoa, a nice glass of wine, a good book, or a quiet chat with your favorite dog!

Free Lip Balm!

It's time to get busy! If you haven't completed your holiday shopping by now, come on in and see us for the best variety of cards, wraps, bags, ribbons & bows!

We gift wrap!

Stocking Stuffers are our specialty!

For a limited time, use this coupon and receive a free lip balm! Just print the coupon and com visit us!

We're open every day of the week!

IWAKO erasers! Hot!

The Japanese pull-apart erasers are flying off the shelves! Who would have thought that these sweet little things would be such a hit? Luckily Paper Caper has a huge stock of these, so if you are looking for the erasers, come and visit us!

Hamsters, sushi, dogs & other tiny trinkets are a fun stocking stuffer for the kids. Reasonably priced, these funny erasers from across the pond are being traded, collected, and played with at school, home & play dates all over Portland!

The company that manufactures these rubberized replicas of food, animals & other items is IWAKO. The Managing Director gave most of the credit for the idea to the company’s president Yoshikazu Iwasawa (above) and said President Iwasawa questioned why erasers were always rectangular. They are a dedicated bunch, too! Judging from the popularity of these little gizmos, their diligence shines through. "Every day, we think about erasers,” says Iwasawa. “When we eat, when we shop, in everything we do, we look and think: ‘Can this be an eraser?’ The ideas must come from somewhere.” Imagine! Just pondering an item as simple as an eraser led to the popularity of this item! Makes us wonder what other mundane objects could be turned into fabulous toys!

President Iwasawa went on to explore the possibilities further, always looking for items that could be made into erasers - they produce about 20 new designs each year... And the pull-apart design came about due to the inability of IWAKO to spray-paint their erasers. Incredible - they simply didn't have the technology at that time! So President Iwasawa developed the erasers with each color being a different part - and the pull apart eraser was born!

The quality of the product is also of utmost importance to IWAKO:  “Children like our erasers because they represent real things. We spare no effort in making them as real as possible because kids only accept products that are good enough for adults as well..."

* * * Happy Holidays * * * from the Paper Caper!

We're brimming with holiday gift ideas: Tea Forte teas, frames, hostess gifts, Old World Ornaments, Blue Q bags and accessories, Curly Girl, and Webkins!

U of O wrapping paper and accessories, to kimmidolls and japanese eraser collectibles!

The widest selection of greeting cards, ribbons, bows, wraps and bags...

 

Family owned and operated, we're The Stocking Stuffer Store!

Make us the destination for all your holiday needs!

Happy Holidays from the Paper Caper!