gift shop
noun
: a store (such as a small store in a museum) that sells things which might be given people as gifts
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The only nod to present-day Kentucky Derby mayhem is the kitschy gift shop, filled with wares for out-of-towners who pop in because some influencer suggested it on TikTok.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Along with 121 rooms, the lodge also has a restaurant, gift shop, and cafe for day trippers.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
Hayes’ family, which lives nearby, was checking out some rain gauges in the gift shop when facilities head Don McCasland told them about a new Blue Hill citizen science program, which will allow residents to collect and add weather data to a central database.
—Laura Martin Agudelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
An oil house and two keepers’ quarters (one is now a gift shop) were moved with it.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Along with 121 rooms, the lodge also has a restaurant, gift shop, and cafe for day trippers.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
Hayes’ family, which lives nearby, was checking out some rain gauges in the gift shop when facilities head Don McCasland told them about a new Blue Hill citizen science program, which will allow residents to collect and add weather data to a central database.
—Laura Martin Agudelo, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
An oil house and two keepers’ quarters (one is now a gift shop) were moved with it.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Gift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gift%20shop. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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