A family owned flower shop in Harvard Square for over 100 years. Brattle Square Florist specializes in everything from the casual bouquet to weddings. The Square's best bet for quick, inexpensive flowers (aside from Lamont's hidden garden), Brattle provides the novice bouquet browser with a knowledgeable staff as well as a steamy greenhouse-like atmosphere. The great selection includes mixed bouquets ($5+), dried flowers, potted plants, baskets, vases, planters, clay pots, and balloons. Students come in droves to buy their dates' affections with corsages ($19+), boutonnieres ($7+), multi-colored long-stemmed roses ($2ea). Brattle delivers all over campus, greater Cambridge, and worldwide. 10% SA discount on vases and balloons.

Template:Gift Store Women's crocheted sweaters, quilted handbags, hand-painted wooden chests, handcrafted quilts, and too-nice-to-dirty tablecloths and cloth napkins—all in soft blues and yellows and patchwork and gingham prints—bring to mind Old New England. Handmade furniture, curtains, bedsheets, and pillows abound ($65+ for handmade dresses, $40-80 for tablecloths). The heart-is-in-the-hearth feel extends to a modest collection of picture frames, stationary sets, aromatic candles, Victorian-inspired jewelry, and beaded hair accessories. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

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Black Ink is a bright, meticulously organized wonderland that convinces you random goods like a Learn to Knit Puppet Kit, fake sushi sets, a Big Boy piggy bank, or iron-on camp merit badges ($8.50 for 6) are essential additions to your life. Stop in if you need a quirky gift for a friend (like a Magic 8-Ball or a baby Buddha statue), unique greeting cards ($2.25-3.50), or just feel like treating yourself. Merchandise changes frequently. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Looking for that special gift forged from the heart? Tis·tiK, a Boston-area retail shop based in Harvard Square, boasts beautiful, handcrafted pieces of functional art--ranging from fashionable jewelry and accessories to stylish home decorating products. Their newly launched online shop here showcases stunning, reasonably priced goods--like an assortment of colorful glass pendants that come with a suede necklace and matching glass earrings ($28-$32)--crafted from artisans from developing countries who; working independently or partnered with organizations; are improving their living standards through the sale of these handicrafts. Tis·tiK, meaning "a warm welcome to you" in the Mayan language, recently celebrated their one-year anniversary at the Church Street location in Cambridge. Featured designers include Marisa Ortiz, Estela Corona, Pavel Perez, The Nava Family and Servando Dominguez. Armed with pieces like their sterling silver and Zirconia cocktail rings ($35) and one-of-a-kind natural stone necklaces ($56), Tis·tiK is steadily emerging as a hidden gem (literally) of Harvard Square. Check out Tis·tiK's website HERE. Also, join them on Twitter HERE.

Clinical studies have shown that chocolate promotes the same congenial cocktail of brain chemicals as does sex. Aha! Perhaps now we understand why Burdick opened his pricey chocolate wonder store but a few paces from a community of undersexed students. Patrons demurely sip the legendary hot and heavy chocolate drinks ($3-5), sample orgasmically dense pastries ($2-3.50; try the Harvard Square, a brownie-like concoction with chocolate ganache), nibble handmade dark chocolates filled with fresh raspberry or smooth cognac cream, lavender, espresso, orange or (Lord have mercy) PISTACHIO!, all the while gasping (and rightly so) that Burdick makes the best chocolate in the Boston area. The store also serves those who have already found love with immaculately presented wooden gift boxes ($13-57), including the too-cute-to-eat chocolate mice and penguins. Don't have a date to share a steamy cocoa beverage with in the cozy interior? Take home a 2 lb. bag of hot chocolate mix ($30) and attempt to replicate the indulgence solo in the comfort of your own dorm room. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. With just nine tables and little standing-room, the cafe's usually crowded at night. Tables are first-come, first-serve, so prepare to be aggressive or to take your order to go.

Template:Gift Store The warm, spacious interior of Selletto gives an oddly down-to-earth feel to a shop whose prices may often seem out-of-this-world. Specializing in upscale designer gifts that would otherwise require a trip to Newbury St., Selletto brings a touch of class and style to Harvard's Holyoke Center. If you're looking for an impressive gift for a parent or loved one, Selletto has the french-milled soaps ($7), lamps, vases, dishes, and other extravagant knickknacks that you would never think to buy for yourself. Their limited selection of reasonably priced stuffed animals make great last-minute gifts for birthdays. The friendly staff will help you make the perfect purchase and wrap it up beautifully to boot. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Template:Gift Store This hidden secret, housed in the lobby of the Fogg (smaller branch in the lobby of the Sackler) sells the unique, multicultural items that you can find in many Cambridge boutiques, but at much lower prices. Decorate your room with posters ($5) or postcards ($1) and yourself with Kuchi tribal rings ($7.50) or silk bags ($10). Art history and criticism books are offered as well ($8-60). This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

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A mecca of domesticity in Harvard Square: honey-scented candles, stacks of stainless strainers, smooth-wooden bowls, and custom doorknobs will add to any cookie-cutting life-style. A smaller and more eclectic alternative to nearby Crate and Barrel, Bowl & Board offers a modest selection of classy furniture (tables $40-495, lamps $100-235), in addition to picture frames, floormats, and kitchen extras such as fine teas and egg timers. Look out for the somewhat imposing wall of clocks ($20-$242), with vintage as well as sleek metallic models all ticking and tocking in unison. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.