Grandparents Day Gift Guide · Sunday, September 13
The frame, the candle, the mug with the year on it: they have those. What they do not have is a reason to try the new place on the corner. Give a Think Local First Gift Card, good at over 200 independent businesses around Whatcom County. Then go with them.
Not money, and not another object for the shelf. A morning at the diner, a browse through the bookshop, coffee that turns into an hour.
over 200 independent businesses in Whatcom County. Their pick, not your guess.
What they spend goes to the Whatcom County businesses they already walk past, not to a national chain.
These Whatcom County businesses accept the Think Local First Gift Card. Let them decide which one.
The diner, the bakery counter, the coffee place around Whatcom County where nobody rushes you out.
Food & Dining
1311 Railroad Ave, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Food & Dining
7 Bellwether Way, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Food & Dining
25 Bellwether Way, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Food & Dining
1301 Fraser St #105-106, Bellingham, Washington, 98229
Food & Dining
5701 Third Ave, Ferndale, Washington, 98248
Food & Dining
1319 Railroad Ave, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Bookshops, antique stores, garden centers. The kind of browse that fills an afternoon.
Retail
1204 Harris Ave, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Retail
1327 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Retail
913 Harris Ave, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Shopping
No Address, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Retail
1544 Churchill Dr, Point Roberts, Washington, 98281
Retail
915 Harris Ave, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Museums, galleries, a show around Whatcom County. Better as a plan than as a package.
Arts & Culture
1418 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Arts & Culture
1331 Commercial St, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Arts & Culture
Vallette St, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Food & Dining
1314 Harris Ave., Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Arts & Culture
301 W Holly St, Suite D3, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Arts & Culture
1000 Harris Avenue, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
The barber, the salon, a wellness stop close to home. Time that is theirs.
Services
2808 Northwest Ave, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Services
366 H Street, Blaine, Washington, 98230
Beauty & Wellness
2612 Lakeridge Lane, Bellingham, Washington, 98226
Beauty & Wellness
1211 Granary Ave, Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Beauty & Wellness
1711 Pence Ave, Bellingham, Washington, 98226
Beauty & Wellness
2620 Northwest Ave., Bellingham, Washington, 98225
Pick the delivery date during checkout and set it for Sunday, September 13, so a Think Local First Gift Card is waiting in their inbox that morning.
Pick the amount that feels right.
Say where you two should go.
Delivered by email, or print it to hand over. No shipping, no wrapping.
National Grandparents Day falls on the first Sunday after Labor Day, which makes it Sunday, September 13 in 2026. It has been a federal observance in the U.S. since 1978.
The Think Local First Gift Card is accepted at over 200 independent businesses in Whatcom County: restaurants, cafés, bakeries, shops, and salons. They pick where and when.
Then this is probably the wrong gift for them, and it is worth saying so plainly. The Think Local First Gift Card is redeemable only at local businesses in Whatcom County, so it suits someone who lives in or regularly visits the area. A grandparent who visits now and then can spend it on this trip. Unused balances can incur inactivity fees: a $3.00 fee will be deducted monthly starting on the 1st day after 12 consecutive months without card usage.
Choose an amount, add a note, and send it by email, or print it to hand over in person. Nothing ships.
Yes. Pick the delivery date during checkout and set it for Sunday, September 13.
Often that is exactly who buys it. It works the same way in that direction, as long as the grandchild is close enough to spend it at businesses in Whatcom County.
E-delivery fees vary by community, and some communities cover them. Whatever applies to your order is shown at checkout before you pay, alongside the card amount and your total.
A Think Local First Gift Card they can spend at over 200 independent Whatcom County businesses. Sent by email. Spent down the street.
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