34th Street Mother's Day Picks

Here's a few of our favorite 34th Street things, well, retailers, to mine for your Mother's Day shopping needs:

Macy's Herald Square Buy her some fabulous skincare or get her some new beauty supplies from her favorite brand. The Herald Square Macy's beauty department on the first floor is a thing of, yes, beauty.

The Bobbi Brown Classics Collection, $140 value for $70.

The Masker Trio, $58 value for $30. I own, use, and highly recommend all three of these.

Pandora Herald Square She'll love just about anything you choose from this gorgeous new Pandora boutique that has a great reputation for stellar customer service. Stop by and pick up the Mother's Day set, available while supplies last, so hurry!

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Garrett Popcorn Shop Perhaps I'm biased, but I'm a mom, and I love popcorn. I'd pretty much jump up and down for joy if, instead of flowers, I received a big bag of The Mix.

It's SO GOOD. My husband better be reading...

Snack, It Does a Shopper Good

Let's face it, shopping is physically taxing. You'll need proper fuel to keep up your stamina and maximize your credit cards, I mean your workout. And, like plane food and family weekends, calories consumed while shopping hardly count. One always deserves a little treat while out hunting down the big treat.

After loading up on KMart T's, bras, and other basics, swing by Garrett Popcorn Shop, also located at 1 Penn Plaza. This Chicago store has invaded New York, and trust me, Midwesterners know their popcorn. Garrett's is made from a secret family recipie, and is a favorite of Oprah's so you know it has serious snack cred. There's the standard Buttery or Plain, the CheeseCorn, the CaramelCrisp, and CaramelCrisp w/Nuts. Need help inputting endless data into Excel? Bring the ultimate bribery snack, aka "The Mix," back to the office. It's CaramelCrisp and CheeseCorn combined (left) and it will make you so popular everyone will want to work on your spreadsheet.

And the tins? Hello, holiday gift. Dinner parties, clients, your building super (just don't forget the accompanying envelope of cash). Have you ever met someone who wouldn't eat popcorn? Besides, Garrett's also has these New York baseball tins. I'll remain politely non-partisan and won't reveal my favorite.

Garrett Popcorn Shop, 1 Penn Plaza on 34th between 7th & 8th Avenues

212-290-0044