In-Store Pickup
Did you know you can order online and pick up in any one of our stores? Just select in-store pickup when you check out using our online shopping cart and choose the store where you want to pick up. The items should calculate approximate pickup time, and you’ll be notified as soon as your goodies are ready to go!

Improved Order Tracking
Check out our improved Order History & Tracking tool. You’ll get the best, most accurate order status so you can keep tabs on all your gifts this year. Use your smartphone or mobile device to browse smalldog.com with ease — it’s optimized for small screens to make things easy!

One of my favorite things about the holiday season is all the food! Cooking yummy, warm dinners that make the house smell good and fog up the windows on cold nights are the best. It’s a great time to bake and not feel quite as bad about eating sweet treats because, well, it’s the holidays!

Here are some apps to check out if you’re into cooking or baking.

“*Food Network in the Kitchen*”:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/food-network-in-the-kitchen/id399072152?mt=8&uo=4&at=11lb7k&ct=kibbles – *Free* — Choose recipes based on chefs, seasonal collections or ingredient and save your favorites to your recipe box. You can add your own notes, tips or substitutions as well.

“*Jamie Oliver’s Recipes*”:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jamie-olivers-recipes/id398011800?mt=8&uo=4&at=11lb7k&ct=kibbles – *Free* — Remember when he had his show “*The Naked Chef*”:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273002/ on Food Network? One of my favorite cooking shows of all time. Anyway, Jamie Oliver has stuck around in the cooking world delivering some great-tasting recipes with fresh ingredients. The app is free and includes ten recipes to get started. If you like the app and his recipes, you can subscribe to get more recipes added every month. Definitely worth it!

“*Dash Holiday*”:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dash-holiday/id728723001?mt=8&uo=4&at=11lb7k&ct=kibbles – *Free* — An app filled with Holiday food and drinks! Browse through dozens of recipes for appetizers, winter cocktails, hearty roasts, cookies and more! ‘Tis the season for delicious cooking!

“*Foodie Recipes*”:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foodie-recipes/id575737456?mt=8&uo=4&at=11lb7k&ct=kibbles – *Free* — A super easy to use app with great recipes. This app is seasonally relevant and features some of the best recipes from food bloggers and culinary professionals from all over. A great app if you love and appreciate food!

Need an idea for the chef in your life who has an iPad? Grab a handy stand so that when they’re cooking in the kitchen it can be propped up, making it easy to read that recipe and keeps the iPad out of harm’s way! Try one of “*these!*”:http://www.smalldog.com/search?search=twelve+south+compass

Are you in or around Rutland? Join the cause and donate much-needed blood to help those in need!

bq. “Over the past 10 years, Rutland has continually given pints of blood to those in need, including 1,955 pints at the Gift-of-Life Marathon last year, just 13 pints shy of the national record. We are proud of this huge accomplishment, and we want more! As Rutland looks forward to a bright future, it will continue to surmount all challenges thrown this way.”

To make things convenient, there are *five locations* that you can access this year:

“*Find them here.*”:http://www.redcrossblood.org/make-donation-other?city=Rutland&state=VT&date%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=2013-12-17&date%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=2013-12-17

Walk-ins are welcome at all locations — be sure to bring a photo ID with you.

Read more about tips for successful blood donation and why it’s a great thing to do on the “*Red Cross website.*”:http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/tips-successful-donation

Looking for the perfect gift that won’t cost you an arm and a leg? Or a great stocking stuffer? Check out this list and let us help give you some ideas!

* “*Driinn Foldable iPhone/iPod Holder*”:http://www.smalldog.com/search?x=35&y=23&search=Driinn — Organizes your mobile phone charging routine in style. Great for charging iPods, Black Berries & small digital cameras. Perfect for travel.

* “*Aroma Home Computer Care Screen Wipe*”:http://www.smalldog.com/search?search=aroma+home+computer+care — These fun size screen wipes with a zest of lemon fragrance and a chamois tummy will clean and reduce static on all monitors, displays, and LCDs.

* “*Hammerhead Bumper for iPhone 5c*”:http://www.smalldog.com/search?search=hammerhead+bumper+for+iPhone+5c — Hammerhead introduces the bumper for iPhone 5c. Change up your style with a variety of color options that compliment the bright colors offered by Apple for the 5c.

* “*Griffin Crayola DigiTools for iPad*”:http://www.smalldog.com/search?x=64&y=19&search=Griffin+Crayola+DigiTools — Crayola DigiTools are the perfect creative accessories for iPad. Each DigiTools pack includes a free app with pages of virtual line art, animated stamp designs and other dazzling digital effects.

* “*Griffin Woogie for iPhone/iPod touch*”:http://www.smalldog.com/search?x=37&y=14&search=Griffin+Woogie — Half case, half interactive friend, all fun. Be sure to download the Woogie App

* “*ILoveHandles Barnacle for iPod touch & iPhone*”:http://www.smalldog.com/search?x=50&y=16&search=ILoveHandles+Barnacle+ — Barnacle is a gadget mount that can attach your gadget to any slick surface.

What has been our most-requested gift this year? You guessed it: iPad Air. Between the buzz that Apple has created around the newest and thinnest iPad yet and the zealous gift-givers of the world, it’s been at the top of many lists.

*We now have select iPad Air models in stock* (in limited quantities, because, you know, it seems to work like that) *in all five of our locations.*

“*See all models here.*”:http://smalldog.com/iPads?mc%5B%5D=iPad+Air

Hurry in to grab one and cross that baby off your list!

_Dear Friends,_

It was zero on my way to work this morning and my car was out of spritzer fluid, so it really seemed like the depth of winter. I had to stop and grab some snow to wipe on my windshield to see better. At one point on the East Warren road, I had to slow down to let a rafter of wild turkeys cross the road, happy that Thanksgiving was over and that they made it!

Meanwhile, when I check the cameras in our Key West store, I see customers in shorts and swimsuits, but the holiday season is clearly in full swing as many customers are coming into our stores to check out the latest iPads, Macs and the great bargains we have on headphones, speakers and other accessories. This year we are devoting 1% of our sales at retail to charitable organizations, the *Vermont Food Bank* here in Vermont, and animal rescue organizations in Manchester and Key West. I am very moved by the positive reactions we have gotten from our choice to give back rather than overly discount.

We have a fairly extensive collection of headphones and earbuds at each of our stores and online, with offerings from Beats, Urbanears, Sennheiser and JVC. With a wide selection of colors and styles, we hope to be the go-to store for headphones. We also have a big selection of speakers, and if you haven’t checked out our own Chill Box or the Chill Pill Speakers by Chill Pill Audio, I urge you to come in and listen.

As you look at Apple products like iPads and Macs, remember that AppleCare is a vital addition to that purchase. With a Mac, AppleCare Protection extends the hardware warranty from 1-year to 3-years and free technical support from Apple from 90-days to 3 years. The cost of AppleCare is less that almost any potential out-of-warranty repair so it is a great value. With iPads and iPhones, AppleCare Plus extends the 1-year warranty to 2 years and free technical support from 90-days to 2 years, but __also__ adds accidental damage coverage so if you drop that iPad and it is run over by that snowplow behind you, as long as you have the pieces (for a low deductible), Apple will replace that unit!

*Of course, through 12/31, you’ll get a $50 gift card with any Mac and AppleCare purchase,* with some additional discounts in-store as well. See our best and brightest holiday specials at “*Smalldog.com/holiday!*”:http://www.smalldog.com/holiday?utm_medium=email&utm_source=blast&utm_campaign=Kibbles