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 Shop Local LA County Card, good at over 50 independent businesses around LA County. Then go with them.
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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 50 independent businesses in LA County. Their pick, not your guess.
What they spend goes to the LA County businesses they already walk past, not to a national chain.
These LA County businesses accept the LA County Card. Let them decide which one.
The diner, the bakery counter, the coffee place around LA County where nobody rushes you out.
Food & Dining
3027 Lincoln Ave, Altadena, California, 91001
Food & Dining
1866 N Allen Ave, Pasadena, California, 91104
Food
395 S Topanga Cyn Blvd, Topanga, California, 90290
Food
1359 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, California, 91107
Food
1251 3rd St Promenade, Santa Monica, California, 90401
Food
1717 East Washington Blvd, Pasadena, California, 91104
Bookshops, antique stores, garden centers. The kind of browse that fills an afternoon.
Shopping
1426 4th St, Santa Monica, California, 90401
Shopping
2595 Fair Oaks Ave, Altadena, California, 91001
Shopping
115 S. Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga, California, 90290
Shopping & Retail
865 E Mariposa St, Altadena, California, 91001
Shopping
908 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, California, 90403
Shopping
2245 Lake Ave, Altadena, California, 91001
Museums, galleries, a show around LA County. Better as a plan than as a package.
Shopping
1426 4th St, Santa Monica, California, 90401
Services
120 N Topanga Canyon Blvd, Los Angeles County, California, 90290
Shopping
115 S Topanga Canyon Blvd, Unit A, Topanga, California, 90290
Shopping
2525 Michigan Ave, A2, Santa Monica, California, 90405
The barber, the salon, a wellness stop close to home. Time that is theirs.
Health & Beauty
23410 Civic Center Way, E-1, Malibu, California, 90265
Health and Wellness
970 Monument Street, Pacific Palisades, California, 90272
Health and Wellness
1775 E Washington Blvd., Pasadena, California, 91104
Health and Wellness
3306 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, California, 90405
Beauty Salon
43 E Montecito Ave, Sierra Madre, California, 91024
Beauty Salon
1408 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, California, 90403
Pick the delivery date during checkout and set it for Sunday, September 13, so a Shop Local LA County 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 Shop Local LA County Card is accepted at over 50 independent businesses in LA 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 Shop Local LA County Card is redeemable only at local businesses in LA 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 LA 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 Shop Local LA County Card they can spend at over 50 independent LA County businesses. Sent by email. Spent down the street.
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