2023 Gift Guide: Service-Based Gifts
What do you get someone who “has it all?” Or perhaps you know someone who’s really tricky to shop for. Why not sign them up for a service or get them a gift card for a place that will make their life a little bit easier.
These are the places and items that people don’t usually consider for the holiday season, yet they make wonderful gifts.
As always, this is not an exhaustive list; but hopefully it’s a good place to start. Supporting local businesses is so important to the owners, their families and our community.
Browse the list below or jump to a preferred section: For the Home | Food & Meal Prep | Transportation | Pets | Beauty & Wellness | Photography
PS: The Official Ultimate Akron-Area Gift Guide to Support Small and Shop Local by The Everyday Akron Team is here! The 2023 OUAAGGSSSL is jam-packed with handmade goods, artwork, experiences and more. Take a peek.
For the Home
- Ace of Wallhaven – locally owned hardware store
- Rubber City Reuse – organics recycling, composting and sustainable waste initiatives
- Veterans Carpet & Tile Cleaning
Food & Meal Prep
- Clean Eatz – healthy food and meal prep
- CookinGenie – in-home private chef services
- SipSavorSoul – cooking classes for adults and kids
Transportation
Pets
- All Dogs Go To Kevin – training and online courses
Beauty & Wellness
- Absolute Fitness fit pass
- Adolph Optical
- ARO Hair Salon gift certificates
- Connecting Touch Therapy – massage packages and gift certificates
- Falls Yoga & Barre
- Flourish Yoga + Wellness
- Good Life – body piercing studio with fine jewelry and gift coins
- HARVEST yoga + wellness studio
- LaBelle’s Barber Parlor services and products
- Marigold Wellness Collective float session
- Rock Mill Climbing membership
- VIVO Beauty Bar – hair salon and spa
- Yoga Squared gift card — the studio offers yoga classes, massages, reiki and infrared sauna
Photography
- Akron Mom and Kids Photography services
- Allison Ewing Photography – wedding and lifestyle photography
- Bombshell Boudoir Studio – boudoir photography
- Embrace Boudoir & Glamour – boudoir photography
- Grá Intimate Photography – boudoir photography