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In Bandon, Ore., at West Coast Safari Park, Gift Shop Manager Jenny Lucas said that the facility is dedicated to providing visitors with knowledge about the issues that surround conservation. The venue considers their animals to be interactive ambassadors that help to gifts, so we want to be sure to offer items that are special and desirable.” She added that people are eager to purchase them to remember their visit, and to remember and support the animals.

“I’m always looking for new items that represent our mission and are also useful items for our customers. Both out of town visitors and collectors, locally and across the country, purchase our gifts, so we want to be sure to offer items that are special and desirable.”

Lucas’ high-end gift items include quality sweatshirts and T-shirts, as well as “ceramic figures of lions, tigers, bears, and elephants. These are beautiful decorative pieces, and really represent our animals here,” she said. “We also have wood carvings of many of our animals and one of Sasquatch, and these do quite well for us, too.” She noted that “I am always looking for new quality gifts for the store. I want to start carrying candles, pocketknives, and hats in the near future.” educate guests. “I’m always looking for new items that represent our mission and are also useful items for our customers,” Lucas said. “Both out of town visitors and collectors, locally and across the country, purchase our

Summing up, quality gifts that sell well at zoo and aquarium gift shops typically serve as long-lasting reminders of the animals they represent and the visitor experience at the attractions. ❖