May 27, 2013
Purple Frog Offers Wares from Around the WorldBy Steve CoulterTheRidgefieldPress.com

Ridgefield, CT – Sushi plates from Scotland, asparagus-shaped candles from Paris and necklaces from Kenya — these are only some of the wares the Purple Frog gift shop at 5 Bailey Avenue offers to its customers.

Store owner Emma Hardiman said she always wanted her store to be bright and modern with gifts for everybody. And it has taken on a more international identity since its official opening on April 27.

“The idea is you can buy anything for anybody of any age,” she said. “There’re gifts for both men and women, students and babies; gifts for travelers, chefs, gardeners, and animal lovers.”

Her shop carries products that come from all around the world, ranging from Sweden to New Zealand to South Africa to Vietnam.

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