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All About Me in Kalama Stocks Unusual, Fun Gift Items
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There’s only one item Rachael Doss insists her customer’s leave her gift boutique with – a smile.
“People are moving too fast,” she says. “We don’t make time for laughter.”
She hopes a visit to All About Me can change that. The “girly store,” as she calls it, offers a bevy of hard-to-find, fun and whimsical items. Her stock includes Trollbeads, a line of Danish jewelry not previously found elsewhere in the Northwest, Garlic Lady items, Salt City Candles and “tons of handbags.”
Much of the merchandise in the 1,000-square-foot store at 2777 N. First St. in Kalama is produced locally, including clocks by Michelle Allen of Battleground.
The store’s name derives from the owner’s desire to see the smiles last well past the time they exit the building.
“It’s not so painful when you look in your check register and see it’s All About Me,” Doss says.
All About Me is open Tuesdays through Sundays.
Story by Dan Markham
