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Here’s our guide to shopping the Delaware innovation scene this holiday season

From hometown pride to making, from culture to DIY, this guide should make gift-giving a breeze for you this year.

What's in the box? (Photo by Flickr user Alice Harold, used under a Creative Commons license)

It’s been reported that holiday shopping can be as stressful as running a full marathon. That’s why we’re here to do you a solid. We wanted to take the heat off of you by putting together a list of our favorite holiday gifts from the Delaware tech scene.

The gift of coworking

The Mill is running an offer for all tiers of membership. The first month is free if you a sign a year-long contract. Floating desk prices start at $45 and go up to $1200 for a private office.
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The gift of gear

Carry a small laptop in style with this Samsonite vintage purse from Spaceboy for $45.
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Samsonite vintage purse from Spaceboy, $45. (Courtesy photo)

The gift of culture

Tickets for upcoming screenings of Portuguese horror film The Eyes of My Mother at the newly-renovated Theatre N are now available. Prices range between $5 and $9 per ticket.
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The gift of making

If you buy a membership to makerspace NextFab, you can use it at any location, but we’d rather you save it to be among the first to try out the brand spankin’ new downtown Wilmington location. Starter memberships start out at $49 per month and prices go up as high as $299 per month for an all-access membership.
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The gift of hometown pride

Get a Wilmington F’n Delaware shirt, Wilmo Tag shirt or the Local Delaware shirt from Spaceboy Clothing. Nothing says hometown pride like this shirt selection, starting at $20.
Buy

The gift of DIY

Printed Solid in Newark has a whole slew of printer models ranging from the Ultimaker 2 to the Mass Portal Pharoah ED Delta 3D Printer. Prices start at $1186.55. Here’s the full 3D printer inventory.
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A Lulzbot mini 3D printer from Printed Solid, $1,249. (Courtesy photo)

The gift of energy

Get coffee from Brandywine Coffee Roasters because just like a car needs gas to run, an entrepreneur needs coffee to keep going. Here’s a bag of Small Wonder roast coffee, which is a crisp blend of fall flavors. A 12 oz. bag is available for $12.
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The gift of gender equity in coding

Girl Develop It is a nonprofit organization that exists to create equity within the tech industry by teaching adult women how to code. The national nonprofit is also inviting nearly 6,700 of their regional members to Wilmington next weekend for its first ever East Coast hackathon. Why not make a donation to the year-old Wilmington Girl Develop It chapter in someone’s name? You can donate to the organization here, “but it has to be a donation of $500 before half can go to our local chapter,” said local chapter organizer Megan Anthony-Keogh.
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The gift of quirky art

Barrel of Makers co-organizer Bailey Kung has the perfect affordable gift for your best friend’s kitchen: vegetable art. An 8×8″ print will run you $13. They come in magnets and cards, too.
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Vegetable art by Bailey Kung, $4-$20. (Courtesy photo)

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