New York

Have you been won-dering where you can find that Superfriends stationery with match-ing lunchbox, or those glow-in-the-dark flying piggies? For all the times youÕre shopping for the person who has every-thing, Delphinium has the answer to your tissue-paper-wrapped prayers. The owners stock subtle, tried-and-true gifts for the meek at heart, such as yummy soaps and Archipelago candles; but they also veer (thank-fully) into the realm of the bizarre, the wacky, the tacky, and the neo-kitsch. They do carry greeting cards, for those gifty moments when only words will do. And their companion store on Ninth Avenue, Delphinium Home, stocks home furnishings and the Wear Me Out menÕs clothing line. If youÕre looking for Hallmark, keep a-walkinÕ. But if the sometimes-classy pseudo-tacky is what you seek, youÕve found your haven. This ainÕt your mamaÕs card shop.

Photo:  Krista Apple