Souvenir Strategist Gifts

"I will not buy a fridge magnet. . ."

James Bond in a Snow Globe

'Now that's an afro!'

Excess Baggage: Some people take getting away from it all very seriously.

I love the Shard

"How could we be short? You had enough chocolate for everyone on our list!"

'We would like an unspoiled paradise, but with lots of shops.'

'Tommy is in the other room playing with the triangle we bought him in Bermuda.'

"A wise choice sir! Aah. . . Da Vinci - a genius of the Renaissance and a man who changed the face of art forever! Would you like that as a bookmark, a pencil sharpener or a fridge magnet. . . ?"

I love Museum Shops

Devil's Tower Park. Ernie, this nice ranger has offered to show us the basement gift shop.

"Would you care to accessorize each other?"

"We've combine the recovery area with the gift shop... just in case your visitors want to pick up a little souvenir."

"You're getting close. This is the gift shop."

A tourist struggling with loads of luggage

Little Tiny Push-Carts

"This trip, we'd like to go everywhere our luggage goes."

Somewhere in France: The Fabric of Daily French Life Is On Display

"Just pick some. No one expects a postcard to reflect your personal aesthetic."

"I can't stop it, so I may as well try to cash in on the tourism boom..."

"Let's go on vacation, get disappointed, complain about prices, read terrible novels, buy trashy souvenirs, miss the dog and look forward to coming home."

Whale Watch: 'They migrate here each winter in search of souvenirs.'

'We leave for France tomorrow. I just can't wait to visit all those famous museum gift shops!'

They're souvenir magnets from all the places we've done battle.

'You've had the eye exam. Now buy the t-shirt!'

Tin Man Visits New York

"No, you're going to hell - but you're welcome to check out the gift shop."

Museum.

'Gee, these are great, are they dishwasher proof?'

"At these prices, what do you expect?"

"Your aunt has bequeathed to you her collection of toilet paper, soap and towels from 385 hotels from all over the world."

"Last weekend I went to Orlando for the DisneyWorld re-opening."

"My husband always brings back mementos from our vacation trips...Yellowstone, Florida, Australia..."

"I'm a little disappointed that we didn't get any human specimens, but I think our leaders will be quite pleased with the snow globe and the commemorative spoon."

"Do you know if they comply with airline baggage regulations?"