![For the musician in your life, you can pick up a quality ukulele for cheap at Strings and Things on South Main Street. These things are durable and are a nice gift even for someone who's never played.(JON BODELL / Insider staff)](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gifts1-ci-122016-1024x683.jpg)
For the musician in your life, you can pick up a quality ukulele for cheap at Strings and Things on South Main Street. These things are durable and are a nice gift even for someone who's never played.
(JON BODELL / Insider staff)
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For the chef, this apron from Carings Gifts will surely draw some reactions.
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For the serious foodie, pick up one of these fancy bamboo steamer baskets from Things Are Cooking.
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While you’re at Caring Gifts, you can cross off the animal lover (preferably cat lover) on your list by picking up this collection of cat stuff, including highly fashionable cat-in-box cocktail napkins.
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You can also get a Concord/State House Christmas tree ornament at Marketplace New England.
(JON BODELL / Insider staff)
![We know it’s getting pretty late to be doing Christmas shopping, but we also know that plenty of us (ourselves included) still have a lot to do. There’s less than a week before the big day, so to help everyone out we searched the city for some good last-minute gift ideas. These things are all available in local stores, and they’re all pretty affordable. Check it out. Left: For the bookworm in your life, the Salvation Army is a great little hidden gem. They have tons of popular paperback and hardcover books and – get this – everything is arranged alphabetically by author. That’s impressive for a second-hand shop. Mass-market paperbacks are 75 cents, trade paperbacks are $1.50, classic hardcovers are $2.50 and large hardcovers are $3.50. Top right: For the chef, this apron from Carings Gifts will surely draw some reactions. Above: While you’re at Caring Gifts, you can cross off the animal lover (preferably cat lover) on your list by picking up this collection of cat stuff, including highly fashionable cat-in-box cocktail napkins.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gifts3-ci-122016-576x1024.jpg)
At Marketplace New England, there are all kinds of super-local gifts, like this magnet featuring Concord's most famous landmark, the State House.
(JON BODELL / Insider staff)
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There's a huge selection of paperbacks at Salvation Army.
(JON BODELL / Insider staff)
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For the bookworm in your life, the Salvation Army is a great little hidden gem. They have tons of popular paperback and hardcover books and – get this – everything is arranged alphabetically by author. That’s impressive for a second-hand shop. Mass-market paperbacks are 75 cents, trade paperbacks are $1.50, classic hardcovers are $2.50 and large hardcovers are $3.50.
(JON BODELL / Insider staff)
![Check out all of the great last-minute gift ideas we found around Concord.](https://www.theconcordinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gifts9-ci-122016-1024x576.jpg)
For the hockey player in your life -- or just someone who likes to ice skate -- you can get quality used skates at Capital Sporting Goods. They have just about every size, and most pairs are cheaper than $40 (or about 10 percent of the retail price of a new pair).
(JON BODELL / Insider staff)