Handwritten notes. Free product samples. Email responses to questions. And in some cases (shout-out to Surfing Cowboys in Malibu), an old-school phone call to discuss a gift item.<\/p>\n
This is the kind of service that sets local businesses apart, offering personalized experiences you won\u2019t find on Amazon.<\/p>\n
From independent artists working at home to brands manufacturing in downtown Los Angeles, these businesses offer a diverse range of products and services that reflect the unique character of our city, which has been affected by wildfires, ICE raids and a struggling economy. <\/p>\n
The gifts I\u2019ve included here are all from Los Angeles-based businesses. They carry a personal touch \u2014 a connection to the people and the city. Some are handmade while others are manufactured, but all of them are a part of our city\u2019s unique fabric.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s keep it going and support small businesses in Los Angeles this holiday season. Our connection to one another is our strength.<\/p>\n
If you make a purchase using some of our links, the L.A. Times may be compensated. Prices and availability of items and experiences in the Gift Guide and on latimes.com are subject to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Handwritten notes. Free product samples. Email responses to questions. And in some cases (shout-out to Surfing Cowboys in…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":350231,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[20312,171541,12062,1582,276,2451,18018,171542,74448,171543,171539,2961,10312,224,5337,171540,13331,19153,6228],"class_list":{"0":"post-350230","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-availability","9":"tag-best-gift","10":"tag-brand","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-california","13":"tag-city","14":"tag-connection","15":"tag-diverse-range","16":"tag-email-response","17":"tag-free-product-sample","18":"tag-gift-item","19":"tag-la","20":"tag-local-business","21":"tag-los-angeles","22":"tag-losangeles","23":"tag-personalized-experience","24":"tag-price","25":"tag-product","26":"tag-service"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115479934724321564","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}