Products

Baksheesh retails handcrafted gifts from about 40 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Most items are available year-round, but there are always some on their way from halfway around the world. A few of our favorites: recycled sari throws from India, recycled newspaper hotmats from the Philippines, recycled soda can girlfriends pins from Kenya, ceramic pig salsa dishes from Chile, batiked children’s clothing from Ghana, bronze singing bowls from Nepal.

Both stores carry many of the same popular items. But each store also adds and drops items and product lines according to local demand.

Our products include:
• Personal accessories: bags, purses, scarves, sarongs, bathrobes, wallets and coin purses
• Jewelry: necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, pins
• Home décor: baskets, table linens, wall hangings, statues, candles and holders, picture frames, picture frames, lamps, desktop items, pillows, vases
• Plant and garden items: pots, planters, birdbaths, windchimes
• Children’s items: toys, games, puzzles, clothing, finger puppets
• Holiday: nativities, ornaments, garlands, Easter items
• Paper goods: cards, journals, gift wrap
• Unusual musical instruments

Our stock changes regularly, as we bring in new items every month and discontinue whatever is not selling. Every piece is handmade, so even with a standard item like a necklace or an onyx candleholder, each piece is a little different than its neighbors.

We sell fair trade coffee, tea and chocolate made by Equal Exchange. We buy bean soup mixes from Women's Bean Project, a Denver organization established to help poor working women earn a living. We sell books, maps and CDs that promote cross-cultural understanding.

Services

Baksheesh is primarily a retailer for people who live in or visit Wine Country and the Bay Area. Our stores are on the Plaza in Sonoma and on Main Street in St. Helena.

Whether you shop in person or via the phone with a credit card, we can ship most purchases anywhere in the US. You pay only our actual shipping cost.

Guarantee: We want you to be happy with your purchases or gifts. If you are unhappy for any reason, simply return the item for store credit, exchange or a refund.

Fundraisers: Call, write or email for a copy of our benefit shopping night info sheet.

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Metal peacock earrings, India, $11	Standup mountain card, Nepal, $3
Gourd owl ornament, Peru, each $6	Cotton robe, India, $65
Fused glass earrings, Chile, Each pair $7	Tiny kisii stone hearts, $2 each