Many beach-home owners like to decorate with objects or art that offer a nod to the sand and surf but there's a way to do that stylishly, so the home doesn't look like a chintzy souvenir shop, Mr. Aram believes.

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If you want to take its salty, peaty ambrosia home with you, a bottle from the souvenir shop will set you back about 20, 000 yen.

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Though you can certainly wander through the exhibits that explain and honour these two Mexican liquors, you could also be forgiven if you headed directly to the museum's shop for a souvenir -- such as an artisanal, small-batch spirit.

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There may be a life-size polar bear in a cowboy hat and hula skirt standing in front of a tourist shop that makes for memorable souvenir photos, and one could argue that any item is for sale if you make the right offer, but if it isn't specifically there to be sold, it doesn't count.

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Two women from Waxahachie huddled on a bench in front of the Yellow Rose, another souvenir shop.

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The gift shop was overpriced, so Handy and Karen bought a single postcard and mailed it to themselves as a souvenir.

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