Avoid the rush of the malls by shopping Over-the-Rhine for unique, local gifts in a relaxed atmosphere. Buy the official “Holiday Bag” for $10 and receive a discount at 40+ participating businesses. Each year, the proceeds from the sale of the bags benefits an OTR nonprofit. This year’s nonprofit is MORTAR.
2015 Holiday bags will be available for purchase for $10 at the 25+ merchants (complete list coming soon) and the Findlay Market Center (beginning Friday., Nov 27), plus at the Over-the-Rhinedeer Holiday Helper tent at Twelfth and Vine.
Holidays in the Bag participating merchants (this list and a map will be provided in every bag):
- 3 Sweet Girls Cakery (20% off discount on any holiday orders that are placed that day to shoppers with the holiday bag)
- Another Part of the Forest (10% off used vinyl with the holiday bag)
- Article Menswear (20% off normal retail priced items with the holiday bag)
- Brezel (15% off with the holiday bag)
- BRIDEface (complimentary mini lessons, specials on our makeup and gift certificates. Shoppers with the holiday bag will receive an extra 5% off all retail that's on sale)
- The Candle Lab (Purchase 3 candles and receive another FREE with the holiday bag!)
- Churchill’s Fine Teas (holiday tea tasting sample for shoppers, and a packaged sample bag of tea, with the holiday bag)
- Cincinnati Art Underground (10% off anything in the gallery with the holiday bag)
- Pops (Buy 1 Get 1 tickets online for Jason Alexander with the Pops on Mar 4-6 with promo code 15438)
- CSO (Buy 1 Get 1 tickets online for Jan 17 Stories in Concert performance with promo code 15438)
- Cincy Shirts (20% off with the holiday bag)
- Core A Movement Studio (15% off any class pass purchases online with promo code Holidays15)
- Couture Couture (20% regularly priced items; 65% off sale items with the holiday bag)
- Elm & Iron (10% off the entire purchase with the holiday bag)
- Findlay Market (10% off at the Market Center, excluding Rookwood Ornament, with the holiday bag)
- The Garage – Segway OTR (25% off gift certificates online with promo code HOLIDAY15)
- HalfCut (15% off HalfCut shirts and sweatshirts with the holiday bag)
- Idlewild Woman (20% off normal retail priced items with the holiday bag)
- Iris BookCafe (10% off used books with the holiday bag)
- Kismet (10% off with the holiday bag)
- Lachey's ($3 off any salad, sandwich, burger, or appetizer on Nov 27 until 11pm with the holiday bag)
- The Lackman (15% off your entire bar tab with the holiday bag)
- Libby (20% off regularly priced item with holiday bag)
- Little Mahatma (20% off with the holiday bag)
- Low Spark (15% off your entire bar tab with the holiday bag)
- Lucca Laser Workshop (20% off with the holiday bag)
- Macaron Bar – free sample coupon in the bag
- Madd Casa (20% off with holiday bag)
- Maya Trading (50% off with holiday bag)
- MiCA 12/v (20% off non consignment items, 10% off consignment (local artist) items with the holiday bag)
- Off the Vine (10% off and free Edible Mexican Hot Tea with purchase with the holiday bag)
- Original Thought Required (20% off with the holiday bag)
- Pet Wants (25% off housemade Jerky with the holiday bag)
- Red Bike (Red Bike - $4 day pass (save $4!) Nov 27-30. Use Promo 112715 at any Red Bike kiosk)
- * 10% off annual gift pass purchases; coupon in the bag.
- rhinehaus (happy hour prices all day with the holiday bag)
- Rock Paper Scissors (20% off non-consignment items with the holiday bag)
- Rookwood Pottery on Jackson St (10% off with the holiday bag)
- Sundry and Vice (15% off your entire bar tab with the holiday bag)
- Sweet Petit Desserts (free cup of coffee or tea for those with the holiday bag who purchase a half dozen desserts or more)
- Switch (up to 20% off all purchases with the holiday bag)
- Taste of Belgium (15% off all food, excludes alcoholic beverages, with the holiday bag)
- Urban Eden ($2 off Arcadia Books with the holiday bag)
- Victor Athletics Club (20% off with holiday bag)
- The Yoga Bar (20% off any gift card purchase with the holiday bag (5-, 10-, 20- class passes), or online with promo code Shanti15)
