Shopping

Best Santa Cruz Christmas Tree Lot is in Aptos

November 30, 2014 by Seb Frey

It turns out that the best Santa Cruz Christmas tree lot is in Aptos! This may be somewhat of a subjective statement, but what other Christmas tree lot in the county gives you free popcorn, hot cocoa, coffee, and hot apple cider? What other Christmas tree lot in town has a special crafts area for your kids to make holiday decorations while you shop for a Christmas tree?

They offer a full range of top notch Christmas trees, and they are all fresh and grown in the U.S.A. And the prices are reasonable, too – very competitive with Costco and other lots around town. If you’re shopping for a fresh live Christmas tree this year, go and check out the Christmas tree lot in Aptos Village – you’ll be glad you did! They accept cash, checks, and Visa/Mastercard.

The Aptos Christmas Tree Lot is located where Lucy’s Hot Dog stand is, which is next to Testorff Construction, which in turn is located right next to the Bayview Hotel.

Twin Lakes Garage Sale this Saturday

May 16, 2014 by Seb Frey

Twin Lakes Church is once again hosting its annual “World’s Biggest Garage Sale” this Saturday, May 17. Proceeds from the event will go to help the Second Harvest Food Bank provide food for families that need it. In years past, they’ve been able to raise an amazing $80,000 for Second Harvest. In addition to an amazing array of garage sale items, they’ll also be selling coffee, cakes, and pastries – shop and munch at the same time! The garage sale starts at 8:00 AM and wraps up at 2:00 PM.

See also: Twin Lakes Garage Sale

Here at the world's biggest garage sale #aptos pic.twitter.com/T8nP2FJmVR

— sebfrey (@sebfrey) May 17, 2014

Aptos Shopping Centers

November 16, 2013 by Seb Frey

Aptos is not generally compared to the world’s biggest shopping towns, like New York, London, or Tokyo – and with good reason! Aptos has a small-town vibe and most of the Aptos Shopping Centers identified on this page are casual, laid-back places where suit and tie are very much an exception, rather than a norm.

The largest shopping center in Aptos is the venerable Rancho del Mar Shopping Center, and it’s also one of the largest in all of Santa Cruz county. The Deer Park Shopping Center is a close second in size, with the Seascape Village shopping center close behind.

Here now is a very complete list of Aptos Shopping Centers. These centers represent the best of (if not the entirety of!) shopping in Aptos, and feature everything from supermarkets, fine dining, boutiques, clothiers, salons – virtually everything under the sun! Most of the Aptos shopping centers can be found right along Soquel Drive, between State Park Drive and Rio del Mar Boulevard. This “urban core” makes up the heart of modern-day Aptos, and all of these shopping centers are within a few minutes drive of each other.