Start your
e-shopping season early
Get your Deere gear here
Beat the Thanksgiving
Day/after-turkey-trot at the malls and start e-shopping today for the perfect gift for
your favorite green guy or gal!
One way to hunt for that special
piece of memorabilia, toy or antique tractor is to bid on eBay or another popular auction
site. One quick search for "Deere" will find a long gift list to suit any price
range.
You can find the newer collectibles as well as the old if you look hard
enough! Just be careful not to out-bid the Green Girl (ID=farm-girl-writer)!
Another popular choice is to visit your local
John Deere dealer. Chances are, they stock their shelves with more than just tractor
parts.
 I’ll bet you’ll find a full supply of toys and other goodies to
put under the tree this Christmas. They can often help you find something special too.
Now that harvest is over in most areas of the
U.S., dealers can turn their attention to gift sales instead of keeping the combines
running. So stop in today and start shopping!
Look for the Deere dealer
nearest you…
However, if you don’t live near a John Deere
dealer (like the Green Girl), you can pay a virtual visit to any one you want. 
All of them have websites of some sort by now and
many have extensive on-line offerings, including gifts and collectibles.
Happy Deere Hunting this Holiday Season!
| Ý Hendren's
is Deere heaven
One of the best at this business
is Hendren’s in Indiana.
This Indiana dealership
does Deere gear in a big way with what they claim is the largest on-line John Deere
shopping site. And after browsing through their virtual aisles, I’d have to agree! 
Not only does the real
bricks & mortar store have stocked shelves, but the website’s extensive listings
also give you instant access to all things green and yellow!
Categories include the standards like toys and clothing but also home
dÈcor, birthday party supplies, and even lawn sprinklers!
The friendly folks designed a great site that’s real easy to use
and will help you find whatever you’re after with a Deere logo!
Tell Joni that the Green Girl sent ya! |
| Ý More genuine Deere gear
From the fine folks at
Deere & Company comes the official John Deere
Mall. While it may not seem to have as much as Hendren’s, it does offer a large
assortment of official merchandise.
A new redesign makes it a little easier to shop, too. 
Get the hat, shirt or jacket to look your best with that famed
leaping-deer logo. From apparel and accessories, the new site puts a lot of choices within
reach.
And you can even get it gift wrapped in green & yellow!
If you register with them, you get some added shopping goodies too,
like an address book, wish list and order tracking.
Ertl. When
it comes to farm toys (especially green ones), nobody does it bigger or better than Ertl.
 Their toy replica tractors and implements have been entertaining
young farm kids for generations.
Coming in a close second would be Ertl’s Dyersville twin, SpecCast, who also makes replica Deere tractors
in diecast and pewter.
Farm
Goods For Kids compiles a great list of creative choices for kids gifts, including
videos, educational games, plush animals and John Deere Kids branded items.
Here are a few of the others at the top of the list:
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Other diehard Deere fans have created an entire
business out of selling John Deere merchandise. The Morgan family from
Clarksville, Arkansas is a great example!
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TextÝ © 2001 Brenda Kruse. |