Remember when Holiday shopping was enjoyable? A visit to The Golden Pineapple in Mt. Arlington will transport visitors to a time when stores offered personalized service in a warm, inviting atmosphere. As a family business for 23 years, the staff at The Golden Pineapple are gift-giving experts who will ensure presents are beautifully gift wrapped, and even shipped, with care and perfection.

Whether there is time to browse their hundreds of unique products or are running late to the company “grab bag” party, the Golden Pineapple has it covered. Find the perfect gift for that impossible-to-shop-for relative. Need corporate or staff gifts? The Golden Pineapple will impress business contacts with memorable presents.

Walk through the door and be transformed with the aroma of beautiful new holiday scents by Lampe Berger. A unique home fragrance system, Lampe Berger destroys odors and germs while adding a beautiful scent to the air (35+ to choose from), all without an open flame and no awful soot or harmful chemicals.

The store is pleased to offer gourmet foods and chocolates. Innovative sweets by David Bradley, a third-generation New Jersey-chocolatier, take stocking stuffers up a notch. Baked goods from QVC top-seller Jimmy the Baker include delicious cinnamon rolls and cinnamon crumb cakes that make the ideal hostess gift. Make holiday entertaining, or weekday dinners, easier with locally-made fresh pastas, including ravioli, stuffed shells and crepe-style manicotti. Bulk and special orders available.

The Christmas tree is filled with unique ornaments for every interest and milestone – sports, boating, skiing, beer/wine, military, wedding, baby, travel, pets, birds, and classic Christmas. Many can be personalized while shopping or waiting, free of charge, to make a lasting memory.  And, of course, it wouldn’t be Christmas without Byers’ Choice Carolers, gingerbread houses, Advent calendars, and more.

Decorate that home or give a heartwarming gift when choosing unique holiday ceramics, display Santas or charming nightlights. Choose from a vast menagerie of jeweled enamel boxes from birds and wildlife to flowers and lighthouses. Lake Hopatcong dwellers — and those who’ve moved away — love the big selection of custom lake products from an exclusive ornament to coffee mugs to carved clocks.

Let The Golden Pineapple make this holiday season a little less hectic and a lot more enjoyable. The Golden Pineapple is located at 180 Howard Blvd #12 in Mt. Arlington. (near Cracker Barrel, Dunkin Donuts) and is open Tuesday through Sunday. Call 973-267-0400 for extended holiday hours and shop online at www.goldenpineappleshop.com.