Find Gifts Galore At Plum Crazy
Posted: 4:29 pm CST January 23,2010
By Shayna Miller
Madison Magazine
Special To Channel 3000A conglomeration of jewelry, stylish gift items, cards, baby goods, plus a wine and martini bar all add up to a fantastic shop named Plum Crazy in Cottage Grove. Of course, at face value the name doesn’t exactly pinpoint what the gift boutique has in store for shoppers. Owner Jody Myrold admits, “My brother thought of the name, and I just thought it sounded unique and eclectic.”Myrold opened the store in 2004 off of Cottage Grove Road in an area that’s seeing expansion—new homes and apartment buildings dot the busy road, and restaurants like Jovian Taphaus Grill and 1855 Saloon & Grill are nearby.My challenge to you is to go in and walk out empty-handed (I didn’t). Items like Archipelago candles and body items; Fred’s funny home and office items; Trumpette’s baby loafers and socks; hand-painted wineglasses; and Anne Taintor’s comical greeting cards and magnets all tempt customers as one-of-a-kind treats.A former occupational therapist for the Monona Grove school district, Myrold had always wanted to open a shop and admits that in the past, she used to trek to Chicago for her retail therapy.“I was tired of the shopping around here and I wanted to do a different concept,” she says, referring to her wine and martini bar. “I grew up on the east side and this is a growing community. We have customers driving here from Janesville, Marshall, Lodi—even Waukesha.”To continue reading, visit MadisonMagazine.com.
Madison Magazine
Special To Channel 3000A conglomeration of jewelry, stylish gift items, cards, baby goods, plus a wine and martini bar all add up to a fantastic shop named Plum Crazy in Cottage Grove. Of course, at face value the name doesn’t exactly pinpoint what the gift boutique has in store for shoppers. Owner Jody Myrold admits, “My brother thought of the name, and I just thought it sounded unique and eclectic.”Myrold opened the store in 2004 off of Cottage Grove Road in an area that’s seeing expansion—new homes and apartment buildings dot the busy road, and restaurants like Jovian Taphaus Grill and 1855 Saloon & Grill are nearby.My challenge to you is to go in and walk out empty-handed (I didn’t). Items like Archipelago candles and body items; Fred’s funny home and office items; Trumpette’s baby loafers and socks; hand-painted wineglasses; and Anne Taintor’s comical greeting cards and magnets all tempt customers as one-of-a-kind treats.A former occupational therapist for the Monona Grove school district, Myrold had always wanted to open a shop and admits that in the past, she used to trek to Chicago for her retail therapy.“I was tired of the shopping around here and I wanted to do a different concept,” she says, referring to her wine and martini bar. “I grew up on the east side and this is a growing community. We have customers driving here from Janesville, Marshall, Lodi—even Waukesha.”To continue reading, visit MadisonMagazine.com.
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