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5 Places For Valentine's Day Gift Ideas For Your Man

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Valentine's Day is a day for doing something exceptional for the man in your life. Sure, you show him you love him everyday, but Valentine's Day is one day to pamper him just a bit more. Here are five places in the Bay Area to find Valentine's Day gifts for that special man.

SF Beer Week 2015
www.sfbeerweek.org
Dates: Feb. 6-15, 2015

Does your man enjoy an interesting variety of craft beers? If you answer yes then indulge his passion during this year's SF Beer Week. This uber popular 10-day event gives him the chance to sample incredible craft beers from around the Bay Area and beyond. In addition to the sheer enjoyment of beer, there are specials, home brewing workshops, trivia games and tons of beer-related events at dozens of bars throughout the city and all around the Bay Area. Check out the event schedule here.

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San Francisco Giants
Official Online Shop
www.shop.mlb.com

Everybody knows the Giants are the greatest baseball team in the world, so give him something to show he loves these winners almost as much as he loves you. There may be other sites for buying baseball stuff, but the San Francisco Giants Official Shop is the place to get the latest and 100 percent most authentic Giants gear. Your guy will love you even more for it, if that's possible.

Macy's Men's Store (Credit, Melanie Graysmith)

Macy's Men's Store
120 Stockton Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 397-3333
www1.macys.com

"Clothes make the man" and all that, and Macy's Men's Store, smack in the center of downtown San Francisco, has just about everything your guy needs to look special. It is not that often that men get their own store that is fashion forward and stocked with life's clothing basics too, but this Macy's is just that. The store gets great reviews from shoppers who love the huge selection and great customer service too. Stop by to wander through the store and check out the latest offerings, since the website is a general Macy's site.

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Kepler's Books
1010 Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 324-4321
www.keplers.com

Founded in 1955 with a mission of "democratizing reading," Kepler's Books has become a Menlo Park landmark as a community and cultural epicenter. When Kepler's closed due to deteriorating business conditions in 2005, its faithful following fought to reopen the bookstore. Through a community fundraising campaign and profound creative community support, Kepler's reopened and is thriving once again. This excellent bookstore and event center is filled with selections to excite just about anyone's literary tastes, and that includes your guy too. Check out the events schedule here for an upcoming event you can purchase tickets for to attend together, and then buy him that book he craves.

Oak Barrel Winecraft
1443 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 849-0400
www.oakbarrel.com

If your guy likes beer, chances are he has dreamed of crafting his own brews or is already a home brewer. If he is a wine lover or enjoys winemaking, he may be after the best wine grapes and varietals. Oak Barrel Winecraft is the premier Bay Area resource for wine and beer makers – the place literally has everything winemakers and home brewers need. The place stocks all the products and equipment a winemaker, from novice to more experienced, will need to equip and increase winemaking skills. Beer brewers will take advantage of the Oak Barrel's more than 50 years of experience in providing brewers with the equipment they need to brew high-quality, craft-style beers at home. The knowledgeable staff and awesome customer service are at the ready to answer all questions and help set home brewers and winemakers in the right direction and get the products they need. An Oak Barrel Winecraft gift certificate (call to order) would be the perfect fit and allow your guy to come into the shop to select just what he needs. If your know his wants, visit the website to select from the extensive list of beermaking and winemaking products Oak Barrel Winecraft carries.

Melanie Graysmith is a writer, artist and educator based in San Francisco. She writes on adult education, art and lifestyle topics, and enjoys writing short stories and poetry. She is also a member of an independent filmmaking group. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.

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