Article: Another man's treasure; Unique, highly affordable items can be found for giving by those willing to think beyond the brand-new

BookZeller manager Ellen Bales, right, helps Alice Gilmore find books for a book club Christmas exchange Monday inside the downtown Naperville shop. BookZeller's sells new and used book titles at the store and online.

It's nice when money is no object. All things being equal, most of us would love to be able to spend freely on the people we care about when it comes time to shop for gifts to give them. For most of us, that's not the reality. But even for those who don't have a strict holiday budget to obey, some of the shopping routes less traveled -- those that lead to goods that are less than spanking-new, for example -- may be worth a look.

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