The Beach Basket Shops, founded by Leslie and Julian Schmidtke in 1969 are family-owned and operated. The Beach Basket has a Gift and Clothing Shop,Christmas Shop in Gig Harbor, and The Basket Nook in Tacoma Open seven-days a week, the shop offers a wide variety of products, such as women's casual sportswear, baskets, nautical & coastal decor items, souvenirs, Michel , Naked Bee & Camille Beckman bath and body products, unique greeting cards, fun and unique treasures.The year round Christmas is in a 3 story house and carries Dept 56 villages, Fontanini Nativities, Willowtree and unique ornaments not found in big box stores. The Beach Basket Shops has locations in Gig Harbor and Tacoma, Wash.