Cracker Barrel Can Help You Develop a Gift for Giving Holiday shopping offers great gifts, value, and convenience

Today's economy has shifted the focus from extravagant spending to choices that offer more value. And finding unique gifts at great prices can actually be fun! Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® of St. George, located at 1736 Convention Center Drive, offers tips on how to maximize your shopping experience to make finding that perfect gift easier.

* Make a List.  Include who you want to shop for and how much you want to spend.  Besides family, be sure to add teachers, neighbors, and co-workers.
* Shop Smart. Select just one or two retailers that offer a variety of gift categories and prices. With your busy schedule, this convenience will make shopping a breeze.
* Little Luxuries.  You don't have to pay expensive spa prices to pamper someone on your list. Purchase a few small soaps and scents, or even combine a few items to create a personal care gift basket.
* Food Items.  Need a gift for a host or hostess? Consider giving a packaged food item that the recipient can share with others or even a gift card.
* Extra, Extra! Look for "extras," such as free gift wrapping, to add a personal touch without adding up.

Consider all these tips and then head to Cracker Barrel, where you'll find shopping that offers gifts and self-indulgences that are reminiscent of America's country heritage, all at a great price. Cracker Barrel recently introduced a new collection of "Great Gifts," featuring something for everyone at prices that offer honest value. You'll be able to shop merchandise across all categories, including toys, media, and gift packs of candles and scents. Shoppers can get a great gift anywhere from $5.00 to $20.00!

For example, one of Cracker Barrel's newest gift options is Hamusuta: The Happy Hamster. Priced at $7.99, children can watch this toy hamster scurry around the floor inside the rolling exercise ball with realistic running action. Competitive with other toy hamster products in the market,
Hamusuta: The Happy Hamster comes in assorted colors and can be found at all Cracker Barrel locations and online.

Deb Evans, vice president of merchandising for Cracker Barrel, says, "Our guests expect shopping that's unique and surprisingly fun, so we make sure they can find gifts that will delight their families and friends right here at Cracker Barrel."

She notes that Cracker Barrel's country store offers take-home packages of popular foods served in their restaurant, such as pancake and corn muffin mixes, coffee, and jars of jams and their signature fried apples. These can be made into custom gift baskets.

Evans says, "We work hard to provide outstanding service through such things as free gift-wrapping. Our retail staff can provide good advice that creates a compelling value for shoppers."

Find your nearest Cracker Barrel location by visiting www.crackerbarrel.com.

About Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® restaurants provide a friendly home-away-from-home in their old country stores and restaurants.  Guests are cared for like family while relaxing and enjoying real home-style food and shopping that’s surprisingly unique, genuinely fun and reminiscent of America’s country heritage…all at a fair price. The restaurant serves up delicious, home-style country food such as meatloaf and homemade chicken n’ dumplins as well as its signature biscuits using an old family recipe. The authentic old country retail store is fun to shop and offers unique gifts and self-indulgences.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) was established in
1969 in Lebanon, Tenn. and operates 593 company-owned locations in 41 states.  Every Cracker Barrel unit is open seven days a week with hours Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. – 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.  For more information, visit: crackerbarrel.com.