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A New Twist on an Old Favorite: Old Town's Scavenger Hunt

Businesses in Alexandria are very generous. When they heard we were having a scavenger hunt, they gave us all kinds of goodies to give to our “hunters.” However, there weren’t enough to include in all of the swag bags which posed a problem. Do we put them in random swag bags for a few lucky hunters? Do we include them with the grand prize? Neither sounded like a very good option.

We decided to make the actual hunt even more fun, we are going to give them away during the Scavenger Hunt.

Here’s how it will work:

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- Old Town Boutique District and popular Alexandria mommy and style blogger, Very Busy Mama, will be tracking the hunt via social media.
- Follow #OldTownHunt on TwitterInstagram or Facebook.
- We will reveal 15 minutes prior to our arrival when the next giveaway is taking place (see general time frames below).
- The first person (or few people, depending on the prize/prizes) to meet us there will win.

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Simple enough, right?

Here’s some of what we are giving away and approximate times:
- Gift certificates (yes, multiple!) to Union Street Pub, between 11AM and 12PM*, at Union Street Pub
- A free 20-minute style consultation with local stylist Alicia McCaslin, between 12PM and 1PM*, at Hysteria
- A gift certificate for an hour of Rashmi Pappu’s photography services for personal use, at Rashmi’s studio, between 1PM and 2PM*
- A free cupcake at Bittersweet Cafe between 2PM and 3PM*, at Bittersweet Cafe
- A free meet-and-greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus in December for your family and 25 free Christmas cards of your family photo with the famous couple! Between 3 and 4PM*, at Hooray for Books!

*This is only taking place on Saturday.

So, join us on Saturday and you will have the opportunity to win even more! We hope to see you on the hunt!

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