Great gifts for special occasions can be found at Maegreens BY ANITA STRATOS Correspondent CHRISKELLY Maegreens Gifts and Home Dcor in Lakewood has a wide selection of gifts such as tablewear, crystal, and attractive accessories. Maegreens Gifts and Home Dcor has been a landmark shop in Lakewood for 45 years, but owner Andy Greenberg wants the public to know that today's Maegreens "isn't your grandparents' Maegreens." With a huge selection of the latest in fine gifts and home dcor, one visit will prove his point and make Maegreens your destination shop for gifts. As third generation owner of the store, Greenberg continues to uphold the basic premise that the store was built on: giving customers the best value for their money. "We take a personal interest in our customers," Greenberg said. "We're here to serve the public and make sure they have a better experience here than at any other store." Greenberg strives to make every customer's visit to Maegreens different from the one before by constantly bringing in new merchandise and creating attractive room setting vignettes within the store. These unique furnishings are an eclectic mix of high quality pieces you won't see everywhere else you go. All under one roof you can find just about any look you want, from a beautifully crafted distressed vintage style telephone table to elegant Tiffany and Quoizel stained glass lamps and chandeliers as well as Lenox tabletop lamps. There are so many different and interesting things to see, you have to stroll around the store more than once to take it all in. There are gifts for every season and every occasion, and Greenberg is always searching the market for the best prices so he can pass his savings along to his customers. "We carry a wide selection of merchandise, including Lladro, Lenox, Waterford, Armani, and Hummel at the best possible prices," Greenberg said. "We'll always price our merchandise in the consumer's favor." You'll find an abundance of wedding gifts here, including an assortment of the popular Vera Wang tableware; Greenberg said that Maegreens is the only independent store in the area to carry this trendy designer's pieces. Lenox and Lladro bride and groom figurines are still favorites, and Waterford's wedding heirloom crystal bowl makes a stunning presentation. Maegreens also offers a bridal registry to make gift selection even easier. Fine china and crystal tableware, including Lenox's Opal Innocence, which Greenberg says is the top selling china pattern in the country, is on display and can easily be ordered. Traditional dinnerware by Lenox is all the rage and allows you to entertain dinner guests with a variety of mix-and-match pieces, creating new table settings all the time. Brides can find plenty of gift choices for their bridesmaids, like sparkling Swarvoski jewelry, special occasion china trinket boxes, and lots more. And you can celebrate the arrival of a new baby with Lenox Baby Classics or Disney figurines as well as silver baby fork and spoon sets. No matter what the occasion, Maegreens has plenty of what you're looking for. Greenberg is already completely stocked with holiday items, from the Spode tree collection and Lenox Christmas cookie jars and other tabletop items to heirloom tree ornaments. To get some great gift giving ideas or find a perfect addition to your own home dcor, visit Maegreens Gifts and Home Dcor at 200 Clifton Ave. in Lakewood. For more information, call (732) 363-1177.