Introduction:
Need…read moreto give a shout out to Mama Ann Gifts. I was down at Smith Mountain Lake with my girlfriend & her parents at her parent's home down there around 4th of July 2025. We decided to go at their restaurant connected next door on Friday, July 4th for lunch & coffee. I'm going to include in my alphabet series as I left off on U and starts with W (Westlake Coffee & Cafe) for a 2nd W.
Presidential M&M's on Friday, July 4, 2025:
And speaking of W, I saw Presidential M&M from Bush, which I thought was a cool collectable. I Googled the signature and realized it was not HW Bush Sr. but W. Bush Jr. Also, I saw there was a website listed, which wouldn't have been the case from HW Bush (1989-1993) when Internet was in its infancy. It seemed like a fair price at $5.99, so I bought.
The woman at the cashier was very nice. I said I thought it seemed cool and asked if she had other Presidents. She said she had Obama, which I said was cool. (Side note: I happened to look at my 2018 Ben's Chili Bowl DC review & I'll say what I said then about Obama dining there, the Obama candy in this case wouldn't have impressed him; he'd still want Trump as of 7/7/25!). I asked if she had for Clinton or before, which she said yes and even mentioned how she is in government & went on Air Force during Clinton. She said if we came back tomorrow she would bring them in.
Other Interesting things I observed in the store on July 4:
They had a good variety of various Knick knacks, candy, sweets, chips, salsa, & honey. I didn't need the sweets although a couple were a bit tempting. Also, they had a Prayer request journal, where I wrote my name & mentioned something I'll share personally here on Yelp. I had cancer in August 2023, successful surgery, but cancer back & chemo started in June 2025. Very good prognosis for this type of cancer, thankfully, but still chemo sucks, and should be cancer-free in August. Also, thankfully, the Smith Mountain 4th of July trip was during the tail end of chemo round 1 (6/16-6/20) & right before round 2 (7/7-11).
Saturday, July 5, 2025:
Going back to the store was off our radar on the morning & early afternoon on July 5. That morning we slept until 9:45 set alarm, and her mom said she was going to wake us soon because the friends wanted us to meet in morning so we needed to leave at 10:30 or so to get there about 11. We rode the boat across down from Franklin County home all the way down by the dam & across to Bedford County. We hung with them from 11-1. Then, got back to house, then at lunch, then her parents said we are going to dock, & played a game outside. We walked back up to the house at 3:30, and I said I just remembered the Presidential M&M + 4th of July weekend event set for Saturday, the 5th. She said that's right, and they are closed Sunday. I said they are open until 5 PM because that's what the event time was. So, we got over there about 4 PM. They had a couple of samples for the event as well as popcorn outside, which I enjoyed, after we left.
I looked for the cashier, but I didn't see her. Then, I asked a different woman saying I was here yesterday, got W. Bush Presidential M&M's and had asked about others, and she said oh yes she said you had asked about them, and she left earlier. The cashier handed me the bag with Obama Hershey's Kiss (he decided to go different) and Clinton M&M's. She said it's On the House! On the House is my Favorite 3-word preposition! We might need to get candy or something next time we are down there and/or maybe go back to Westlake Coffee/Cafe.
