D F Souvenirs is a gift shop at 99 Cashel Street in Christchurch's central city, holding a 4.5 Google rating.
A good souvenir shop rewards a careful browse. The most useful thing to check is where the stock is actually made: New Zealand-made goods such as pounamu, manuka honey or merino wool make far better gifts than the imported trinkets that fill many city shelves. Travellers should also ask about overseas postage, as plenty of gift shops will send purchases home, saving fragile things a trip through the suitcase. Prices for near-identical mugs, magnets and key rings can vary noticeably from shop to shop, so it pays to compare a door or two before buying. D F Souvenirs sits on Cashel Street in the heart of the central city's main shopping strip, a handy stop for anyone hunting gifts to take home from Christchurch.