“I think she’s going to love it,” said Rennie Florentine of Bradford as Orris Jewelers co-owner Carol Orris handed him a boxed piece of jewelry.

He and his sister pre-ordered the gift from the jewelry store, and he picked it up at the business on Friday. He couldn’t have been more happier with the selection.

“Shopping local is really important. It’s wonderful to help and know that the money I make stays in our community,” Florentine said.

But aside from him –– and a few others shopping at businesses downtown on late Friday afternoon –– the city seemed to be a typical day, not what one would expect nearly a week before Christmas. Several stores have seen fewer to average sales this holiday season.

“It’s just a little quieter than what we’d like to see during the holidays,” Carol Orris said.

Elsewhere downtown, Timeless Treasures owner Sheryl Silvis said sales are down compared to last year, something she and other local store officials are attributing to the election.

A new administration –– in this case President-elect Donald Trump’s –– brings uncertainty, especially when it comes to spending money, they indicated. People are leary about spending money, which Silvis said is usual during an election year.

“I really appreciate everyone who shops local,” Silvis said.

She said she is hoping that sales can pick up in 2017 at her gift shop.

Back at Orris Jewelers, co-owner Grant Orris said the store is busy with jewelry repairs, more so than last year around this time. He likens that to people already having enough jewelry and now they just need their worn pieces repaired.

Meanwhile, shopping for jewelry in the display cases has been average, Carol Orris said.

At Prestige: Awards & Jewelry, owner Leo Carpenter said he has seen fewer people in the store than usual, attributing that to the economy. But he said he is not sure if people aren’t just shopping overall or just not spending money locally.

Putting that into perspective, Carpenter said he brought in about $3,000 for November and December sales compared to $5,000 last year during those two months and about $17,000 for those months three years ago.

Across the street, The Little Fabric Garden owner Judy Brown said she has seen a drop in the amount of gift certificates being sold. But perhaps next week there will be a rush, she said.

“I don’t know if the husbands have felt the crunch yet,” Brown said, joking.

But there also some stores that can be considered anomalies in downtown Bradford –– at least when it comes to holiday shopping.

Tin Ceiling Gift Shoppe owner Nancy Graham said she has seen a good amount of people ––  “just as good as last year –– and some new faces.

“For me, it’s the variety of the gifts (offered),” she said.

For some reason, wind chimes have been flying off the shelves at the store, Graham said. And people also love the battery-operated candles, she said.

“We’re a week before Christmas. Things are picking up,” said Main Street Mercantile store manager Tara Munch. “It’s just the gift-giving time. People are out looking for that unique gift.”

She said sales for this holiday season have gone well. Compared to 2015 around the same time, the store is even with sale numbers, she said.

“For the last week, come down and shop local. Downtown is alive again,” Munch said.

She said she wants the residents of Bradford to experience downtown and see what’s being offered.