next question: It was a popular and common gift this year, so he headed to the what where it would be easy to find?
Options:
- christmas tree
- christmas stocking
- specialty store
- department store
- closet
reasoning:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
user
A department store is a large shop stocking many varieties of goods in different departments. A popular and common gift will come under a variety of goods. The answer is department store.