He was still doubtful about the fruitcake, but he could hardly say no when Eddie was asking him to give it a chance like that, with that soft and kind of charming smile, and the teasing way he asked it for the fruitcake, as if he might be doing it a favor. "I'll try and keep an open mind." He allowed, but he would need a little convincing. Eddie at least seemed to believe what he was saying so that was a step in the right direction as far as he was concerned.
The shop was quiet when they stepped in, it hadn't been too far from the coffee shop thankfully, so he didn't feel too bad about making Eddie walk it, and it gave him the chance to work with him just a little bit as they walked. Eddie was still a complete goy, but he wasn't completely hopeless. And at least it seemed like Eddie was doing his best to try and actually get this down.
"This is the best place in town to get anything and everything you might need for celebrating the holy days." He said without actually mentioning his mother's involvement in the shop, as they stepped in it had been quiet so he didn't let himself worry too much just yet. Instead he lead Eddie to the display of menorahs. "So I'm not sure you'll actually need to get a menorah for yourself," There were lots of things like that, things that were important to the holiday but he didn't think Eddie actually needed most of it, he wasn't converting after all. "But what I think you'll enjoy is this."
He nodded toward the back of the shop where they kept the dreidels and the gelt. "When I was a kid we used to spin the dreidels just for fun, to see how long you could make it spin, how fast, things like that. But it's actually used in gambling," He explained showing off each side of the dreidel he'd selected.
Okay maybe this was all a little much, but Stan really did like Hanukkah, and he liked having the chance to talk about it and show off a little bit to someone like Eddie who just seemed so earnest and eager to learn, and he was pretty easy on the eyes too.