I am not a fan of Shop Hops when its a bus organized hop... it too preplanned and controlled as when where , and how much time is allotted at each shop. I figure with the ones that are not on busses.... that if I really want to get to a shop I will get there on my schedule , that is not a part of a hop. The few trinkets given at each shop are not incentive enough for me to conform to a pre set calendar event.