Hello! Congrats on your new deck :D

So for cleansing, you can use incense instead of sage to smoke-cleanse the deck. I think that’s perfectly reasonable, with better results being incense that has cleansing properties (however you define that.)

Another way to cleanse your deck is to leave it out in the sunlight or moonlight, like on a windowsill.

Put a cleansing crystal with the deck is another way to cleanse.

Or bubbles! Similar to smoke cleansing, just waft some air bubbles over the deck (probably shouldn’t submerge into water given most cards are made of paper, so be careful!)

Also worth mentioning is that cleansing gets rid of energy, but you should probably put some intent or some charging so the deck is “programmed” how you want it to be after cleansing. 

Those are the methods that come immediately to mind.

Does anyone else know of any other methods?

Hello! What a wonderful gift idea :) Here are some places you can get tarot decks:

- Metaphysical Stores: If you live in an area with a metaphysical store, there is a high possibility that they carry tarot decks there. 

- Book Stores: Places like Barnes n’ Noble and Half-Priced Books have tarot decks in stock usually (usually in their metaphysical section.) Local book stores are hit-or-miss if they’ll carry tarot decks.

- Etsy: There are a LOT of indie decks on Etsy. Take a look using the search function by typing in “Tarot Deck” to see what you get. (Be careful -- this also sometimes turns up results for tarot readings, which isn’t going to get you a deck!)

- Amazon: Like Etsy, type in “tarot decks” in Amazon’s search engine and you’ll find a lot of tarot decks.

- Ebay: Again, search for “Tarot Deck” and see what you find. Be aware if the deck is used and what kind of condition it’s in before you buy.

Check out @decklove if you want to see decks, particularly the tumblr’s “Deck Pictures” tag. Then you can google the deck and try to find the deck that way.

I hope this helps! And good luck!