Easily one of the biggest, nicest souvenir shops in Cruz Bay. 2-stories of hats, shirts, everything swim related, sunglasses, flip-flops, etc. We didn't buy anything, so we cannot comment on the customer service complaints noted in other reviews. The inventory appeared to be good quality. A fun place to walk through, even if nothing catches your eye! Recommend you stop by... read more

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Bought a tankini and brought it home. Did not take tags off. Didn't even get it all the way onto my body when I realized it didn't fit. Drove back to the store to exchange it and they would not let me do it because of a "policy". This is absurd. I would understand if it were the bikini bottoms, but it wasn't. It was simply the top. Also absurdly overpriced. Definitely would not recommend this place. read more

3rd World Customer Service - do not recommend. I bought a hat for my daughter for $65 on Tuesday. It was falling apart by Wednesday. Took it back to the store on Friday for a replacement or refund and the manager said it was our fault the hat was damaged. My mistake was thinking I was still in the continental US. St John relies on tourism's but this place doesn't value their customers. They would rather make $65 bucks then return the hat to the manufacturer and treat their customers well. If you are visiting don't bother with this store. We found many other local stores who treat their customers well. read more

I come here at least once every time I come to St John, which is almost yearly. In fact I specifically go to this store early before I go to dinner in the area. It might just be me, but I love to remember my vacations by purchasing a St John T-Shirt, sort of like what I used to do when I went to a Concert. Lots of fun T-Shirts, but I live in a Deep North Snow area close to Toronto. For that reason I want long sleeve T-Shirts. Yes they a few, and I buy them, but I wish they would have more as they do for the short sleeve versions. If they did, I would have upgraded it to 5 Stars! Hope the manager is reading this (wink-wink). read more

In my quest for a Quiksilver shirt from every surf spot on the planet (and every city I visit) I was so stoked when I found Big Planet on St. John. After spending a few days on St Thomas I was very disappointed - not just in the shopping but in the island itself. While its hard to say it isn't beautiful, it isn't what I expected... enter St John. The island is much prettier - maintains some of that Raw island feeling and provides a great place to relax, hit the beach and enjoy what you would expect from an Island in the Caribbean. Big Planet is located in a great little shopping center on the islands, fairly close to where the car ferry lets you off (if you came over from St. Thomas). There is plenty to see in this little shopping center and it's about 100x nicer than any shops you'll find on the other islands. The staff was super helpful and friendly and even responded to my email inquiry before we got to St John. They had a great selection of mens and women's surf gear, swim gear, shirts, shorts, etc. They even carry some local souvenir shirts in each of these brands and their own local brand too. It's a great shop with great prices to match. read more

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We went shopping for rash guards because the sun ate us alive even with reef safe spf slathered all over. Really nice shop with a huge selection of super trendy yet practical beachwear from flip-flops to dive watches. I bought 4 T-shirts $25/each. The most necessary buy we made were the two rash guards one for about $55 the other for about $75 (ouch!). My husband ended up not liking the more expensive one so I took it. A very light mesh material that provides 50 spf. It's extremely comfortable and seems to do the job so far. The strange thing about this shop is that I wanted to review it so when I returned to mongoose junction to find the name...who knows where that receipt went? I couldn't see the name anywhere on the front of the shop. I found it in yelp and the pictures told me it's the right place. I'm not sure if the hurricanes destroyed their sign or if it's always been that way. read more

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While we didn't ultimately purchase anything here aside from sunblock and a sleeveless tee, Big Planet was one of the best finds for seaside gear in the bay. We were directed to it from another local merchant, which says a lot about their cooperative character from a business perspective, and it certainly delivered. Two floors of everything, from swimsuits to active gear, a great selection of sandals and flip-floppers (seriously, you can drop $100+ on modern beach sandals at most venues, here you can find 'em at about half the price which is still crazy pricy, but then, you're the idiot that forgot to buy your gear on the mainland), and everything else you need for an equipped vacation in paradise. My only advice for the picky swimwear shopper is to settle for a little less than the best. If you find something absolutely perfect here, score, you win, because you're getting it at a quarter of the cost of the shops on the beach. If it isn't perfect, but it works, what's your problem? You're likely here for a few days, maybe a week, right? Spend that extra Benjamin on some kick-butt drinks on the sea shore. read more

This shop had the nicest tshirts that I saw on the whole island. I was looking for a St. John tshirt and all the shirts the other little shops had were low quality cheap looking shirts and still cost $20+. The tshirts at Big Planet were good quality. Soft cotton and well made, not all scratchy and stiff. The designs are much cuter than the typical run-of-the mill souvenir shirt you buy. The one I purchased cost $26 I think. Well worth it for a reminder of my awesome trip to st.john. I wish I had bought more and just may do that on their website. read more

Really really bad attitude. The owner shut the door on my face and closed the door just right before my friends and I went in. read more

Best store we found... So many great products, brands, and styles. Staff was nice too. Loved this place!