The employees were nice and the shop was very large with some very cool items, even if they're cheaper. They're what you would expect from a tourist shop. However, I left a decent amount of money on the counter at closing time and when I called in to ask about it, they claimed that I didn't leave anything. I can somewhat understand that the employees were to take it since I left it, but still fighting against me that they didn't take it when I called and asked isn't within good character. They attempted to convince me that I didn't leave it. Like just say you took my money and you're not giving it back. This was my personal bad experience since I made a mistake, but for your reference just make sure not to leave anything because you might not get it back! read more

As one of my long time Yelp friends, Bruce K from Charlotte said in his review, I'm paraphrase: "WINGS Beachwear is a good place to buy cheap souvenirs and beachwear." We agree! All four of our family members have shopped here, both individually and together. Nice! Btw, all of WINGS Beachwear iron-ons T-Shirts, are Fruit of the Loom and 100% Cotton Most are priced in the $13 to $20 range, so how can you go wrong? We recently bought four T-Shirts, a few beach towels for $70 and thought it was a steal. The owner sits right their working the iron-on machine and is very friendly. Enjoy! read more

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Some amazing bargains and am happy with my "Vitaminsea" clothes. I appreciated that Patricia was so patient and was able to help with finding just what I was looking for today -- including all their wonderful sales! read more

Breeza - Looks like a movie theater, right? Good reviews inside! - Swimwear Near Me - San Diego, California

Tons of cheap souvenirs (tshirts, hats, mugs, postcards, etc.) as well as anything you might need for spending a day at the beach (swimsuit, sunglasses, towels, sun block). You'll want to wander the entire store as prices go from spendy to clearance depending on where you're standing. I was surprised to learn that WINGS is a chain of such stores - I've been to their outlets in Saint Augustine and in Fort Lauderdale. read more

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WIngs is really the best beach store I have yet to come across. Prices are cheap which is very unusual for a store like this. Postcards 4 for $1, shirts 3 for $10, any kind of seashell you could want, big or small, a few bucks each. We had a blast here, got a ton of stuff at a great price that is hard to find elsewhere and now have wonderful memories of San Diego right at home. read more

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WINGS Beachwear sells San Diego themed souvenirs in addition to a large selection of beach wear! WINGS is in the perfect location, only block from the beach in Ocean Beach. I have purchased sweaters, cover-ups, hats, and bathing suits when in need. The prices are inexpensive and there is always a clearance sale going on! In fact, I decided to swim last minute over the weekend and was able to purchase a stylish two piece for only $12. I always come to this store to get 'San Diego' shirts and merchandise for my family back East and I always bring my friends and family here when they visit. You can't beat the prices and extensive variety and WINGS. read more

Great selection of everything tshirts hats and other souvenirs. Unfortunately all I wanted was a ocean beach sticker to buy. Ended up with generic San Diego ones. Then went two doors down for the "official OB" stickers instead. read more

Interviewing with wings beach wear tomorrow, and so far after speaking with two of the assistant managers one named Angel and I didn't catch the other lady's name but when I called to set up an interview, she was very friendly, helpful, and expressed good vibes and that's the type of company that I want to work for. Hopefully I get to be a part of the team in Mission Beach! read more

My girlfriend and I were attending the OB Farmers Market (05-08-2013) when we came across this store. It looked like a normal souvenir shop and both my girlfriend and I had every intention on purchasing some corny items for friends/family back in L.A. The experience we had just had an Ocean Gifts & Shells was still fresh in our minds. As we were walking around this store we came across some disgusting items for sale. What does a Souvenir / Swimsuit shop need? Oh yeah Dead Baby Sharks floating in jars and the heads of Alligators and/or Crocodiles. I will refer the Owner who I hope reads this review to this link https://www.sharksavers.org/en/education/sharks-are-in-trouble/other-threats-facing-sharks/ and see if you as a business owner in OB wish to continue supporting this practice. I told the cashier I was disgusted with that they would sell these items in their store. I had every intention of spending money here until I saw these items. After I saw these items both my girlfriend and I left without buying anything. So basically the items in which this business is selling actually prevented it from taking in revenue. I hope this business goes under. I hope that people from the surrounding area and visiting OB avoid this place like the Black plague. read more

Breeza - Too many to count. Is there a demand for DEAD Baby Sharks in a jar to put on your desk? I hope this place goes out of business!! - Swimwear Near Me - San Diego, California

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Great place for the ignorant tourist to go and spend money. People buying preserved sharks, blow-fish and alligator heads and saying they have wonderful memories of San Diego at home. You've got to be kidding me. You're either being paid for your corny reviews or you have no idea about the marine and wildlife of the area. In either case you have no respect for nature and are as ignorant as they come. And, shame on you WINGS for displaying and selling these products year after year. read more

Breeza - Shame on you to sell these in your stores. - Swimwear Near Me - San Diego, California

I knew that I would be reading some crap about this place being touristy and yes-that it is. But it does fulfill a need here in Ocean Beach-where tourists show up and need a beach towel or sunscreen for the kids. Not everything you need can be found at Max's .99 Cents and Up store down the street. I was killing time this morning and wandered around this place-it was entertaining to say the least. Every last little item you might need to hit the sand can be found here as well as shells, wind chimes, tiki's, and cool Lifeguard hoodies that I wanna get for my boy. I found some tanning oil that is hard to find this time of year and it was pretty cheap too. I go to Hawaii a lot and am proud to shop at the ABC stores over there-which are just like this Wings chain, except they sell food and drink items. In fact-Hawaii is so expensive that I practically lived out of those ABC stores and got just about everything I needed there-including dinner! They are a higher class .99 Cents store on the islands. As a kid, I went to the Strand Theater just about every weekend and I do miss it. But I don't hold new businesses that move into it's old premises in anger. I can get just as nostalgic for the old days as any one else but I am practical enough to know that time marches on and sometimes things will adjust to current circumstances and situations. I prefer other types of stores than this Wings stuff, but for some God-forsaken tourist or yahoo-this is just the place they need! So I don't go hatin on it but at the same time-if Ocean Beach were to turn into wall-to-wall Wings-type things, then I would have to start protesting and maybe burning my bra again. But for now, I can live with this store here. And maybe even find it somewhat......"charming." read more

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It's a store that sells things that you forgot to bring to the beach, things that you lost at the beach and now need to replace, or things that you didn't know you needed at the beach until your family pointed it out to you that you needed them. That's WING'S. It's a big store with lots of hats, sandals, t-shirts... Inventory for all ages. Very touristy. Decent customer service. All at prices that aren't too unreasonable given the store's close proximity to Ocean Beach. Didn't see the offensive souvenirs this visit that some other reviewers have mentioned. Perhaps I'm unobservant, but I'd like to think they're making some better decisions. Four or even five stars if I was more confident in that. A second location is tucked out of view on the south end of Belmont Park on Mission Beach. read more

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Design started to flake off t-shirt after one washing. And yes I followed the wash cold/tumble dry low instructions. My son is going to be SO disappointed he won't have a cool new shirt to wear to school tomorrow. I'll be calling for a refund. read more

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This place has a ton of souvenirs and a little bit of everything. I enjoyed shopping here.

Free sand dollar when checking in, thought that was cool. Got a. Cool hat for 5 bucks. OCEAN BEACH!

Terrible processes, management, & customer service. Purchased an item and attempted to return it fewer than 10 minutes later (I found a more appropriate item next door) and was fed a "no returns" policy which wasn't stated at the time of purchase. Legitimately less than 10 minutes. I barely stepped foot out of the store. The manager wouldn't make an exception or void out the transaction and pointed me to a sign that said no returns (which I hadn't previously seen). My choice was to toss the item, or swap it out for a more expensive item. I feel scammed. read more

This place is the best!! Every time I travel back home! I always stop by and pick up goodies for EVERYONE! They have something for everyone and the prices are the best! read more

Wings Beachwear is one of those horrifically predictable tourist kitschy shops that you see in Everybeachtown, USA. It has towels, it has shirts that say "Someone in Ocean Beach Loves Me", it has magnets, it has postcards, it has bottles with messages inside. I donned my undercover tourist costume and went in one day, hoping none of my neighbors would catch me. And you know what? It has some cool stuff! *Groaaaan from the locals* I actually purchased a few things from this store: two random cute purses that were made in Bali, and a straw hat for my sister. My friend Megan bought two of those blow up circular tubes to go play with in the ocean, and we always have a hysterically tourist-emulating good time when we drag them to the beach and bob in the water like shark bait. My name is Stephanie, I am an Ocean Beach local, and I shop at Wings. (Whew, that was harder than I thought!) read more

Tourist trap for sure. I am taking a family member that's visiting from out of town today because i know this is the spot for memories of SD. The staff is usually cool and the price are decent for SD I guess. I don't get the purpose of buying a hermit crab but if your into that kind of thing then this is the place you want to be. Hopefully no one trys to pass my aunt a doobie outside of the store read more

I absolutely LOVE Wings and make sure to stop in every time I'm in OB. Prices are very affordable, and the clothes and souvenirs are unique. There's something for everyone, from a swimsuit, selfie stick, towel, tank tops, t-shirts and more. They can even screen print a specific design if they don't have it in stock. Friendly service and clean store. Be sure to check it out!! read more

I'm not sure if management or the owners even look at this but I sure hope they do. Brought my family here after it has been closed down for a few weeks now. Was really excited for them to get some San Diego gear.. But didn't realize they closed at 7. We had a solid 20 minutes so I thought that would be enough time. Well we were basically rushed out of there. Instead of greeting us we were told 'we close in 15 minutes'... Ok.... And the same lady told us every minute what time they were closing and she even locked the door 10 minutes EARLY!! I was so upset because they felt rushed and they were going to buy more stuff but couldn't!! Literally they were going to spend more money..... But couldn't. I have worked in retail my whole life and would never treat customers like that. And especially LOCK THE DOOR before closing so we had to wait for her to finish ringing a customer up to let us out! I could understand if it was past 7 but it wasn't. Basically not going to tell my visitors to shop there anymore... read more

Dear Wings, I used to go to your stores to buy stuff for family before I would travel to see them, I would also bring them to your stores when they come to visit us - I will never be a customer again, nor will I recommend your stores simply because you appear to be more focused on making money than on making smarter business decisions and making an effort to be a good corporate citizen. Selling baby sharks is absolutely appalling. When you do the right thing you actually gain more customers and more business. That's not just an opinion, I have 25yrs in the marketing industry to know for a fact that it's true. Do the right thing... stop selling items like that, make a public apology, and vow never to do that sort of stuff again. Your business will be better for it. read more

Bought a shirt and it started peeling the same day!!! make sure to check the shirt doesn't have iron on letters...

Super love this store, specifically the Mission Beach Branch in San Diego. You can find great and unique gift stuff and awesome good deals. Plus the customer service is excellent. That's why it deserve a 5 star. read more

Breeza - Jessie one of the staff at MB BRANCH..awesome customer service - Swimwear Near Me - San Diego, California

This is really a great tourist shop. For those that complain, you've obviously never traveled to other beach towns and seen their dirty, disgusting, run down shops that sell crappier versions of the same merchandise. Wings is always clean, well stocked, and almost anyone can go in there and find that "I can't believe I've lived without this" item. My daughters and I only shop here for the hermit crabs and supplies. Wings has a better variety than almost all of the pet stores in the area. My only complaint is the staff. There is usually only two people working and they usually aren't the most friendly individuals. Improve on the customer service and Wings would be a gem among beach tourist towns. read more

I've seen lots of negative reviews, but I do have to say I had no issues at all! I walked in with a giant group whom all scattered. I was promptly helped when I needed help into a fitting room. Their overall selection was great. At the register, the guy was super comical as we were checking out as well. Nothing bad to report from this experience. read more

Poor phone service. Rude answer, and sarcasm was unappreciated. Dont bother calling unless you wanna hear snippy people

One of those touristy beach shops that you can take your out of town guests to buy t-shirts or other kitschy stuff. Check in and you get a free sand dollar. read more

A movie theater turned tourist trap. A warehouse of commercialisms. Beanie Ballz, candy dispensers, and buy 1 get 1 free offers greet you at the door. Some more observations follow. Mermaid princess toys, dolphin in a bag that says I heart whales, bright pastel colored shirts (see my photo). "Don't be crabby, you're at the beach" sign, candle in a coconut shell, and towels up to the ceiling. Alligator heads, coconuts fashioned into pirate heads, and live hermit crabs. Pop music is piped in throughout the store. A bag of shells for $2.99, sparkly hats for $3.99, and two shirts for eight bucks. I feel like I'm in a small airplane hangar. Flip flops for $3.98 and up, children's swimwear for 5.98 and up, and a rack of shirts for $1.98 and up. Signs announcing deals and savings decorate the walls and aisles. Genuine fossilized shark teethe, coconut bikinis, and cheap plastic water guns on clearance. There's sun screen if you need it. read more

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Total tourist trap, buuuut they do have some hilarious beach gear/ souvenirs, and some frisky hermit crabs + crabitat material. Wings made crab racing at my house possible. Good in my book! read more

Huge selection of clothing items, hats, beach attire, and accessories. Prices aren't too bad. The entire back wall is nothing but bathing suits and beach towels. Great assortment of boogie boards and sunglasses. Thankfully they also have one of the few public restrooms on the entire street. Love this store! read more