Was in need of a bathing suit, so I pulled up to see what they had. I immediately saw 2 racks of $5 clothing items. There were various things laid out over the perimeter of their sidewalk area- it was full, but organized & still able to walk around. Everything else was marked full price. I sorted through the $5 racks and pulled 4 shirts. Inside was full, but everything was organized by type. Maybe a little pricey- but this is tourism. I'm not surprised at pricing. I asked about the bathing suit and he asked what size I was looking for (adding "if you don't mind saying".) I told him, and he & a lady in the store showed me a few bikinis they had; but it wasn't what I was looking for. As I checked out, the owner was nice and asked if I was having a nice day, and said he hoped I was. I said "I hope you're having a nice day too!"; and he said "Every day is a nice day!" very smiley, nothing to be concerned about. The lady that was there was obviously working hard, it looked like they were pulling items in from the sidewalk. I believe the "50% off everything" signs next door was a different business. Later in the evening, I stopped by again because my husband needed a hat. It was around 9pm and Google said that it was open till 10pm; unfortunately they were closed. You could see everything from the sidewalks packed into the tight aisles, and it was kind of a mess; but in my mind, they have a small store-front space, and that's non of my business as long as products are clean when they're put out. read more

I don't want to give a one star! What a bad excuse for a business owner...seen signs that read everything must go 50% off...I went in shopping and EVERYTHING I took to the register he told me was not 50% off....he was so rude when I question the signs in the window. He told me goodbye have a nice day don't want you here.....don't go in he is a very mean person and does not honor what he advertises!!! Don't waste your time Going in there I have pictures to prove what the signs said wish I could give a zero rating. read more

Brigantine Beach Gift Shop - Souvenir Shops Near Me - Brigantine, New Jersey

We were actually walking down the street to enter this gift shop with my extended family and two small children when a bald man yelled out to us from his pick up truck window in a nasty tone that no strollers were allowed in the store. He was extremely rude and belligerent and proceeded to say he was the owner of the shop. Seemed like a junky place and he was clearly a horrible human. That's a really good way to keep people out of your shop. Just wanted a few gifts for my two small kids, which we got at a much nicer gift shop down the road. I would avoid this store and this guy! Hopefully he seeks counseling. read more

Most of my childhood was spent in Brigantine and I finally returned as an adult and found this gift shop in hopes to get a few t-shirts. The store's sidewalk was a complete cluttered mess and the inside was somehow worse. My sister and I were browsing the souvenir t-shirts when I hear who I now know is the owner making a comment towards us. Despite the fact that the display was a complete utter mess, it was the end of the world apparently that we were unfolding the shirts to see their sizes. I was even putting shirts back where they belonged instead of where I found them. After his rude and snarky comments, we just left without purchasing anything. Completely ruined a good day with his horrible attitude. read more

This place is unbelievable. The bald guy that works there is chaotically abrasive and basically chased us out of the store. The store is in such a condition that it appears multiple stores worth of merchandise was dumped in the middle of the floor. There are no aisles to speak of, and parts of the store are blocked off by merchandise piled on the floor. My guess is this must be the only gift and souvenir shop in Brigantine Beach, and he doesn't really care. I'm sure there must be some kind of story here, but as a tourist, I don't have time to learn it and I don't really care. I'm sure the local merchants and business folk in Brigantine Beach know this wonderful person and shake their heads like we did. read more

I will never return to this place!! The owner was so rude and basically chased us out. We had guests visiting who wanted to buy souvenirs. The front door was open wide and items were on the sidewalk as well. Owner is a bald headed man who lacks social skills. We ended up going to large store towards the north end. The items are of much better quality and very friendly people. read more

Do NOT shop here. The owner is absolutely stealing and over charging. Tried to purchase a $70 beach chair and was cursed at and kicked out the store after asking for an end of season discount. Oh I am 9 months pregnant too. Also would like to mention CVS is across the street with the RIO big Kahuna beach chair for 1/2 the price of what this unprofessional rude egotisical bully of an owner charges. I normally like to support the local business but would rather be greeted by friendly smiles and flourecent lights. Bought the CVS chair for half the price. read more

Brigantine Beach Gift Shop - Souvenir Shops Near Me - Brigantine, New Jersey

We got in to Brigantine for the first time and wanted to check out the local businesses when we stumbled into this store, literally. There were so many cheap looking products out on the sidewalk that you could barely walk. Inside was no different, wall to wall cheaply printed t shirts and sweatshirts as well as other random "beachy" things. We could barely walk it was so cluttered. Then we heard the employee, a bald middle aged man, speaking to some other customers with a rude and condescending tone, making off color jokes and comments, so we decided to just leave. Turns out he was actually the owner, Marc, who was also our Airbnb host for the upcoming week. We had already had an awful experience with him through Airbnb leading up to the week and now this... bottom line is I would never shop here, or rent from him again. It's a shame because we really loved Brigantine too! read more

I have had several weird interactions with the owner of the store (snarky and rude comments) but after tonight I will NEVER go back. I pulled up to the store, and the owner was standing outside. He saw my mixed race children get out of our car and told them that the store was closed. Before we pulled away, we noticed another man walk into his store, and that the doors to the store were wide open. My mother (a white woman) went back ten minutes later to see if the hours were posted on the door. The doors were still wide open, and when the man approached her, she asked if the store was still open, and he said it was. Disgusted. read more

The owner and a clerk were doing inventory ( so they said) with the door open. We were rudely kind of sort of acknowledged by the owner. He and the clerk were more interested in chasing us out of the store then selling merchandise. It does not add up. All the negative reviews are on the mark. Is the store a front for something else? What store owner does not want to sell his wares? For your own safety steer clear of this place. You can get the same stuff online and your keyboard has more manners and personality then this guy and his counter part. read more

This store always looks like a bomb went off in it. Junk on the floor and piled up to the ceiling. Owner is super snarky and acts like he is doing you a favor by letting you shop there. Chair prices are very high. Go a little further down the road and save $$$ and a much better shopping experience. read more

If I could write a review with 0 stars I would (and really, I never write reviews, but had to share this!!) Don't buy anything from here!! Purchased two boogie boards at 20 bucks each and they broke in half on first use. Waves weren't rough and we didn't crash them into the ground like the bald guy accused us of. Was told the boards were just styrofoam and I could buy another for half off. Whg would I buy another piece of trash? Believeiews and go somewhere else, anywhere else but here. read more

We visited this store in the beginning of the week of the vacation. The first time walking in, the door was wide open so we all walked in. We were browsing in the disarray of junk until we encountered by the owner of the store telling us he wasn't ready for us to be in, he would be ready in two days. So we left. We just went there today and the store was in the exact same condition it was in the other day. As we are looking, the store owner is badgering us asking if we found anything. It would take a good 2 hours to maybe get halfway through the store. The owner was awful. The most terrible customer service. If I could give this a zero star, I would. read more

Wish I could give less than one star. Completely disorganized, merchandise all over the floors, no order whatsoever. The guy working here, I'm assuming he was the owner judging by other reviews, was SO RUDE. He acted like we were annoying him by being in his store and was being so weird when we tried to make light conversation with him. My boyfriends dad asked him if he thought the restaurant across the street was nice and he responded with "don't know I don't go there". My boyfriends dad was pretty much done with this guy and said "ok thanks bud" and left immediately. The store owner must not have known we were still in the store after he left because after he walked out the door he said "go fuck yourself". Unbelievably rude. DONT SHOP HERE UNLESS YOU WANNA GET CUSSED OUT. read more

The owner was extremely rude and disrespectful. He kept telling us to stop touching the boogie boards when we were shoppers and looking on purchasing one. Then when we told him we weren't from around there and that's why we are so interested in everything. He said very rudely I don't care we're you are from get out of my shop. And this was the owner of that store. Will not be returning. And I advise you not either unless you want to be treated by the owner badly. read more

In complete agreement with the others that say less than one star would be the preferred rating. The owner, Mark, is a rude, snarky, sarcastic, nasty guy. To the Yelper that said they went during inventory....no, it was not inventory time; the store is like that all the time. A major tripping hazard, and I'm frankly surprised nobody sued him yet or was injured. The place is always a heaping mess of stuff. The City should close him down until the aisles are safer for patrons. And why, you might ask, have I been in there enough to know this? Why on earth would I keep going back in? There are not a lot of stores in Brigantine, and it was always fun to stop in during a bike ride or to find something specific on sale. The operative word here is "WAS". I will continue north on the island to the better stores with nicer, decent people. At the end of this summer (2016), I finally vowed never to go back again. I heard his nasally voice tell a young child "hey little girl, don't go there, can't you see that you can't get through there. Don't touch anything there". This was said to a young child who would not have had a clue which way to turn in that maze of clutter. He then said something really nasty about a customer that had just left and insulted a pre-teen girl who was overweight by telling her to shop in the boy's department to get something to fit her. However, there will always be tourists that are attracted by all the fun-looking product out on the sidewalk or that need to bring home a souvenir. Really, I am surprised that people have taken so much abuse from him. The general information on the island is that his father owned the entire block, including the apartments above the stores, and everything was handed to this rude person, and he must have enough money that he can be as nasty as he wants because he has plenty of money. I know of at least15 people that will never go in his store again, or the second one he opened right up the road this summer, but our lost business will not hurt him. You can buy the same stuff on Amazon or at a nicer shop with nicer people on the island....there are a couple if you keep heading North. Don't let this jerk insult you, your family, or your friends. read more

Stopped in to take a look bc they had cute pieces out on the sidewalk. When we walked in, they were clearly doing inventory bc of stuff everywhere so we politely asked if they were open to clarify. We would've been happy to come back at a better time. However, they confirmed that they were open but then kept telling us where we could and could not go, step and walk. Not so much as a "pardon our appearance" but we, as customers, were more of an nuisance and inconvenience to these local shop owners who were clearly annoyed that we were browsing. Maybe they should close or do their inventory during non-operating hours like normal business owners so potentially paying customers don't interrupt or inconvenience them. SMH. read more

What a horrible person the owner is. We were shopping in there and you could immediately tell he was a grumpy person by the way he was taking to his staff. I guess he is going out of business (maybe all the negative reviews he has here), anyway I grabbed a umbrella and started to open it as there where no pictures of it. He asked I moved it from where I was opening it at and I asked if I could open it he said no. I explained they're was no picture and it was bagged up. He didn't care. We probably would have spent a hundred bucks in there. Instead we walked out and paid full price down the street. read more

This store doesn't even deserve 1 star. Rude owner. Walked into his ridiculously overstuffed junk store with three 13 year olds. As one was purchasing water shoes the others were looking at $3 back scratchers. He was talking to them as if they were going steal them. Excuse me, you jerk, you see them with me and we're making a purchase. His items are so way over priced anyway. I also needed boogie boards. Went to acme instead. They were $8 cheaper! I will never give that awful man another cent of my money. read more

Does not even deserve 1 star. We were looking at baha pull overs that were hanging high, we asked the guy working there, I think he was the owner, for help. Begrudgingly he brought over a ladder to get our sizes down, I say you need one of those poles with a hook, trying to have some witty banter with this already seemingly unhappy person, he replays, thanks, thanks for telling me what I need, kinda taken aback I say well it would make life easier, he repeats his prior thanks remark and adds would you like to buy the store, I say no I already have one and walked out of the store. He did ask me what kind if store I had andI should have should have replied "one with good customer service" do not shop here, I'm surprised he's not out of business read more

I walked in to look for a t shirt with my daughters but before I even got in the employee told me they weren't open yet which is fine because it was still early. As I started to back out the employee said, "and we don't have room for your stroller in here." Very low level of customer service. I thought that was a very rude comment to make when first of all I was leaving anyway. Second of all, if you can't accommodate a stroller, how will you accommodate a wheel chair? Not a great way to run a business. read more

The bald guy who works here is extremely rude. I wonder how they have any business because I've heard from my family members that every time they go here this guy is mean to them. This morning I walked in, no one was at the front desk so I looked around and decided to come back later. About 20 minutes passed and when I walked in the second time the guy says "hello" I said "hi how are you". He looked at my baby in the stroller and said "sorry the stroller won't fit in here" I said "what do you mean" he goes "there's not enough room". I'm like "um can I leave it up front?" He says "no there's just no room" mind you 20 minutes ago I walked around this entire store WITH my stroller when no one was at the front desk. And the second time I was still the only one there. So finally I say "do you want me to leave" he said "yes". WTF? read more

If I could give 0 stars I would. Store is junky and over crowded. Very claustrophobic feeling. Owner/employee extremely rude and unfriendly. Horrible customer service. Walked out without buying anything. Won't be back. read more

Typical gift shop by the shore. Staff very friendly, owner was funny. Lots of stuff, prices decent, parking was good, gifts, shirts, hats, and more... read more

During my first visit the older gentleman was very nice and helpful. I returned the next day with my family and a different associate (middle-age, possibly owner's son) was extremely rude to myself and my family. We arrived 20 minutes before the posted closing time and he told us that if we're just here to look around that we needed to leave. read more