This is the Christmas store that I am used to when I come to the Outer Banks. I always end up…read morecoming to one of these when I'm on vacation. I make it a point to buy at least one ornament to add to the tree. This is exactly how I think of a Christmas store, and upstairs loft kind of thing with ornaments everywhere. And the prices are amazing. Cheaper than other stores offering the same thing. Like any other place, this place is sectioned off and organized. Sports teams, cartoon characters, memorable highlights in history. Browsing can take a bit, but you will for sure find something you are looking for in here. The staff here are amazing. Looking for something, they know if they have it or not. Give them an idea of what you are looking for and they can tell you where to find it or whether or not they have it.

Lots of unique ornaments. Several holiday puzzles. No craft kits. Friendly staff. Two floors of…read moreitems.

We have been buying our trees from Big Red's for years now. Each year we are so happy with our…read moretree. The guys in the tree area are helpful and fun, and even take pictures of us with "the one." Big Red's is our favorite Christmas tree spot, and it's conveniently located in Norfolk.

Buying from Red for so many years I can't remember! Wonderful fresh trees, excellent family owned…read morebusiness!

We went on a Friday for strawberry picking, to see the animals and to shop the farmers market. Our…read morekids also enjoyed the play area also. There's bounce houses and a playground. The strawberry picking baskets were a flat rate (which we liked versus other places that charge by weight). It was pretty reasonable at $23 for a bucket and the strawberries were delish. There's also a patio restaurant called the Hive for food and drinks.

Went here Sunday for the fall pumpkin festival. Entry to the festival is free. You just have to pay…read more$10 for parking. Once inside there's other activities to pay for like the monster truck ride, petting farm, corn maze, and other kids activities. The hayride and pumpkin patch are both free. The hayride goes from the parking/monster truck area, to the market/restaurant area, to the pumpkin patch, and then back to the first spot of the parking/monster truck area. I found the fall festival to be really cute and great for photo ops. I really enjoyed each of the different sections of the farm. Decided to get on the monster truck before leaving (9/10); it was my first time riding in/on one and it was pretty fun. To ride was $10 per person. All of the staff members were friendly and made light conversation. I can def see myself returning especially since they also have a Christmas tree farm and a restaurant on site. My overall rate of experience : 9.5/10

Bottom Line: A huge variety of Christmas ornaments arranged by theme but very few local or unique…read moreornaments. My husband and I enjoyed browsing the two storied Christmas Mouse. There is a ton of inventory and the ornaments are arranged by theme, as shown in some of my pictures. The ornaments are largely the mass produced type that are made in China but I did see a small selection of ornaments which I think are (somewhat) locally made. This store is a great place to shop for ornaments for my "fun" Christmas tree that I string colored lights on and display in my basement rec room. But as far as my "classy" tree with white lights and silver and gold ornaments, I didn't see anything that suited that tree. In addition to ornaments, they have Christmas cards, nutcrackers and other seasonal decor. I left with an avocado ornament that is a great homage to my time in SoCal and perfect for my "fun" tree. The Christmas Mouse is a fun place to browse and to stay cool on a hot summer day.

It's a great place to just browse through. They have so many good choices that you are bound to…read morefind something that you didn't know you needed.

Do you want to enter the backrooms of Christmas stores? Come here then. From the outside, you think…read morethat you are in for just a small shop where you'll run in, grab an ornament, and be on your way for your beach vacay. Well buckle up, because you have no idea what you are in store for. I usually hit up the other Christmas shop in the area, but decided to give this one a try. We pulled in and should have opted for more time scheduled beforehand. Walking in I expected to have Christmas everywhere. I was not disappointed on this end. Christmas was everywhere, displayed in every single way possible. Sections set up by pop-culture icons. Those sections are well manicured and detailed. Then you start to roam, the sections start to mesh into one another. That is when you realize you have gone so far into the store that you don't remember where the front door is. But you don't really care as you start to discover that this place has so much more to offer than just Christmas. Some of it is evident as you notice that they have a snack shop, souvenirs, and wine tasting posted outside before you enter. But what you don't expect is that there are other holidays to explore here. Including the Halloween section that is, appropriately, downstairs. More maze like than you think could be possible here. Then you come into snack area. Everything in here is tempting. Especially the fudge. There area free samples to be had here, which is good, because I was interested but had no idea if I would like any of it. Very friendly staff here. Once you make your way back through the rooms and exit the front door you can explore more. Outside is a sitting section and there is restroom access.

OMG! THE BEST CHRISTMAS STORE EVER!!! This is amazing and outstanding and amazing gorgeous store…read moreand love it so much and so beautiful pretty and so many kinds of Christmas decorations and gifts ideas and plus and love it so much! I am in heaven everything is organized and so clean and plus remarkable and blown away and I am back here again and it is AWESOME! The staff are so friendly kind caring sweet and always on top of everything and they have Halloween area and seriously come here get lots of goodies for gifts and stuff and plus they have giant food and candy store to get amazing things and simples you can taste and most best part of it and fun and super fun and brings me back to Christmas and holiday memories and so much fun and great ideas! You all rock and make this place magical fun and gorgeous! Happy school year everyone! From Lauren

Everything, service, variety of plant. They have so many vegetable plants and also a lot of…read morebeautiful annuals and then also perennials. Even has mulch and topsoil.

I was excited to visit this afternoon with my 83 year old mother. She was a regular customer with…read moremy late father.We traveled from Jarvisburg. We arrived at 2:35 p.m. We were immediately accosted by a man telling us that they close at 3:00 p.m. I mentioned that one site stated they close at 4:00 p.m. At 10 till 3, a woman approached at stated we close in 10 minutes. We planned on purchasing a large amount of flowers. We rushed to the counter and the same woman was very rude to my mother. The staff started closing the gate while my elderly mom was STILL exiting with a cart! What happened to customer service, southern hospitality and kindness? We planned on spending a couple hundred dollars easily. With their large surplus of annuals... they should rethink their attitude and poor customer service. I will not be returning. I will travel to Andersons in Pungo. My mom was hurt by their actions, as she had fond memories going there with my father.

Picking a Christmas tree and cutting it down is our favorite after-Thanksgiving activity. They have…read morea plethora of white pines, a variety of Cypress and juniper. Their staff was super helpful and the directions for cutting trees was clear too.

This was our 2nd year going to the farm to pick our tree and cut it down. The people are always…read morefriendly! The trees are reasonably priced.

I've been to three stores, Corolla, Duck and Nags Head . The selection is fabulous with everything…read moreyou would want in a beach shop. The service is great also. It's a must stop and shop!!

Bottom Line: The flagship Cotton Gin offering cotton linens, clothing, home decor, scented soaps,…read moreand lots of other stuff. The Cotton Gin in Jarvisburg is their flagship store and its huge! It is so big that I think you enter the building in Jarvisburg but by the time you get to the north end of the building you're in Grandy. Ok, maybe that is an exaggeration but this is a delightfully huge store with stairs and ramps throughout and I love that the layout makes me feel like I am hunting for treasures. As a kid I found The Cotton Gin to be very boring but it has been decades since I followed my mother and grandmother around looking at linens and pottery. Now I enjoy taking my time perusing all of the goodies at The Cotton Gin like postcards, art prints, scented soaps, books, souvenirs, home décor, jewelry, Christmas ornaments and such. I like The Cotton Gin so much that I am not beyond visiting multiple locations on the same trip to OBX. Aside from the merchandise, I also like the displays. For starters they have so many traditional and non-traditional vintage display cases. They also have some great displays and their Christmas trees are super fun. I will say that during the prime season of June through August it would be tricky to access the store from Hwy 158 on weekends. The Cotton Gin advertises in the Sunny Day magazine so check that out if you are looking for coupons.