Terrible service. They tell you one price then tell you it is wrong and try to charge you more…read more Young girl with dark hair was working. First she was too busy flirting with a young man in the back to come out and help me. When I finally asked for help and she turned around and realized I was there. I asked for the mask that I had priced a few hours earlier with a very nice lady who was working behind the counter. She increased the price of all of the masks by 20 euros or more per piece. In fact she priced them without pulling them out and also told me a different price. Seems like she is looking to make a bit of extra money. Then when i questioned the pricing she told me she owned the shop to which i turned and walked out. Before i even walked the ten steps to the door she was already back in the back of the store flitering woth that young man with her back to the store. If it is her store then i reccommend not shopping there. If it isnt her store i highly reccommend that the owners think about getting rid of her. She is skimming from sales and allowing anyone who walks by to walk in and steal whatever they want.

Great souvenir place near San Marco plaza. There are tons to pick from. I highly recommend this…read moreplace because of their friendly service! The guy (owner I believe) was a gem! I don't bargain when I shop in an actual store, the owner offered a few euros off the things I was already buying. I didn't even ask! Then he continues on with offering more discounts as I looked thru the store. He was generous with giving discounts!! The more you talk to him, the more discounts he gives !! He's the guy in the black jacket in my pic.

Found this gem on a trip to Venice. My mom passed on a cashmere scarf, but luckily a friend…read moretraveled to Italy and found the same shop and was able to find the beautiful scarf for my mom. Very nice items in this store.

As much as Venice is one of the world's most visited cities it's hard to find a high-quality…read moresouvenir made locally, despite souvenir stores making up a huge portion of the stores in Venice. These stores or stalls look practically identical; the shop/stall owner may or may not be Italian and they'll be selling the same types of t-shirts, magnets, keychains, Carnevale masks and jewelry made of Murano glass. These souvenirs can be of dubious quality and most likely not be made in Italy. When I souvenir shop for people I avoid those stores like the plague. I try as much as possible to shop locally wherever I go and in most places when I do find a good shop I find it by accident. Feelin' Venice is an example of a local shop. A group of Venetians artists and architects got together and created a shop to share their passion of Venice through their art (https://prontopia.com/venice/feelin-venice-local-venice-shopping-with-a-sustainable-city-vision/). You'll notice immediately as you step in the shop the difference in the layout and content from other souvenir stores. The shop feels more clean, the layouts is more simple and the designs in their merchandise is more contemporary. More importantly you see the people running the shop passionate about both their business and their home city. The shop has the staple T-shirts, bags, mugs and stationery but the designs are obviously more thought out and represent the city well. However this particular business has won me over because this was the store that I bought my most favorite souvenir of my 2 week trip: a rope bracelet with an attached iron prow that adorns all Venetian gondolas. I immediately fell in love with the bracelet at first sight and purchased it immediately. My only regret was that they sold it in only one size. I ended up losing it 2 weeks later and had to order a replacement online in a smaller size. The shop is located somewhere along San Marco. Use Google Maps if you don't want to get lost finding the store.

Small shop. Only adult sizes. Mostly just t-shirts and posters, but some designs are nice.read more

When on the little island of Burano you buy hand stitched items, we got a giant tablecloth ($$$)…read moreand my daughter got a vest. This shop is nice with plenty of options.

This was such a beutiful little authentic shop. We purchased a large king size bed spread and…read morepillow covers and they agreed, for a fee, to ship the items to us. We purchased, the experience in store was wonderful, almost a month ago and we have not yet received any communication about our items being shipped. The paperwork given to us has an unusable email address and I am not able to find a store website or way to communicate other than calling which, I will have a friend who speaks Italian help me with soon. Hoping to hear from them about the order being shipped. It was quite pricey but we felt the quality was well worth it. If I was able to get in touch about my order I'd feel much better and this rating would easily be 4 or 5 stars. Just be sure you have a legit way of communicating once you leave the store.