Prices are of course way marked up for tourists- but we've gone at least twice every year we've…read morevisited Corolla so around 8 times. So much to shop around there, great food and restaurants, and keeps you busy for a couple of hours for sure. Check it out!

Bottom Line: A nice beachy shopping center with stores, restaurants and such…read more Overall, I like the Timbuck II Shopping Village. For starters, I like the beachy aesthetic. Shoppers walk along decking and boardwalks to access the shops. Also, there are different buildings within the shopping center so that adds some interest too. My favorite shops here are The Cottage Shop, Sound Feet Shoes and The Cotton Gin. In addition to shops there are also a handful of restaurants and eateries. And behind the shopping center is a race track and miniature golf course. Timbuck II includes some other business too like a massage place and a real estate office.

Customer service is horrible. I won't return due to the girls at the checkout counter being as rude…read moreas possible. I honestly feel like I was offending her by spending my money there.

A chain store that is a tourist hot spot. Always has specials and sales, now that it is out of…read moreseason there is 50% off every item. Place has everything you are looking for and if you can't find it in here then I don't know what to tell you. The staff is helpful and friendly, just sometimes you have to ask them twice because of their accents. More of an Eastern European than a southern.. gonna say Russian, but i could be wrong. Good stuff here.

I came here so often and dropped so much coin, it became a little embarrassing…read more In my defense, it's just that they have absolutely everything - for every family member, for every room in the house, for every holiday, for every gift recipient... There are three floors, a porch with excellent sales items, a wine tasting room and a garden room. Whoever curates the selection here does such a fine job it's rather pointless shopping anywhere else and I found I could just get it all here. I could still go back and buy more. Adorable, high quality items and a charming 'country store'-like atmosphere.

Place is cool, but the store managers and employees are rude and not enjoyable to be around for…read morepaying customers.

Love this place. Solid selection of wines, ciders, and hard seltzers -- some of which you won't…read morefind anywhere else, which makes this place a must-visit in my opinion. The owner of this place is super nice and helpful and also a great musician. Don't be surprised if you walk in to him jamming away on the guitar (but don't worry, he'll drop the beat to help you with anything you need). I'm not a cigar person but if you are, the selection here is pretty robust and has something for everyone. If you're waiting on a table at North Banks and want something to wet your whistle with, stop in here and peruse the cold beverage options in the refrigerator and pop open a bottle of wine or seltzer at a nearby picnic table (I'm not actually sure this is technically legal but forgiveness not permission, right?).

Staying in Corolla, and needed some cigars. Nice walk in collection and many varieties to choose…read morefrom. Low, middle, and higher priced cigars available. Proprietor asked if I needed help. Good experience!

I originally avoided Super Wings like the plague because they were a tourist shop. I missed out,…read morebig time. They have the most comfy, soft, snuggly sweatshirts for $20 ( and please don't ever change the sweatshirts or the price, that keeps us coming back), as well as stickers, magnets, ornaments, and any souvenirs you could possibly want. And the price point is spot on, you don't feel like you're getting right over the Kohl's and price gouged by some touristy tat shop. And just to add, my first $20 sweatshirt has been washed dozens upon dozens of times and is still soft snugly and intact as the day I bought it. Customer service is usually foreign exchange students who are doing their best, so please be kind.

Great place to get your tourist stuff. There are many locations to choose in OBX. The larger…read morestores seem to have better selection if you are a hard size to find. Employees are nice & prices are what you expect in a tourist town.

The cutest little hippie store with lots of jewelry, stones, moon/sun hanging pieces... I am…read moreobsessed and will be back!

My daughter and I stopped into this shop twice during our spring break week in Duck. The owner is…read moreso nice and helped us to find beautiful jewelry, beads, and other necessities to make our own jewelry. She has the prettiest shells too! It's a great spot to browse and take your time.

Out of all the souvenir type stores we've been to this was our favorite. Better prices and more…read morechoices. We like to get a magnet from all our trips and this place had the best selection for about $4 each or less. We also got some apparel: sweatshirts, tees, pants. All decent for a souvenir place in my opinion. Would recommend.

Most of the clothing stores in Timbuck II sell the same exact stuff (or some approximation of it),…read moreso just do yourself a favor and go to Just For The Beach, because they have the largest selection of the same stuff. Plus they sell toys and beach stuff in their side room!

Such a friendly establishment, combining a Thomas Kinkade gallery with a gift shop that offered…read moresome pretty different items to take home with you than the regular trinkets most of the places down here had. I'll be honest, I didn't view a majority of the paintings in the gallery area, and I kind of just glided through there and headed straight for their gift shop. It's small and it actually has its own entrance so if you didn't want to walk through the gallery, you could just go around the corner to entrance to the shop. The guy working on this particular day was super funny and quite the joy to talk to. He had joke after joke making it hard to leave here. While he chatted away with my family members I browsed the different items they have in here. The have a lot of Disney figurines and t-shirts that you won't find elsewhere. It is a great, unique place to stop into when you are in the shopping area.

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.

Pops and I stopped here on our day trip. He muttered something about how my sister loves it here…read moreand always has to stop... scented candles and brick-a-brack... women love it... stuck for hours... With that kind of a build up, of course we had to stop. This place is like a Winchester Mystery House, with room connecting to room connecting to room. But the rooms are filled with Christmas dolls and tea towels and Americana galore. I was horrified (it's just not my style, OK?) until I saw a "Pirate Nook" listed on the map. We went right there, grabbed some booty, and got the heck out. Pops was impressed. "That's it, then?" I even got a grin out of him.