Love this adorable little shop It was a unique place to stop in and look around. I would highly…read morerecommend

What an adorable gift shop in SWFL! This store is located a few doors down from my hair salon so it…read moremakes it easy to browse each time before or after my hair appointments. I've gotten many engagement and home warming gifts here. It's easy to get lost browsing through their store. If you are in the area and looking for a unique gift, I'd give this place a shot!

I really enjoyed stepping inside the world of Island Visions Gallery and Gift Shop. The art they…read moredisplay in the windows gets your attention, the colors, the shapes, the vibe. The store has a beachy, laid back vibe. I talked to the lady working here and she told me they moved the store to downtown Fort Meyers area recently. They initially had a store on the artsy Matlacha island but it got destroyed by hurricane Ian so they relocated here. I wish I would have gone to Matlacha art village but this store brings a bit of that world to you and to everyone in Fort Meyers. It is great to see work created by local artists. They have everything from pottery, home decor, paitings, sculptures, souvenirs, jewelry. Various styles, materials used for creating wonderful merchandise. Nice surprise to find this cute store and learn about their story. Great they reinvented themselves and keep supporting local artists. If you are in the area, stop by, you will find a variety of local art!

Beautiful things in various price ranges and very friendly owner. Browsed happily no pressure. I…read morewill go back tomorrow to make my purchases.

a bright and bustling shop that's part market, part gift store, and part Florida citrus experience…read more Inside, you'll find a little bit of everything -- local gifts, homemade snacks, fruit spreads, sauces, seasonal produce, and, of course, fresh-pressed juices. One of the highlights here? Free juice samples. Let's just say they did their job well -- after tasting a few, I walked out with two extra pints I hadn't planned on buying. The juices are refreshing, flavorful, and perfectly balanced, making it hard to resist grabbing a few to-go. The staff was friendly and helpful, and while a few items leaned on the pricier side, it was still a fun, worthwhile stop. Whether you're stocking up on snacks for the road, picking up souvenirs, or just want to sip on fresh Florida citrus juice, Sun Harvest Citrus is a great place to add to your itinerary.

The various fresh juices are great. I figured the orange…read moremarmalade would be delicious. NOT. it was tasteless Totally devoid of flavor. It was nothing more than gelatin with small pieces of orange rind.

Steampunk is where the past and the future collide, Victorian England meets technology. Machinery…read moreis powered by steam and the punk is a reference to cyperpunk. Elements are drawn from fantasy, horror, historical fiction and it takes inspiration from Jules Verne, H. G. Wells. Steampunk clothing is inspired by the fashions of the Victorian Era in England (1837-1901) and the Belle Epoque in France (1871-1914). Gears, goggles, and hats accent the outfits. When my daughter was in middle school she was really into steampunk and went to several cosplays. Our local renaissance fair even does a steampunk day. I will never forgot the whole family dressed up as time travelers who left the Titanic. They were the best costumes ever. As a lover of history, I am really drawn to the steampunk style so when I saw this interesting store off of First Street in historic downtown Fort Myers I had to pop in to take a peek. Another Time is an art gallery that has two rooms dedicate to all things steampunk, art, jewelry, and clothing. There are even some mermaids, pirates, and dragons thrown in. Even if you are not into Steampunk per se, the lovely necklaces are worth a visit. It was really fun to look around. They have another store Timeless that is located a short distance away on First Street.

A steampunk inspired store. Oh, I wish I could have taken pictures of the things I saw. So many…read moreinteresting things. I was like WoW. This is the bigger store with beautiful steampunk things. A sign was posted, not allowing photographs inside. I must admit my eyes watered after seeing it. All I could think was how am I going to explain to others what I just saw. A photographer would have been so much easier, lol. I am a big fan of steampunk. This store had mermaids, creatures, lamps, octopuses, paintings, art, gears and much more. I was in cloud 9. This is one of two stores. They both are steampunk stores. They are located near each other. You can walk to it. I recommend seeing them both. They each have different art work. They are both pretty cool. The employee here was a very interesting person to talk to. He seemed knowledgeable and helpful of the store. He took the time to explain some of the art.

On the Sanibel Island, you can find brightly colored shops like the T Shirt Hut inviting you in…read more With a bright pink exterior and turquoise blue doors it feels like the shops have a Caribbean vibe. I tried taking a selfie and the owner offered to take a real picture for me. How thoughtful! The store is a bit bigger than most shops and the better of the merchandise are the t-shirts and sweatshirts. They were of better design and quality without being too expensive. By better design, I mean the shirts were not cheesy or super touristy. It does not look like you got the shirt at a giveaway. The designs and cuts were just enough to say casual beach wear and if you wanted to stock up for gift giving it won't break the bank. There are shells to buy in the back of the store as well. Sand dollars were in good condition and they have a good variety of smaller colorful shells too. Good people working there as I was not pressured to buy something. The overall shopping experience was enjoyable. I would recommend checking it out!

Fantastic selection! Cute souvenirs! Great prices. The owner…read morewas super friendly. Highly recommend this shop.

Visited this little gift shop after seeing it in the Plaza with Public's. I decided to stop in and…read moreI am glad I did. This is a small little true gift shop with beautiful eclectic items from jewelry, giftware, art and clothes. I bought a couple of things to bring home for friends. The staff member was super friendly and even packaged my items for travel. I wasn't sure if it was the owner but she was definitely welcoming. The price of the items were also very reasonable and I will definitely be going to this store again.

Have a large variety of gifts for all occasions and personalities. They're priced are very good and…read moreI usually find a goodie or 2 when in there. Found some beautiful gifts, also. As a bonus, they have a donation box and support the non-profit Cape Coral Animal Shelter!! We just competed our 1000th adoption!

Blue Poppy is the latest gift store from Karen Allegretti who in 2011 opened the organic,…read moreresponsibly-sourced, and all-natural, gift store Market Earth one door down. She wants to offer items that people will enjoy but which will also make the world a better place because they are from local artists and companies who give back. Blue Poppy Is located on historic First Street in downtown Fort Myers. Products they offer include home goods and art such including Gygi Giclee beach prints and MyWords home signs. Brands carried include Florida Salt Scrubs, Florida Spyce, 4Ocean, Dog Mamma's, Friendsheep and Sarah Kiser. Pick up a Fort Myers candle or a gift for your pooch from the pet section along the back wall. They also have hats, bags, and shirts. Like Market Earth, the items are carefully curated. You are sure to find that perfect classy souvenir of your trip to Fort Myers as well as gifts for your near and dear.

We were excited to visit and support the Bubble Room, as they'd been closed for a long time due to…read morethe storm damage. The restaurant is full of kitschy decorations, toys, photos of yesteryear and a unique place to be sure. The seating for four was a little tight - tables are close together and the buzzing staff skirted by fairly continuously during the meal. Everyone was friendly and overall, the service was OK. The food on the other hand, was pretty mediocre. The fish dishes were overcooked and tough. A raw tuna appetizer was discolored and off (we didn't eat it). The fish dip app was weirdly baked and average in taste. Deserts were very good and one should definitely get a slice of their cake (even to share). Although the meal wasn't overly expensive, it wasn't cheap either. There are better options in my opinion on Captiva and Sanibel. Glad I went here once, but that's probably my only visit.

Food was okay. Way too much going on. Decoration made me recognize the vastness and lack of…read moreimportance of time. At the end of the day, nothing we do matters and none of it ever will matter. We're all just tiny ants doing meaningless tasks. Once our grand kids die, the truth is no one will remember a single thing we do. Does anything even matter or is everything inherently meaningless? I was twenty-six when my father died. We buried him on a grey Tuesday, the kind of day that feels embarrassed to exist. A dozen people stood around the grave, umbrellas dripping, saying the small true things people say when words have already failed. He had worked forty-three years in the same factory, raised three children, loved one woman until her own heart gave out first, and kept a tiny garden where tomatoes grew sweeter than anywhere else. That was his whole life. When the minister said "ashes to ashes," I remember thinking: that really is it. A handful of soil, a few photographs that will yellow, grandchildren who will forget the sound of his laugh. The universe didn't pause. The traffic lights kept cycling. Somewhere a star burned out and no one on Earth noticed. Most of us will leave even less. We wake, we worry, we fall in love, we nurse someone through fever, we stand in grocery lines humming songs we half-remember, we grow tired and old and frightened and brave in ordinary proportions. We try to be kind on the days we can manage it. We fail, we try again. And then, quietly, we're gone. The bedroom we painted that soft impossible blue gets painted over by strangers. The jokes that once made our friends collapse in laughter die with the last person who understood them. Eight billion hearts beat right now, each certain it is the center of something, and every single one will stop without moving the stars even a fraction closer together. Yet every night I still catch myself talking to the dark like it might be listening. I say thank you for the way my daughter's hair smells after rain, for the friend who answered the phone at 3 a.m., for the brief, ridiculous joy of a perfect cup of coffee on a morning when nothing hurts. I don't know to whom I'm speaking--God, the dead, the empty air--but the gratitude feels necessary, like breathing. It's absurd: this stubborn refusal to let the story end with "and then it meant nothing." I think that refusal is the most human thing about us. So yes, we are small. We are grains of salt spilled on a table that stretches farther than longing can reach. But salt still remembers the sea. And sometimes, when I kiss my child goodnight or when a stranger and I laugh together over some small shared stupidity, I feel the ancient tide moving in us anyway--something that insists, against all evidence, that love is not just a trick to keep us breeding, that tenderness matters even when no one is keeping score. Maybe that insistence is delusion. Or maybe the delusion itself is the thinnest, brightest thread connecting us to whatever made the stars in the first place. I don't know. I only know that tomorrow I will wake up and make breakfast and try, once again, to be gentle with the unbearable brevity of being alive. And that feels, for reasons I will never explain, like enough. Waiter was nice!

Only five and one star reviews (until this one) is pretty telling of this place - as its name…read moresuggests, it's very divisive! This is my third time in - I'm like a moth to the flame and somehow always end up stopping in when I'm at Fort Myers Beach. Their whole schtick is absurd and raunchy merch, great for gag gifts for someone with middle school boy humor. And that's exactly what you'll find here: very raunchy, vulgar, and not-for-everyone merch. To the point where nobody in our group ended up getting anything - it's THAT out there. It's mostly overpriced t-shirts with their namesake and other similar variations on that joke, but they have some other merch like stickers, hats, etc in a similar style. I got a sticker, but have to admit I wasn't in love with their sticker selection. Some of their stuff feels a bit random to be in there. This is definitely NOT for everyone, but it's a funny store that's always good for a few laughs if you're in the area!

We showed up at 8:55p.m. (door says 9p.m. close, Google says 10) after walking in the rain to…read moresupport them post-storm. The store was already locked, and the lady was unbelievably rude when we asked about the hours. They're big on asking for community support, but only on their terms. Shipwreck across the way welcomed us warmly even at closing, so we spent our money there instead.

Cheap cool shells. Tiny shop. Smells like dead seashells. Ladies are nice. Couple old dogs keeping…read morethem company worth a stop if you are on a mission to bring home a beautiful shell for a few bucks or a sand dollar for $0.25

While in Sanibel I noticed tables set up in front of this building (which was hit by Hurricane…read moreIan). They are selling beautiful things - hand painted seashells, jewelry, photo gifts & Bridgit's Pies (delicious key lime pie!). Please stop by & support this business. You'll be glad you did! Sweet service, great prices.