Tinky's Gift Shop has become my go to shop when i need a special, practical & fashionable gift. I have purchased Birthday, Wedding, House Warming and Holiday gifts there. They never disappoint when it comes to their varied selection of gifts. They don't have gifts for children as it's a small, well stocked shop. Some reviews express unhappiness with the service and lack of friendliness from the employees. Personally, I never experienced that, though I do prefer not to have a salesperson on my back. I've always had a pleasant experience. I do recommend this shop and I have no affiliation with anyone there. Fun shopping!! read more

Tinky's Gifts - Petite Purse with Parisian style mini scarf - Gift Shops Near Me - Key Biscayne, Florida

Walked in from visiting on vacation and both my bestie and I are from different ethnic background and I felt SO uncomfortable here. They stared at us the entire time like we were going to steal things. Absolute mess of a shop. Things were piled on top of each other and they are very snobby and unwelcoming. read more

My wife and I love this place for it's unique selection of home-decor and entertaining related gifts. It does tend to be higher end and a little pricey given the location, but they have some great stuff. read more

One of the loveliest finds on Key Biscayne! Never a disappointment! I always stop by and browes and spend when I am in town 3 or 4 times a year! read more

I love Tinky's. They have some very unique items and there is a wide range. I always visit around Christmas & when I need any gift. I can always find something. read more

I live in KB. It is always nice to go in. If in need of a present, I go there and get something thoughtful. There is plenty of options. I really like their coffee table books, in spite of their price. The home section is my favorite, the ornaments are tasteful, and nicely arranged together read more

When you come into the store, not only are you NOT greeted, but the employees attitude is so bad that even if you saw something you liked, you will most likely walk out of the store without buying it. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER. I don't understand why they even bother having a store if they do not want people in it. read more

Decent place to buy a gift without leaving Key Biscayne. A little pricey but the local convenience is worth it. I bought a picture frame for my Grandmother. read more

The employees, are rude and arrogant. Need I emphasize the fact that you are working in a customer driven industry, and choose a place to work, where u need basic social skills. I would have thought, given the area we are in, I would encounter some class. Normally, I walk into store and buy things I don't even need, but I was so turned off that I walked out with nothing. read more

I am amazed to read such poor reviews. I have shopped at Tinky's for years. It has a beautiful selection of tasteful and well-priced merchandise. The salespeople do not hover or chat; they allow a customer to browse without intrusion; but are always available to help if asked. I have never encountered rude or unhelpful salespeople. I used to live on Cape Cod, with its many gift shops, and I find Tinky's to be one of the most pleasant and well-stocked shops I have found anywhere. read more

Visited to purchase a gift for my daughter. The employees did not greet me or offer any assistance. I've never experienced such overt rudeness.Needless to say, I left and made my gift purchase elsewhere. read more

I am a resident of Key Biscayne. Through the years I have bought many gifts for friends and family from Tinky's. I feel it necessary to mention that one of the employees is consistently rude and offers no solutions to accommodate customers. The employees's customer service skills is severely lacking. This is the third time I've purchased jewelry that is defective. The craftsmanship is below par and when I brought it to her attention she ignored and bullied me into leaving the store. This is no way to treat valued customers. read more

Have visited this store about twice a year when in the area for the last 10 years and always appalled at how I was treated by staff (and I'm very happy to be left alone browsing!) Today's experience was so awful that I wish to share it with everyone out there, and will definitely NEVER RETURN to this store again. They've lost my custom for sure now. Think twice before visiting these rude lazy staff and read this review to see why!! I feel strongly enough to write this review (and I'm a super busy person, so don't think I do this sort of thing all the time....it's the first time ever!) Vote with your feet....don't go to Tinkys, it's a dreadful place.The manager is the rude beyond belief and does not understand customer service or repeat business and here's why I feel the need to review the shop and write this. Firstly staff seem always to only greet local regular customers, chatting at length with them, ignoring completely those they see as "unfamiliar". That includes the manager. That's fine, I'm happy to browse unaided, but I've never even had a "hello" and it's a very small shop! But wait for this. Purchased 3 costume jewellery items today of $25 each and said clearly they were 2 different gifts when I came to pay. They were placed in a pouch and paper bag with tissue. Only when I asked them to gift wrap which I know they do in the back of the store, could they bother to gift wrap properly- they were too lazy to bother with this service for an "unfamiliar" customer. They just assumed wrongly I didn't know they do a proper gift wrap. Shameful, shameful,shameful! It came to paying. Having bought some gifts (novelty fun gift pens in the shape of lipsticks....not exactly a back-to-school item) in another Key Biscayne store 10 minutes earlier with sales tax NOT added, I asked the assistant of Tinkys whether it was right that they should add the sales tax to these accessory/jewellery items since it's TAX-FREE week in the State of Florida this week. The assistant asked the Manager who simply dismissed my question in the rudest possible way in Spanish not even referring to me despite standing right next to me. So I asked her directly whether they should not be removing the sales tax given it's Tax-free shopping and these 3 jewellery items do meet the criteria. She ignored me totally. Can you imagine? Even the assistant was unsure what to do and everyone was looking at everyone, except the Manager who pretended I wasn't there. OUTRAGEOUS! Pretending not to hear a customer's very valid question? I repeated the question - very politely- and she dismissed it as "it's back to school" items and jewellery doesn't count and just carried on with her flower arranging. It was such a rude and dismissive tone of voice and such a rude short and useless reply that I couldn't just accept that. I explained that I believed it's not just back to school items, but clothing, accessories and shoes that cost under $50 per item and that the tax-free shopping applies to the entire State this week, so should they not participate in that too? Again a totally dismissive rude reply. No explanation, no customer service just a snide remark when I said Macy's do remove the sales tax on jewellery under $50 this week that "Macy's can do what they want, they give 20% all the time". She was totally missing the point. I did pay for the items because I had asked them to gift wrap them, but I should have just walked out there and then. Don't do it.......don't have such a horrible experience......don't go there...... read more