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September 2023 by Grace Infad
I suggest staying far away from this establishment!! The workers are rude. They don't want to help and make these "supposed" sales more confusing then they are. You can't see the prices. They change the prices from what's on the tags when they ring you up. Once you get home you'll lose any wording or decal on the shirts. I would stay far away!! It's a tourist trap! Plus, when you try to contact them via phone and email they won't call back or respond! Horrible place!!
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September 2023 by Ryan
The worst beach store in Destin, I tried on a T-shirt, and it smelled like BO. And I bought a pair of goggles that they said I couldn’t open up to try on, then when I got outside with them and tried them on and they were too small they wouldn’t take them back. They were entire situation on top of everything else. Don’t waste your time. There are plenty of other beach stores within walking distance.
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August 2023 by Heather
The store itself is pretty large and has a good amount of stuff, but the prices are high and the customer service is horrible. I was in line behind someone else and immediately after the person in front was checked out, the cashier left to go fold some clothes! I was extremely baffled and waited for a few minutes before she came back and said “there’s a bell, you know” and pointed to a bell, which I didn’t see. I shouldn’t of had to ring a bell. You seen us there and left, and came back with an attitude! I bit my tongue because honestly, I would’ve been much more rude to her than she was to me and I didn’t want to make a scene. According to the receipt her name was Cezara. Definitely won’t be coming back if that’s how the employees act..
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August 2023 by Kevin Kelley
Just junk. The original Alvin’s back in the day was awesome, but now they just sell the same overpriced China made junk all the other beach shops do. I don’t understand why people always ruin a good thing.
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July 2023 by Kaitlyn Preston
This store has the rudest employees. The customer service is nonexistent. The cashier refused to give her name after she was unprofessional and rude to me. Also gave me a fake name for the manager. I’ll go to sunsational for any of my purchases in the future.
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July 2023 by TJ Burr
Alvin's Island has a nice selection of stuff for men, women, and children. I found some swim shorts that dual as regular shorts. My daughter found a nice hoodie for $35. They also have necklaces, beach toys, and many types of Souvenirs. Better selection than at Sunsations.
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July 2023 by Singer Wolf
I went to Alvin’s island on vacation with my sisters last week and it was fun in the store and I got many things I liked but a $8 purchase from days ago has suddenly been updated to over $17. The price tag on the item I purchased said $8 and that’s what I paid at the front. I was incredibly surprised to see my debit card charged over twice that amount today. I’m a young person and I don’t have a lot of money so that overcharge put my debit card balance into the negatives. I tried to contact the store but I have no recuero because I hate carrying them around so I couldn’t contact the store directly through the extension number and when I tried to talk to customer service all the line would let me do is leave a message. This is ridiculous. Do better. Even if it was possibly not marked properly in the store they should not have charged me more since it was their mistake and not mine. If this were a cash transaction I would not have been additionally charged. My younger sister bought a similar item and is having the same problem.
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June 2023 by Porsha McCain
Must go if wanting souvenirs, they've got a lot. This one has a HUGE shark hanging out front for a good photo and memory! Be prepared to spend a lot, obviously. I'd recommend it!
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June 2023 by Suzanne Lee
When my family stepped inside, there was a long line with only one cashier checking out customers. We heard 2 employees talking to each other about whether they should open another register (neither of them did), and 2 more walking around. A customer asked where the manager was and a employee responded she was on a break. Unfortunately, we had to return the next day to return a shirt that had a stain in the back we did not notice till we got back to our condo. We had to wait for the manager to do a return and when she eventually showed up to help us, she said "I don't want to do this."My advice to this manager, may I suggest you find another job? Your negligence clearly shows with long lines and workers slacking off. There are Alvin's Island stores every few blocks, therefore, I suggest visiting other locations instead of this one.
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May 2023 by Vivian Lamb
Have always loved shopping at Alvin's island. They carry the best brands and variety of beach clothes and accessories. My husbands favorite stores by far. Will definitely keep shopping here.
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May 2023 by LV Jarahi
We stopped here for some souvenirs on our first trip to Destin. The store was clean and merchandise was organized. They had a wide selection and their prices were better than another location we had visited with the same name. The prices are a bit overpriced considering nothing is brand name and the logos and names are stamped on. Most of the shirts said made in Pakistan so after getting home and washing them, I let them hang dry because I was afraid they would shrink. Overall, I was happy and found some cute t-shirts for my toddler daughter and cute souvenirs for friends but prices could be a little cheaper. A hoodie/sweatshirt that I really liked was $29 and another was $34!
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April 2023 by Jorge Araujo
This place is a tourist trap amd they do their local wrong. Theay are scammers.I purchase 3 shorts never used still tagged returned it next day change of mind and they wont let me exchange or refund.This place is trash pure trash
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March 2023 by Mr ExCluzive
Great souvenirs enjoyed the clothing and kites we purchased and the beach equipment chairs and umbrella.. we definitely are going to be back and recommend
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October 2022 by Jessica B.
I didn't get to look at much of the store but I got some really good deals on clearance clothes outside and some items inside. Most prices I saw weren't too bad for a tourist store. There were some overpriced things, dirty stuff and the cashier was not friendly at all. Another worker had such an accent I could barely understand her. I will go back again when I have more time in the area.
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October 2022 by Yackie Sanchez
Employees have incredibly nasty attitude when checking customers out. Specially Felicia. She couldn’t even explain how discounts worked. To begin with, she did not greet us with a simple “Hi” when we approached the register. Extremely rude, & her attitude is definitely not the one customers should have when paying for their merchandise. Never coming back to this location.
