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December 2023 by Ernie Meadows
Awesome place for gifts for people friendly staff, lots of stuff
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November 2023 by Tami Stump
Nice selection of Deep Creek gifts and other themed items. Prices on par with gift store in a vacation area. Service at the check out counter was pleasant. We would stop again.
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November 2023 by Katie Grimm
One of the biggest gift shops I've ever been in. Nice selection of gifts.
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October 2023 by Kathleen Walker
Was able to get a really nice Vera Bradley Robe and some great Goat Milk Body Lotion to add some luxury to my vacation. Great Christmas ornaments all year here.
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August 2023 by Marques Nypaver
I love all the stuff inside. I love the cups and mugs. They all have different colors and styles. I love the Vera Badley purses too my mom loves them but they are aliitle pricey. I love the lake toys like the inflatables, tubs, & rafts. I love the big bear that says "Do not feed". I love the little ones just as much! And the chimes, flags, & stones are so cute the chimes are a bit pricey for how small they are but I definitely love this sure but make sure you have atleast 200 dollars when you are going there to shop!
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August 2023 by DEEP CREEK
I love all the stuff inside. I love the cups and mugs. They all have different colors and styles. I love the Vera Badley purses too my mom loves them but they are aliitle pricey. I love the lake toys like the inflatables, tubs, & rafts. I love the big bear that says "Do not feed". I love the little ones just as much! And the chimes, flags, & stones are so cute the chimes are a bit pricey for how small they are but I definitely love this sure but make sure you have atleast 200 dollars when you are going there to shop!
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August 2023 by Julie Brice
Amazing store! They had a wide selection of Deep Creek clothes and other items, all of good quality. Definitely worth stopping in and checking out.
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August 2023 by Jennifer W.
Bear Creek Traders is a very large souvenir shop. They have many Deep Creek specific items as well as many other non-location-specific items. There is a pretty large clothing section. We found some interesting souvenirs here. They also had pool noodles outside the store and other swim related items if you forgot something in your packing.
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June 2023 by Lori P
Lots of fun gifts and other things but everything is overpriced because it is a tourist gift shop.
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June 2023 by Gerry R
You wrote a review for Bear Creek Traders A moment ago1.0 star rating 6/17/2023I was in Deep Creek for Father's Day weekend, and decided to stop in to pick up some last minute gifts. During check out, I noticed that they offered free gift wrapping for Father's Day gifts. The staff there could not making it more obvious that they did NOT want to wrap the gifts. First, during check out, I mentioned which items were Father's Day gifts, putting them in a separate pile. Apparently, that wasn't direct enough of a request. Then I had to mention again that I would like the Father's Day gifts wrapped. "You want them wrapped?", the cashier responded, as if asking to make sure I didn't want to reconsider. When she started to wrap the gifts, she wanted to put four discrete gifts into one box. I asked if she would wrap please them separately, and even then, she took two of the smaller ones and again asked about putting them in one box. At that point, I relented. When the gifts were finally finished being wrapped, the cashier handed them to me, in a loosely stacked pile. I asked for a bag to carry them in, and she said if they were in a bag, the ribbons would be crushed. There was no way I could handle three wrapped gifts, the bag already in my hands, and my small child, so again, I asked for a bag. She begrudgingly gave me one, and guess what? The boxes fit just fine in a bag WITHOUT crushing any bows. Meanwhile, at my request for a bag, another attendant snarkily expressed, "Wow" at my request. If you don't want to provide additional customer service to patrons, then don't offer the service, but don't treat them as if it is a huge inconvenience to you when you are the one offering the service. To make matters worse, I called and asked to speak to a manager. The manager apparently was the person who waited on me when I was checking out! She was not in the least bit apologetic or remorseful about the exchange. I have shopped at that store, and spent a pretty penny on their beautiful but largely overpriced gifts. I don't mind the price because I am their target customer - the vacationer who doesn't care about the price but just wants the items and the experience. Well no more! As a fellow business owner, I would say the staff would greatly benefit from going through Bob Negen's Whiz Bang Retail Academy. They need it. Or otherwise, someone who does want to provide customer service will finally come along and put them out of business.
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June 2023 by Gerry R.
I was in Deep Creek for Father's Day weekend, and decided to stop in to pick up some last minute gifts. During check out, I noticed that they offered free gift wrapping for Father's Day gifts. The staff there could not making it more obvious that they did NOT want to wrap the gifts. First, during check out, I mentioned which items were Father's Day gifts, putting them in a separate pile. Apparently, that wasn't direct enough of a request. Then I had to mention again that I would like the Father's Day gifts wrapped. "You want them wrapped?", the cashier responded, as if asking to make sure I didn't want to reconsider. When she started to wrap the gifts, she wanted to put four discrete gifts into one box. I asked if she would wrap please them separately, and even then, she took two of the smaller ones and again asked about putting them in one box. At that point, I relented. When the gifts were finally finished being wrapped, the cashier handed them to me, in a loosely stacked pile. I asked for a bag to carry them in, and she said if they were in a bag, the ribbons would be crushed. There was no way I could handle three wrapped gifts, the bag already in my hands, and my small child, so again, I asked for a bag. She begrudgingly gave me one, and guess what? The boxes fit just fine in a bag WITHOUT crushing any bows. Meanwhile, at my request for a bag, another attendant snarkily expressed, "Wow" at my request. If you don't want to provide additional customer service to patrons, then don't offer the service, but don't treat them as if it is a huge inconvenience to you when you are the one offering the service. To make matters worse, I called and asked to speak to a manager. The manager apparently was the person who waited on me when I was checking out! She was not in the least bit apologetic or remorseful about the exchange. I have shopped at that store, and spent a pretty penny on their beautiful but largely overpriced gifts. I don't mind the price because I am their target customer - the vacationer who doesn't care about the price but just wants the items and the experience. Well no more! As a fellow business owner, I would say the staff would greatly benefit from going through Bob Negen's Whiz Bang Retail Academy. They need it. Or otherwise, someone who does want to provide customer service will finally come along and put them out of business.
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May 2023 by Bradley Smith
Large novelty and clothing shop. Nice selection and decent prices. They also have kitchen ware and camping items and such. Neat place. I’d go back
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April 2023 by Joel Keralis
This place has a large selection of gifts and souvenirs, many referencing life on Deep Creek Lake. There are some local products, but a lot of the items are mass-produced and have no direct connection to western Maryland or Deep Creek specific. I was surprised by the wide variety of different products. Prices were also reasonable for a "tourist-focused" shop.
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July 2022 by Explorer431077
Management was unfriendly, did not want to acknowledge or be helpful to the customers on the floor. Cashier was friendly.
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July 2022 by James Kellogg
A little cramped but overall great customer service and customers and very reasonably priced merchandise, very nice to find Washington football team as well as Pittsburgh Steelers merchandise there. Definitely a future customer when I'm in Deep Creek in the future. Can't beat the MD vehicle magnets they're wonderful!