The Orange Beach Store — Attraction in Orange Beach

Holy cow did I hate this place. The cashiers were too busy popping bubble wrap and gossiping to greet most of the people who came in to shop, and the selection of clothing, while pretty diverse, is some of the most egregiously overpriced stuff I've come across. Yeah, I know Orange Beach is the frou-frou part of town and prices reflect that, but $150 for a freakin' T-shirt? You gotta be kidding me. Most of the "souvenir shirts" with the orange logo on the signage out front were cheaper, but $40-50 is not cheap enough for me to be a walking billboard for this particular store, sorry.

I'll at least say a few nice things about this place: it looks nice inside and out, and there's a small section of OB Makos clothing whose proceeds go to the local schools, which is a good selling point for that merch.

Beyond that, it's just an upscale tourist trap, with a few stickers, a few bits and baubles and the rest is waaaay...

Upon entering store immediately greeted by young lady with reddish brown hair. The receipt has Rose as the cashier. I told her that we were just looking. My husband, 15 year old autistic son, and I were browsing. As we walked around we noticed that she was following me through the store. Keep in mind we were the only black customers in the store. She approached me again. I told her that I did not need any help again. I never saw her ask any one else if they needed help. I began to feel very uncomfortable and I told my husband that I wasn't buying anything. He said why because she keeps following you around. I said yes. I walked out. He proceeded to purchase a plaque for a friend of ours who is fighting cancer. He told her that she didn't have to follow us around we have money. She never once apologized. I will never shop...

Friendly and welcoming staff is what first got me looking in this store. Love the quality of their clothes. It's not even as pricey as some of the change sovneir stores and it's much better quality. Something else to keep in mind, the sell some really cute fall clothes too. Myself living is STL I would have not necessarily thought of checking out a boutique in Orange Beach for winter clothes...but they had a sweater I had to have. I will definitely be back or checking this place online to...