Toulouse Royale Gifts — Local services in New Orleans

It was not as good as I expected. I had seen pretty well ALL stellar (5 to 4 star) reviews online and I was really looking forward to visiting the Toulouse Royale gift shop. But I was rebuffed and as a result disappointed. Naturally, with a surname like Toulouse and the shop being on the corner of Toulouse and Royal streets, I was curious to see if they had any Toulouse Street merchandise. First, I looked all around myself and saw t-shirts and other merchandise celebrating just about every other street in the French Quarter. I approached the young lady behind the counter, and I asked, "Do you have any Toulouse t-shirts or other Toulouse merchandise?" She impatiently and curtly said, "No!" Then I appended the statement, "Oh, that's too bad. Our name IS Toulouse." She simply gave me a, "Hrumph!" and went right back to whatever was so interesting that she was reading at the counter between her and the cash register drawer. Wow, that WAS NOT what I expected after all those OTHER nice reviews. Simple polite question presented in a polite, obsequious manner and that's the kind of...

There aren't many souvenir shops in the French Quarter, though there are some hot sauce ones that do have some souvenirs. Anyway, Toulouse Royale has a bit of everything--food, clothes, and knick knacks. I got a cute racerback tee for around $20. I was going to get a magnet that had the street sign for Royal Street, but looking at it closer, it was pixelated as if it was printed out from a home computer.

The store has two entrances: one side focuses on food while the other has more clothing. There's also a clothes section for babies/children.

It's a nice place to get last minute items for giveaways. The stores at the airport have the same stuff, but at a much...

I have been to New Orleans many times. This was the first and ONLY time I have ever been treated rudely. I was interested in a cheap little fan and it wouldn't open all the way. The clerk became angry with me and another clerk actually came over to open it for me. When I said, Great I'll take it, he literally said..." She can ring you up, I'm on break." Needless to say, I did not buy the cheap little fan. Hardly a loss for the business, however, I WILL tell everyone I know to avoid the place and I will not go back again to purchase the MANY souvenirs I...