Island Trader — Local services in Santa Rosa Island

These people saved my feet... Literally! 2 of us walked from beach and left our shoes. Half way across the parking lot I realized it was a HORRIBLE idea. So I RAN in here barefoot and no shirt. They helped me find the cheapest pair after I explained the situation. One woman was extremely helpful. She helped us find shoes and a snorkel. By the time I made it here I would of paid what ever for shoes however they never tried to up sale us. Actually they would find cheaper shoes and bring to me, which I appreciate since I only needed them to get back to the beach. If the woman that helped me read this I would like to...

They displayed a big sign on the front door saying something about "getting rewarded with a ride in a police car if you shoplift." I ignored it because I'm an honest senior Army Officer and stealing isn't my thing. I went in to buy a magnet for my road trip collection. The storekeepers followed my children around the store and looked over my shoulder as I browsed through the magnet rotator. My 14 year old daughter came to me and said "daddy, that lady followed me everywhere I went!" She was upset. Sorry to pull this race card, but we weren't imaging things. I did not feel welcome. People of color beware of...

Amazing store and extremely friendly staff! Other gift/souvenir shops in the area were basic (had the exact same thing as the next) very unfriendly and way over priced but this place was decently priced and I could have spent an hour in this shop just going through their selections. They also have the best smelling candles that I had to tear myself away from as well as a Florida made...