Indian Tepee Gift Shop — Local services in Town of Bolton

Update 9-13-23: Really appreciate the response from the store. I’m fairly certain neither hat is a kids’ hat, unless somebody forgot to mark it as such. I always check all labels and tags carefully when purchasing hats. Neither hat was marked as being for kids on the outside or inside.

Original review: I’ve been going up to Bolton Landing for many years and always buy something at this store— maybe a shirt, maybe a hat, perhaps coasters, possibly one of the nice, wooden boxes pictured with wildlife. Fun selection of items and very kind, helpful staff.

The prices are high, generally speaking, on things like mugs, dish towels, and coasters, but the clothing seems in line with other gift shops of this kind.

One word of caution regarding the baseball caps. Some of the locally-themed ones have less fabric than traditional baseball caps. They are small! I purchased two this year, one with an anchor that says “Bolton Landing” (made by Triangle Sport Headwear) and another with an image of Lake George in the center (no manufacturer on label).

Cute hats, but I did not realize how much smaller these hats are than traditional baseball hats. The BL one is a full inch shorter all around; the LG one is about 1/2” shorter all around. I did the comparison with about 15 other, similar hats at home.

Yes, you can adjust the width in the back, but that doesn’t fix the problem of less material coming down over your head, leaving the hat placement insecure. I have the hats on the loosest fitting possible. They are still sitting about two inches above my ear. Definitely could not wear one of these hats...

This place looks decent at first glance, but the service is outrageous. When I went in, a crazy employee would NOT leave me alone. I was simply looking at some items I considered purchasing, but she was peering across the room at me non stop. Her constant and uncomfortable staring discouraged me from even getting anything. Later on, I came back after dinner to see if I could get anything else. The same employee stopped my friends and I in our tracks. This lady procreded to accuse us of shop lifting and degraded me as "sh*tty" and "jocky" with a creepy "grin" that was never actually made. I do not recommend shopping here, and avoid this creepy lady. She has straight dark brown hair and bulging eyes that stare down any potential customers. Also, many items are junky, cheap, and...

It’s one of those shops you make the rounds to, returning once a year before heading home. Friendly staff, and just about anything you’d need to bring back for someone as a gift, stick on your car as a decal, toys for the kids, a pen knife if you’re inclined. It’s from another era when general stores and gift shops were golden. I would have given it 5 stars but the Native American effigy was pushing modern limits. I guess it hasn’t bothered indigenous folks yet or we’d know about it, but I’ll wager that it’s because Native Americans probably don’t often go into a place called the Indian Tepee Gift Shop. Otherwise though, I...