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Alvin's Island Sarasota - #758

Surf shop in Sarasota, FL

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4.5 (616 reviews)
Sarasota, FL
+1 (305) 471-9394Visit Website

About Alvin's Island Sarasota - #758

Alvin's Island in Sarasota offers a vibrant selection of beachwear, souvenirs, and surf gear right near Lido Beach. While many patrons praise the fun atmosphere, colorful organization, and helpful staff members like Dori and Luis, some reviews cite issues with product durability and inconsistent customer service experiences. This shop suits vacationers and casual shoppers seeking a wide variety of beach essentials in a relaxed setting, though buyers should verify promotions and product quality upon purchase.

The Good

Customers consistently praise the store's awesome, colorful, and fun beach/surf atmosphere, noting it captures the vacation vibe. There is a huge variety and great selection of beachwear, souvenirs, and quality surf gear that is often described as durable and better than typical tourist merchandise. Many reviews highlight fair, reasonable, or great prices offering good value. Specific staff members (Dori, Alejandra, Luis, Doris, Jocelyn) received high praise for being extremely friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, professional, and providing outstanding service.

Things to Consider

Significant complaints center on poor and rude customer service, including staff being impatient, curling their noses at customers, showing frustration, and one instance of an employee rudely opening a fitting room door while a minor was changing. There were reports of misleading promotions (BOGO signs not applying to all items) and aggressive sales tactics, including price sticker manipulation to fake sales. Other issues included difficulty with change due to language barriers, an unauthorized debit card verification hold causing distress, and staff closing the store 15-20 minutes before posted hours. One customer noted that purchased shirts started falling apart quickly after washing.

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Located inSarasota, FL
Call+1 (305) 471-9394
Emailinfo@alvinsisland.com
Websitealvinsisland.com

Where You'll Find Alvin's Island Sarasota - #758

462 John Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34236
Sarasota, FL 34236
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Features & Amenities

What makes this surf shop stand out.

Friendly Staff
Good Prices
Has Sunglasses
Has Apparel

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