Solution: Better to buy diamonds and emeralds from your reputable, hometown jeweler. While the particular Key West stores weren’t named, we suggest avoiding “duty free” jewelry stores. Both pairs turned out to be of dubious quality and vastly overpriced. Investigators purchased diamond stud earrings at two different stores. The Today Show’s Rossend Reports recently published an article detailing their experience shopping in a few of Key West’s tourist jewelry stores. Inside you’ll find the same tacky merchandise and pushy salespeople. For some reason, an unusually haggard individual holds up a sign reading $5 at the store’s entrance. Many of the shady t-shirt shops have tried a new line of attack – the $5 store. They offer original designs, higher quality shirts, and fair prices. Instead, try COAST on Whitehead & Petronia Street. Our Suggestion: If you are looking for a souvenir t-shirt, avoid the shops with the zillion iron-ons and packed with trinkets. Regardless, those shops are still in business and not where we suggest you shop. As a result, the City of Key West passed an ordinance regulating their behavior, including requiring written estimates of how much a custom t-shirt is going to cost. Stories of customers who had paid hundreds of dollars for a few t-shirts were common. Aggressive salesmen were fleecing customers with last minute charges, especially on “custom” iron-on shirts. There are five Key West tourist traps that we suggest you avoid (or, at least, enter with skepticism and awareness.)įor years, Key West had a well-documented problem with Duval Street t-shirt shops. Shady businesses that prey upon people on vacation. One thing really annoys us: tourist traps. Key West Travel Guide is here to help you have a fantastic vacation while getting the most out of every vacation dollar. Avoid these 5 tourist traps to keep your Key West vacation relaxing and enjoyable
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