Alvin’s Island

Cody who designed my sweatshirt is 5 stars! He went out of his way to be certain that I liked the pattern and application. He has a future in this business!
The store is a big beach shop with souvenirs and clothing that is made overseas. It is like most of them but does have a huge inventory. Preferring things made locally I will not give it 5 stars. But I would give those to the young man applying the designs!

Absolutely best souvenir shop in CB. Went to the Beach Wave places and they were incredibly marked up, but this place was fair and had a great variety of quality items.

Don’t go here. They support racism by selling confederate flag paraphernalia. Also quite disturbed by the large bin of real alligator heads for sale. Lost my business!

Went here today for some souvenirs and I was surprised at how big it was. Pretty much any of the typical tourist stuff you are looking for can be found. It’s a little pricey, but all of these kind of places usually are. Tons of different shirts, towels, glasses, magnets, etcetera to choose from.

Disgusting no soap or towels in the bathroom.
Wonder if the employees are even washing their hands after taking a C#$#

Beware! Deceptive returns policy! Wall states exchanges only on discounted products. I bought four shirts at the price marked on the tags, specifically noted to myself that they weren’t on sale so that if my wife wasn’t happy with my choices that she would be able to return them. She took them back the very next day in perfect condition, only to be told that the price marked was 50 cents off. Sorry, exchange only. I hope the $ 35 was worth it to them. We vacation here every year and have for 16 years. We’ll never shop at Alvin’s Island again. For shame!

This place has a vast amount of beach necessities. The place is huge and has everything from body boards to clothes. The prices range from cheap to average. The checker we encountered was really nice. Lots of sales at the end if the summer too.

This place is a tourist trap with overpriced junk, playing explicit rap music. Beware — not a place for kids!

I’ve never been in a beach speciality store this large. It’s huge! Anything you need for the beach and I mean ANYTHING is here. Beach towels, sunglasses, boogie boards, beach chairs, swimsuits and coverups as far the eye can see.
There are countless souvenirs to bring home for your friends and family.
I noticed lots of tee shirts on sale, but the prices on the regular priced items was pretty outrageous. I bought a small (very small) bag of Jelly Belly jelly beans to get my kid to STFU while I was browsing without looking at the price and it was FOUR dollars. That’s just ridiculous in my opinion for a tiny bag of jelly beans.
I’d go elsewhere for my beach needs because of the expense of the merchandise here. I don’t think it can be beat as far as selection goes, however.

Nice little beach store. Lots of tee shirts and beautiful swim suits. A little pricey on there swim suits though. A few souvenirs to pick from.

Avoid this store. Owner is creepy and doesn’t stand behind his merchandise. It is cheap, overpriced junk. You are better off hitting St. George street or WalMart.

All the beach stuff you can possibly need — t-​shirts, towels, swimsuits (for men and women and kids), sunglasses — and all the souvenirs you might need including mugs and magnets and postcards and key chains. Prices are reasonable and you certainly can’t beat the selection.

Alvin’s is a chain if store that calls itself a tropical department store. They sell all sorts of beach related items along with every imaginable thing with St Augustine printed on it.
So if you are on your way to the beach and need sunscreen, and new bathing suit, beach chairs or even a St Augustine lighthouse key chain this is the place to stop.