Rusted Arrow Mercantile

I love this store. They have great prices for a boutique and I love everything in there. It's a great place to take guests from out of town, for gifts and for your own home. I always pop in when I'm downtown.

Ho Ho Ho! I cannot thank these kind ladies for hooking me up like Santa's reindeer to his sleigh! Get the pun?! Screw the mall, come here!

This was a cute little gift shop that we came across in the downtown Pensacola area. They specialize mostly in home decor and small gifts. They have a nice selection of candles and knick knacks with sayings and phrases on them and this is a good place to check out if you're looking for a quick gift for someone. I found some of the items a little bit pricey, but I wasn't sure if that was just because of the area or what. I think that some of the things are handmade and you do have to the option of ordering some items personalized, so that might contribute to the cost as well.

I'm so bummed that I am rating this as low as I am, so let me start off by saying, I LOVE the decor they carry in here. My issue is that my husband and I were being followed the entire time! We both got the impression that she thought we were going to steal, by fluffing pillows and straightening up things behind us as we would walk around. We felt so uncomfortable! We're assuming because we are covered in tattoos and look on the younger side. So if you don't have any tattoos or look the way the employee would want you to look, you should be fine and not feel uncomfortable at all!

Let me start off by saying this store has done an excellent job of training their employees. The store was closing and the doors were locked but one of the lady's working allowed me to come in and walk through the store before they officially closed. I felt super comfortable while walking and they did not rush me one bit
Would highly recommend, plus they have great merchandise

I made purchases during three out of four visits to this store, and unfortunately, I won't go back. (The one time I didn't buy something was because the item I wanted was out of stock.) Their items are a little pricey, which I understand for small businesses and local artists, but some of their items are made in China that you can find for less online. I decided to stop shopping at this store after my last visit, when the older owner turned away from me after happily helping another older woman before me at the register to check out. The first time I visited the store, the same owner followed me around and kept her eye on me during a busy Saturday morning. After a while, I thought she was another customer waiting for me to leave a table of ornaments I was browsing. It wasn't until my last visit I felt like her actions were discriminatory. I'm not one to pull those cards, but when an owner of a store explicitly treats you differently when several other customers are around, it's something to consider. The two or three other employees I encountered were very friendly and helpful and were possibly the reasons I returned to the store.