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February 2024 by Deborah Hall (PlantingLifeMatters)
This store is adorable and the price point for Waikiki is reasonable for souvenirs too. Great options for Christmas ornaments and Hawaiian trinkets. I bought a medium size bobble head beautiful ceramic blue turtle and some smaller ones that look like something you’d keep in a curio cabinet.
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December 2023 by Robert Berry
This shop has TONS of really great Hawaiian-themed Christmas ornaments, most of which I had never seen before, and they will customize them for you. It was well organized and the two young women running it were sweet and professional, despite an odd interaction which I'll describe below. The prices were fair. Most people will probably be happy buying something here.However, I had a disappointing experience here today that was so silly I felt compelled to share it. I found an ornament here that I really wanted to purchase. It had some turtles and fish suspended underneath a larger main ornament with two larger turtles, and I planned to ask the shop to write my wife and I's names on the larger turtles, my oldest son's name on the first hanging turtle, and our newborn son's name on a tiny fish hanging at the bottom. My wife would have loved it.However, when I got to the counter and asked to fill out the order form, the cashier informed me that they were not allowed to write names on the fishes, only years. I was confused by this, since the fish was the same as any other ornament in their shop, and many similarly-sized ornaments already had names on them for display purposes all throughout the shop. I pressed her on it, since I didn't really want the ornament at all unless they could put my son's name on the fish. She informed me that her boss had given them very clear instructions not to write names on any fishes - they were only authorized to write the year (2023) on fishes. I asked a couple more probing questions to try to understand what possible reason there could be for this, but the young woman held her ground and avoided the question, only making vague references to the owner of the store forbidding them from doing it.Anyway, I ended up purchasing something I didn't completely want in order to work around this seemingly-unexplainable restriction.
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November 2023 by Cody Sparks
Staff is super helpful, and they have just about every ornament you might want. The fact that any ornament can be personalized for free is a super big bonus.
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November 2023 by Jenny L.
I HAD THE MOST WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE!!! Thank you Bonnie!!! I really hope the store recognizes how amazing Bonnie is. She will greet you with the most beautiful smile and guide you through the process. I was only planning to get 1 ornament but ended up with about 6 lol. Bonnie was super helpful and talented and you can just tell she has such a beautiful soul. Thank you for everything Bonnie. I absolutely loved the ornaments. You are such and angel. Thank you for making sure I got my ornaments before I leave AND fixing my mistake! I really do appreciate it.Since it's around the holidays, it's buy 4 get 1 free + free customization. The selection is okay but if you just want ornaments to add to your collections, this place will do. It is about $16-$26+ per ornament w/ free customization depending on how many "familymembers" you select.
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November 2023 by Jen Lz
Great place to pick up some personalized ornaments. The staff were great and super quick.
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November 2023 by Fancypants X.
Sea turtles, pineapples, plumeria, surfboards, Santa on a surfboard -- many of the ornaments & small Christmas decorations at the Waikiki Christmas Store are much like Waikiki itself -- colorful, kitschy, & fun. There are traditional balls & baubles & nutcrackers, but the regional culture is what's at the fore of their designs. The ornaments made of various shells are an especially nice keepsake of Hawaii. Customization is free & a fairly quick process as long as there aren't several customers ahead of you. When I came in this past August, I took advantage of their buy 3, get 1 free sale & purchased matching ornaments for the fambam & had our names & special dates written on them. The ornaments I bought here will serve as a once-yearly reminder to cross "Christmas in Waikiki" off of my to-do list.
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September 2023 by Justin L.
Waikiki Christmas store was such a cool little store! We get a new Xmas ornament everywhere we travel and the selection was so great! Our clerk at the register, Frouline, was so sweet and personable. We purchased some ornaments where the proceeds go to the employees of the Lahaina and she was so touched that we were supporting the fire victims. Bonnie, the artist, did a really beautiful job personalizing our ornaments. She is very talented and so quick! Then she wrapped our ornaments with such love and care! Please give this shop your business! Thank you again!
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June 2023 by JaDee W.
This store is so cute and magical and the staff is just as friendly. They have hundreds; no exaggeration, hundreds of different types of ornaments. They even have a large variety of nutcrackers and other Hawaiian themed Christmas items which are adorable. I love that they personalize for free and that you can choose to have your name in Hawaiian BUT this is also the reason I gave 4 stars instead of five. If your name is unique; don't even bother getting your name in Hawaiian. You look through a book, pick your name, and they write it... none of us unique named people even got a chance. Regardless I got some beautiful ornaments that I can reminisce with forever.
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March 2023 by Beverly P.
The cutest little store on the Waikiki strip! I love a good niche store so I knew I had to stop in.The 5 stars is mostly for the excellent customer service; of course the employees at a year-round CHRISTMAS store would be absolute angels! The woman who helped us out was so sweet and made sure to get our ornaments personalized and packaged in time for us to head out for our flight. To top it all off, her handwriting is AMAZING! It literally looks like a font! (They personalize all the ornaments by hand for you.) All the ornaments survived the flight without any chipping or breaking because she packaged them so well.The ornament selection is pretty decent as well; they have themed ornaments for every occasion you could possibly be in Waikiki for -- honeymoon, wedding, family vacation, graduation etc. and you can even retrofit the ornaments to fit the number of people in your family. They also had pet-themed ornaments and occupation-related ornaments that would make great gifts!Highly recommend dropping by here for a little something to take home so you can reminisce about your trip come every holiday season!
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February 2023 by Marie S.
So cool Christmas in Hawaii:)This store is loaded with lots os beautiful/ unique ornaments- so many to choose from!The workers are very friendly and helpful.When we picked out out ornaments they personalized them for free- one of them they put our Hawaiian names!
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February 2023 by Jillian S.
Lovely Christmas store a short walk from Waikiki beach. The store definitely puts you in a festive mood. It is full of beachy Christmas ornaments that you can personalize. Personalize a variety of items with events, dates, and names. They have a large binder at the checkout desk with Hawaiian translations if you want your name written in Hawaiian. The current deal while we were there was buy 3 get 1 free for ornaments above a certain price. We wanted to purchase additional items to ship, however, the shipping is very expensive. They offer no shipping discounts and ship items separately. Therefore, if we were to purchase ornaments and a lighted house, we would have needed to pay for shipping twice. This seemed ridiculous so we purchased only ornaments since we could fit them in our luggage. Once you place and pay for your order they give you a receipt and pick up time (ours was ~1 hour later). We chose to walk around and shop then pick it up. They personalized all ornaments as we requested and had provided suggestions. Both employees working were welcoming and patient. The personalizations are handwritten and look beautiful. We really like the ornaments and recommend this store to others!
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December 2022 by Irene M.
Waikiki Christmas Store makes it a December to remember.As the holiday approach we love Santa's Pen original way for us to express that special someone a fun decor that celebrates it's unique occasion by adding that personal touch to any weather it's celebration, your trip here in Hawai'i, honeymoon, firsts, or an angel I just love their beautiful selections.Located in the Moana Surfrider Hotel right outside shops on Kalakaua Ave. you can watch your vision being created right before your eyes is amazing! They not only have personalized ornaments but many other ornaments as well, frame ornaments and various holiday decor.This shop is painfully tiny and my only complaint is that the line for purchase is the other half of the shops so you're not able to comfortably browse that area without being in all over their personal space or knocking over items as each shopper wants their items personalized it's a wait until it's done is quite ridiculous if all you want is to purchase a standard item which if I decided to do so I may visit the local malls instead.Check out their instagram @hawaiichristmasstoressantaspen and their website santaspen.com as this locally owned and operated biz has made our life so much happier and brighter.Like a snowflake each unique qualities are stunning.Thank you!
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October 2022 by Chabeli P
Love this store
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October 2022 by Justin D.
Staff very friendly with Aloha spirit! Prices for custom ornament about $16. They allow you to add words and letters on the ornaments for a personal touch. Common prints (Honeymoon, Family, Hawaii Vacation, Names, etc). They also give good suggestions on what to write and where. Able to print by end of day perfect if you're staying close by on Kalakaua. The location of the store is so convenient and the ornaments are uniquely Hawaiian Christmas vibes. Sale was buy 4 get 1 free! Perfect if you have a big family.
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February 2022 by Tea T.
This was such a cute store. It was out first time in Hawaii. We have a tradition where we buy a Christmas ornament that represents that year. We picked a cute one for our tree this year. The offer free personalization. It can 1-2hrs depending on when that person is available. The staff was very friendly and helpful. There's something in there for everyone. I did appreciate the representation of a darker skin complexions of the people.
