Blue Poppy is the latest gift store from Karen Allegretti who in 2011 opened the organic,…read moreresponsibly-sourced, and all-natural, gift store Market Earth one door down. She wants to offer items that people will enjoy but which will also make the world a better place because they are from local artists and companies who give back. Blue Poppy Is located on historic First Street in downtown Fort Myers. Products they offer include home goods and art such including Gygi Giclee beach prints and MyWords home signs. Brands carried include Florida Salt Scrubs, Florida Spyce, 4Ocean, Dog Mamma's, Friendsheep and Sarah Kiser. Pick up a Fort Myers candle or a gift for your pooch from the pet section along the back wall. They also have hats, bags, and shirts. Like Market Earth, the items are carefully curated. You are sure to find that perfect classy souvenir of your trip to Fort Myers as well as gifts for your near and dear.

I really enjoyed stepping inside the world of Island Visions Gallery and Gift Shop. The art they…read moredisplay in the windows gets your attention, the colors, the shapes, the vibe. The store has a beachy, laid back vibe. I talked to the lady working here and she told me they moved the store to downtown Fort Meyers area recently. They initially had a store on the artsy Matlacha island but it got destroyed by hurricane Ian so they relocated here. I wish I would have gone to Matlacha art village but this store brings a bit of that world to you and to everyone in Fort Meyers. It is great to see work created by local artists. They have everything from pottery, home decor, paitings, sculptures, souvenirs, jewelry. Various styles, materials used for creating wonderful merchandise. Nice surprise to find this cute store and learn about their story. Great they reinvented themselves and keep supporting local artists. If you are in the area, stop by, you will find a variety of local art!

Beautiful things in various price ranges and very friendly owner. Browsed happily no pressure. I…read morewill go back tomorrow to make my purchases.

Cheap cool shells. Tiny shop. Smells like dead seashells. Ladies are nice. Couple old dogs keeping…read morethem company worth a stop if you are on a mission to bring home a beautiful shell for a few bucks or a sand dollar for $0.25

While in Sanibel I noticed tables set up in front of this building (which was hit by Hurricane…read moreIan). They are selling beautiful things - hand painted seashells, jewelry, photo gifts & Bridgit's Pies (delicious key lime pie!). Please stop by & support this business. You'll be glad you did! Sweet service, great prices.

Cute little store, lots to see and do. Huge collection of shark teeth and shark related items…read more Along with many other interesting fossils. They have hats and T-shirt. Very nice and friendly staff, she is very knowledgeable and answered all questions. Highly recommended if you are into shark teeth hunting since they have everything you need. Large selection of sifters and scoopers very reasonably priced.

We are obsessed with sharks. In fact, it was the main reason we picked Sarasota for our mini…read morevacation winter get away. So naturally, we went to Shark Frenzy to gather insight and tools to find our plethora of shark teeth which the Florida's tourism site promises, hahaa. The staff at Shark Frenzy were amazing. They provided us all the resources we needed to succeed. Honesty, I do not feel as if they held back at all--they gave us ALL their go-to pointers and even personal finding spots. The two locations they gave us is where we ventured off to with our new tools and, well...We left that beach with handfuls of shark teeth. I highly recommend coming to Shark Frenzy!

The sales person working behind the counter was not friendly. I will shop elsewhere. I was looking…read morefor items they were sol out of which is out of their control. The beach theme music was nice in the store.

Found everything we needed for our beach day and the lady working today, sadly I forgot to ask her…read morename, was amazing. She was incredibly sweet and helpful. Glad we stopped in here for our supplies.

This place is fantastic! Was a bit tough to find at first, but we saw the sandwich board and made…read moreour way on in. The owner was incredibly personable and talked to us about everything from the shirts the store sold to dance competitions. All 5 of us found shirts we wanted but they didn't have his size. He was able to call the place that makes the shirts (part of the store but in a different location) and had them make one! We paid for it and picked it up about two blocks away! Great experience and we will definitely be back when we return to the area.

Stopped in while visiting my mother-in-law and the owner was so nice and so accommodating and made…read moresure to take care of us five minutes before closing and told us about his business and why he owns it and it was super cool and I appreciate it Definitely walked out with two amazing souvenir