My cousin and I were looking for a store that was selling Jellycats since we saw another woman with a Jellycat bag. We found elizabethW, and they had such a cute selection! The prices for the Jellycats are actually good too! There are also other cute souvenirs to pick from, and the staff are friendly. I would highly recommend coming here! read more

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Very well arranged collection of various items including paintings, souvenirs, hand made goodies. The shop has a welcoming feeling, this is my third time that I visited and each time I have had this same feeling. Next time you are in Carmel do give this place a try ! read more

elizabethW - Gift Shops Near Me - Carmel, California

A lovely gift shop. Eye candy displays. Most welcoming sales staff. Over the years, I have purchased trays, wraps, neck pillows, and, seasonal decorations. I haven't left the store empty handed. CHEERS! read more

elizabethW - Thanksgiving Trinkets! (11/03/22) - Gift Shops Near Me - Carmel, California

What a cute, little gift shop! I came here for the grapefruit lip balm that I saw on Instagram and left with a bunch of other stuff. Love the grapefruit lip balm but the watermelon one is a closed second, they smell sooo delicious! I love that they're natural and nontoxic, it seems like! I'm pretty sensitive to synthetic frangrances so I do my best to stay away from them. Surprisingly, I loved the cucumber perfume. It's smells sweet and fresh, nothing overwhelming, and it doesn't make me nauseous. The staff are super helpful and they make everyone feel welcome! They greet each person that steps into the store (may seem like nothing but it does set the tone for any store and makes shopping more fun). They also check on shoppers if they have questions or need help with anything. I'm sure I'll be back! read more

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A beautifully curated shop! Pricey but a fabulous range of things to beautify and decorate your home, or give as gifts. One of the nicer and diverse shops in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Make sure to swing by the lower level part of the shop where more products are located! I came during the holidays (on Boxing Day) and it was PACKED. Sale items were limited and placed all at the front of the shopeli. Staff are pretty laid back and hang behind the counter mostly, and will service when engaged. read more

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As a Carmel local, I'm a frequent visitor to this darling shop; great selection of John Derian pieces, lots of lovely gifts, fun home accessories, and their own fragrance line. A must-see for tourists, too! And very sweet sales staff:) read more

Love! Love! Love this store! They have such nice gift ideas that is truly unique. ElizabethW had her line of bath and body with amazing scents. They will also wrap it nicely for you if the item you are purchasing is a gift. Some may say it is a bit pricey, but you are paying for quality! Helpful and pleasant staff! read more

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A well sourced gift shop! The array makes it easy to find something for everyone, especially yourself. Especially appreciate their selection of Carpe Diem Papers cards. read more

elizabethW - Gift Shops Near Me - Carmel, California

I really liked this little shop with super cute gift-ables (not cheap), but many affordable, obviously hand-curated from whomever owns the place. I could have bought many things - but I decided on a little splurge --a small 8" x 6 abstract painting of a Vueve Clicquot bottle. I love it! read more

elizabethW - My new painting! Small but adorable! - Gift Shops Near Me - Carmel, California

This is a lovely shop. The reason I am not giving a 5 star is I stumbled on the steps (middle of showroom) while speaking with the nice saleslady. TBH that is why I left the store. There are many older people in Carmel and I feel this could cause someone to trip. I suggest perhaps a railing or a bannister or a sign. Unless you are staring at the floor as you walk - instead of looking around at the pretty things / talking to the saleslady - you can miss it. There are about 5-7 steps and they are a beige-tan color, if you are looking down it just looks like a ramp at first glance. They don't look like separate steps unless you are paying close attention - which we are not, we are shopping! :). Word to the wise. Thank you for reading this! read more

Shopped here about a year ago for Mom's birthday. We all were amazed by the intensely-scented candles, room diffusers, lotions, soaps, and all kinds of smelly goods. We also saw picture frames, throw pillows & lots of adorable girly, frilly & fun items to keep one browsing for a good while Lots of testers to sample the fruity, floral and musky scents alike. Mom fell in love with the rose diffuser & she said the scent stayed fragrant, pungent (in a good way) and long-lasting.......in fact, our small diffuser *just* ran out Time to order more! And once we're able to actually experience the world again, this shop is totally worthy to visit & partake in all the smelly awesomeness! read more

Noelle's Yelp Notebook 2015 ElizabethW is my favorite shop in Carmel by the Sea. My first experience with ElizabethW was in San Francisco, post having high tea with my mom and cousin we stumbled upon their shop and I bought bath products and home products. Last weekend, my husband wanted to stop by Cottage of Sweets when I spied ElizabethW! I was filled with excitement to see they had a shop in Carmel by the Sea! Upon entering we were greeted by the friendly gals in the first level area. Once you enter the shop you'll notice the fairly new ElizabethW scents on the left hand side of the shop and on the right the more classic ElizabethW scents like tuberose, etc. The first level also includes an area with handmade gorgeous jewelry- bracelets, rings, earrings, delicate necklaces. There is even a small area on the first level with baby items- plates, clothes, books. The bottom level of the shop has a ton of goodies for your home and even garden. I bought a few of their books for myself, chocolates for my family, bath items and a few gifts for my mom. I spied the most gorgeous hand embroidered pillows from Catstudio- I almost bought large America pillow but that was retailing for nearly $300 (didn't want to give my hubs a heart attack with that purchase, lol). I wish they had more of the ElizabethW lotions, candles, bath products like in the city. I love the home decor items in their Carmel by the Sea shop. I love home keeping and they have a fantastic selection of cutesy decor and other home good essentials. Next time I'm in PacHeights, I'll head over to their SF location to buy my bath products. ElizabethW has superior quality for their bath products!!! Love, love, love ElizabethW and look forward to shopping here again! Noelle's Notes Smaller selection of ElizabethW bath products Good selection of home goods on bottom/basement level Friendly and helpful customer service read more

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The employees here talk about you when you're in store, make you feel horrible for looking at and picking up things, then when you walk up and ask them to stop, they don't and talk extremely condescending and continue being rude. Lauren specifically. I had the worst experience today as I was in the store, we went there to buy gifts and walked out after seeing and hearing them discuss me. That's not nice, and extremely poor customer service. I can't imagine how You stay in business considering how you treat other humans who walk in your store...maybe hire less entitled people to work there and teach girls like Lauren the basics of customer service? Or if you can't do that, maybe wait until the customer isn't within hearing distance to talk about them? Treat people better. read more

Very cute selection of nice gifts. The college pillows were a little cheesy but the girl working at the desk was very nice and that made up for it. I like the different scents they have and the different soaps... Smells great! read more

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ElizabethW is a great store for finding fun gifts and bath and body products. The custom-made perfumes are unique and well-priced. The cards selection and custom artwork are impressive. The staff is friendly but not hovering, which is nice. The store is also dog-friendly, which we appreciate. read more

My boyfriend and I were looking for a card to give someone super last minute after dinner. From what it seems, most shops in the area close around 5! It was 6:45pm on a Monday and we were so happy to find this shop open! Lucky for us there was a half off sale on holiday items! We found a thank you card that was perfect! Perhaps it was made for Thanksgiving? It was a Rifle Paper Co. Card and they have all sorts of lovely designs! We bought one and we had to fill out the card in there. The staff there was super friendly...I hope they didn't think we were weird for writing our card on thier glass cabinet and then also bugging them to take an instax photo of us (to add to our card). Again I wish we came sooner to browse more. They have such a cute pug there too! This gift shop is so lovely with great gift finds!!! Thanks again Elizabeth! I'm so glad you open later than most shops!! :) read more

This has become a regular walk through for wifey, surprisingly I also like browsing in here as the basement part has some really interesting trinkets. Little tip though is the diffusers they sell last for months and work really well. read more

Very cute store with two levels and my new favorite on Ocean Avenue. They carry an assortment of apothecary items, home goods, stationary, and jewelry. The selection was curated and thoughtful, and the woman working was very friendly and helpful. This store was a welcome break from many of the more touristy souvenirs that line Ocean! Looking forward to going back on our next trip. read more

I was planning to buy several things but the workers just stared at me! Maybe I wasn't their typical client but please train them to have better customer service. Maybe just a greeting would be a nice? A simple "Hello" perhaps? Your workers ruined my experience in your store. read more

So happy to find this store The products are amazing The selections vast So many scents to choose from Plus some wonderful gifts too read more

ElizabethW was my last stop during a lovely 3-day getaway to Carmel with my family. I was looking for a birthday gift for a friend and was delighted by the selection and attentive staff. The products are upscale, charming, and unique -- everything from home diffusers to artisan soaps to gorgeous tote bags and gourmet kitchen items. They also have a lovely jewelry display in the front room. *Exactly* my kind of shop and I was in heaven! Why only 1 star? I was treated like a nobody at checkout. There is one cash register and there were only two people in line -- a lady in front of me, and me with my 10-year-old daughter. For some reason, it took 15-20 minutes for the sales associate to complete the customer's transaction (not sure why, since she didn't have any exchanges/returns.). But I wasn't in any hurry and was fine with waiting. The associate even said to me with a smile, "Thanks for your patience. I'll be with you in a moment." I responded, "No problem! Take your time." Smiles, pleasantness all around. After the sales associate finally finished the transaction, a blonde manager lady suddenly swooped in and said, "Let's get this line moving so these people can get on with their day." I'm like, great!! - and I move up to the cash register. But instead of helping me, she starts ringing up some random person who had NOT been anywhere in the vicinity of the line -- an impatient-looking older blonde lady with an $80-dollar room freshener. UMMMMM, hello?! I've been waiting here patiently for a solid 15-20 minutes with my arms full of merchandise, and I was *obviously* in line RIGHT BEHIND the previous customer: Facing forward, 18 inches behind the lady in front of me, clearly in line formation...I was NOT fiddling with my iPhone, I was NOT browsing while waiting. I was waiting patiently, looking toward the cash register expectantly. But, you're just going to skip over me and help some random customer jump the line? Really? I was so taken off guard that I was speechless. Normally, I'll speak up if someone has skipped over me in line because it's usually an honest mistake, something along the lines of, "Oh, actually I think I was next." But this time, it was so egregious and deliberate that I was stunned into silence. I couldn't believe I had waited that long only to be slapped in the face. It was like a huge F U. Neither the sales associate nor the blonde lady manager (nor the line-jumping customer, who was clearly the entitled rich-b!tch type) cared that my daughter and I were *obviously* standing right there in next-in-line position....and had BEEN there for a solid 20 minutes by then. Maybe I didn't look rich enough or distinguished enough -- or WHITE enough (I'm Asian) -- to be treated like a real person. Now, I'm not one to use the R word lightly. In fact, I go through life feeling pretty chill and positive, and I pride myself on always giving people the benefit of the doubt. I always assume FIRST that people are decent and NOT racist....and 95% of the time, I'm right -- people generally are pretty wonderful. But in this case, I was disappointed. It was EXCEEDINGLY OBVIOUS that I was next in line AND I had been waiting a very long time to check out AND the sales associate had even acknowledged my patience for waiting. It can't have been age discrimination because I do not look like a punk kid -- I'm in my 40s, and I always dress respectfully/with style -- plus I had my freakin' tween-age daughter with me. So, I have no choice but to assume that the color of my skin led the manager and sales associate to give preferential service to the other customer. Utterly disheartening and infuriating. As enamored as I am with ElizabethW's offerings, I won't be going back. Shame. I'm also disappointed that this experience left such a bitter taste in my mouth at the end of an otherwise fabulous trip to Carmel. Stay classy, ElizabethW. read more

Cute little shop along the main road in Carmel. The shop carries cute and unique items although a little pricey. I did purchase a very cute lightweight wrap that is also very soft and came with a matching travel sack. read more