Friendly people but with the Kite Fest being moved to the casino this year it seemed…read moreDead. The folks are friendly but other than some overpriced knickknacks you won't find much. We desperately tried to find a decent array of local souvenirs, but this place fell short.

Now this is the place to find souvenirs to take back with you!…read more There are many gift shops all around Lincoln City but we stumbled across this one. At Cap'n Gull's, there are so many gifts to choose from, ranging from magnets to shirts to snow globes. My goal is to bring back a snow globe from each city that I visit, and I ended up finding a cute one with a beach chair and umbrella inside. I also picked up a beach magnet, a Christmas ornament, and a street sign with my name on it. My boyfriend picked up several items as well. He got himself a shirt, a beer bottle opener, a basset hound magnet, and a beagle and a basset hound description photo frame. The total for all of these came out to about $100 or so. It's located on the 101 freeway right across the street from Kyllo's and the beach access parking lot, so you literally cannot miss it. You'll find almost everything from A to Z here.

If you stop by one store in the outlet mall make it this one! Actually, this is one of the only…read morestores in the outlet mall which you should stop in and visit. I nearly fainted when I found a long sleeved shirt, a sweater and a pair of sunglasses for $40!!! And I got a great coupon for a month from now for their regular stores or outlet. Thanks guys! Did I mention how easy it was to shop also!? The staff were very friendly and super attentive. The store is well organized and super tidy even with the crazy weekend crowd that was around.

Not as much as some outlets I've been too. It seems as though this is one of the larger stores here…read moreat the outlet, but one of the few who do not intend to stuff 50 lbs of stuff into a 10 lb sack. It almost seemed as though this place was sparce.

Do NOT go to this shop. We ended up getting kicked out of the shop and yelled at because we changed…read moreour minds about renting. The owner (Russel) is very rude, angry, and aggressive. My partner and I went to rent boards from him and check out his shop. He payed little attention to us and was passive aggressive when answering questions. We were inquiring about renting wetsuits and boards from him, so he took our credit card information and charged our card. While going through the rental process we quickly realized we did not want to rent from this guy because of his attitude and we generally just felt off. My partner simply asked him if he could refund his card because changed our minds, and the owner started yelling at him. He said that we waisted an hour of his time and yelled at us to get out of his shop and said that my partner "got in his face". He then proceeded to aggressively get in my partners face and tell us how rude we are. He slammed his shop door and told us he wasn't giving us our money back. Since then, we have spoken to people in the Newport community that have heard similar stories and the he is not a good member of the south beach community. They have urged us to leave reviews because Russel apparently has been threatening people by text/email to take down any bad reviews. Please do not go to this shop and give him business.

The owner is very knowledgeable and kind. He is a great person to rent from or get surfing lessons,…read moreprofessional yet warm and personable. His prices are also reasonable. Went with my family and we all found something for everyone of different ages to wear and surf with.

A highlight reel experience along the Oregon coast. Our family of four took a two-hour kayak tour…read moreof the Salmon River and estuary. Finding Three Rocks Road was easy. And it's just a spectacular area with mountain and ocean views everywhere. This is a pretty chill expedition requiring modest skill or fitness. With a tandem kayak, I'd say the workout was moderate (you can always ask for more or less distance). Kendal guided us to towards Three Rocks and back to the estuary. Let me tell you, Kendal is the ideal guide for this Biosphere environment. He loves this stuff and he's an expert. He studied chemistry and marine biology and is a research diver. We learned so much about how the unique geography and weather systems shape this intricate living system of nutrients, water dynamics, and organisms. We met crabs, fish, and a variety of birds, including an osprey, kingfisher, and bald eagle doing their things. If you go, take your camera! We traveled the Oregon coast for a week in late July and this was our top excursion.

My husband booked fat tire bikes for us to ride for the day. For some reason he thought they were…read moree-bikes, which was slightly funny at the time. They clearly expected us to last maybe 2 hours tops. They gave us good direction as far as where to ride and where on the sand to stay. They gave us one bike with an adjustable seat, and one that was not adjustable. They adjusted it to fit my son, but didn't tighten it enough to keep it in place. By the time we got to the beach it was all the way down with no way to fix it. It was a very windy day, which is part of the beach experience, but it was much harder given that we are tall and the bike was too small. I felt like we were not given all the information we needed. I would not rent the bikes again.

Who doesn't enjoy shopping? Lincoln City outlets has something for everyone- bookstore, Levis…read morestore, Old Navy, Eddie Bauer, made locally gift stores, "Salt" coffee/cafe, a candy store, Nike store, shoe outlets, restaurants, nice bathrooms, and so much more. Best of all for the dog owner, bring your dog; most of the stores are dog friendly. Isn't that amazing! Plenty of parking, partially covered, and close to other shopping such as Goodwill and bi Mart.

Very busy day. Lots of great shopping. Got some great deals at Bath and Bodyworks and the Vans…read morestore Shout out Conner for the awesome service.

Unfortunately, I have to rewrite this review because I added more pictures, but as I said in the…read moreoriginal review, I am so grateful to have found Budget Blinds on the Oregon coast. They take care of everybody on the Oregon coast and they are wonderful people. The owner is a dream. She's so kind and understanding and takes care of everything when anything goes slightly off. Parker in the office is awesome and Josh who now works at the other location is wonderful. Only good things to say about everybody there. Deuce came out this last week and put up the skylight blind, which I was so grateful to have because I have been unable to sleep for so long with all that light pouring into my bedroom. The other beautiful blinds you see in the photos are my living room and dining room, which were mid-century. I was holding onto them since the 70s when they came with the house and I was so worried I would not find anything the same or comparable. I was able to match them almost 100% at Budget Blinds. Prices are decent and reasonable with today's inflation and you cannot ask for more. If you don't go here, you are losing out. I will continue to shop here the duration of my time on the coast if I ever need anything else.

I got installed a really pretty automatic blinds at my beach condo…read more Gregg the technician was truly a great guy. Friendly, patient and respectful. From the time I ordered my blinds to when they got installed was only 2.5 weeks. I was truly excited about the fast service. Thank you Budget blinds for the beautiful blinds. Happy customer, Ruth

Bought a $600 EGO electric mower-assembled, delivered. It started up. That's all. The blade did…read morenot turn. We called Ace and followed all directions about 6x over. No luck. Called and put on hold 28 minutes, only to be told that their hold system wasn't working (Nice!), and that the Assistant Manager was actually at lunch. (So I was waiting for nothing on a messed up line). They never called back that day or the next as they promised. We called back the following day to see if somehow service quality had changed. Sadly, it had not. They said we could bring it in. We're seniors with a compact car...We said we just wanted a refund after all of the problems with the machine and with the employees. They refused. They INSISTED upon scheduling someone to come out to look a the non operational brand new never used lawnmower. We don't want it now. We would like a refund. We don't understand why we cannot get a refund. We have the purchase order. They NEVER gave us a warrant card or manual (my partner should have made sure to get this but he forgot/didn't realize at the time of delivery). So that part is partially our fault. EDIT: Today they sent out a technician after I called them again to explain again that I did not want the lawnmower. The Assistant Manager said she would call me back. A guy called me back shortly thereafter and said he would be out in 30 minutes to pick up the lawnmower. I am grateful that this situation was resolved to our satisfaction and we appreciate the courtesy of the guy who picked up the lawnmower. He was very friendly.

I absolutely love the Ace store South specifically. They are so polite and kind. I have never been…read moretreated rudely here and I have only beautiful things to say about Melissa the store manager. The other day I made an online order on the Ace online, which was giving me a lot of trouble. I went into the North store where my order got more screwed up. No one took care of it there and they were incredibly rude making faces and gestures, as if I did not understand what was going on then after it was all screwed up and the order didn't go through the manager basically told me to call corporate, which did no good. I then called Melissa because I know her through her husband and they are just beautiful people all around. She took care of the problem completely the day after Christmas because she knew I had rushed to the North store the day before Christmas desperate to get the sale item when the store was closing at 3 PM. So here she was taking care of an issue from another store that should've been taken care of it self. Again, every time I've been there, everybody is lovely. I love talking to Debbie. She has helped me with items and taking so much time with me to teach me to be able to do things I need to do. Being a woman it's not the easiest thing in the world learning how to do your own handyman work and understand how to use tools and devices. But it should be respected and Encouraged as well as understood that we are living in a difficult time where people now have to do a lot of their own work. I will continue to shop at the South store as long as I live here. I wish I could say the same about the North but I can't. They always make me feel unwelcome and seem to laugh at my shortcomings with knowledge about items. They seem to go out of their way to say no and can't return anything so I will stick with Ace South. I'm so glad at least I have them to go to.