Gator Emporium

The store is very cool and unique, but the girl that checked me out was an absolute nightmare! I put my stuff on the counter, and she didn't even acknowledge me, so I had to very loudly say, "excuse me!" When she looked up i got a nasty look. After paying i walked out and realized she over charged me. I went back in got it worked out. After leaving i looked in my bag, and realized the rude employees fake fingernail was in my bag! Between the terrible service and gross experience I do not believe I will be returning here.

The Gator is one of our annual stops as we travel the million dollar highway. They always have new and different gifts for the family. It is one of my favorite spots in Ouray.

My daughter and I loved browsing through the store. Such an eclectic assortment of items. And diverse styles of beads like I’ve never seen even before!

Scammers. No matter who is at the register they will add items to your checkout and/or change pricing and claim honest errors. Took me a few visits with different family members to realize this is all done on purpose. Will never return.

STAY AWAY!!!! Review the reviews- our experience isn't the only one!!! I'm officially never supporting this company. I live here and take all of my visitors (family and friends) to the gator emporium. The lady working *PAT* accused of us stealing. My sweet mother and I were picking out earrings, and she kept reminding us that she hadn't sold any all day and that she was missing six pairs. Then she reminded us that people are looking at the camera. When we tried to check out, she said Just so you know, we are missing six pairs I finally said Excuse me, are you accusing us of stealing? She said I'm just stating the facts. We said we are uncomfortable and not interested in spending this money if you think we stole from you. She made us feel very uncomfortable and sick to our stomachs. We left without purchasing anything. My mom was heartbroken, and after that, being the first store we went to, we walked around and tried to keep shopping, but she felt really uncomfortable. Totally ruined our whole day in Ouray. She was just visiting my home and was treated this way. I went back and purchased the earnings she really wanted and let PAT know she ruined our day. Pat responded that she's sorry but they are still looking at the footage. I told her you'll be sorry when you find out we didn't take them. Ughhhhh. TRY BETTER PAT