Kuhio Gift Outlet

Was looking for matching outfits for my niece and newborn nephew and I found them here! I could have even bought an outfit to match them! Lol Anyway, it's a convenient small shop that has many cute Hawaiian print outfits for kids and adults, even clothing items for cute fur babies too!!! So excited to see the brother and sister duo wear them!!!

I knew it was tourist trap the moment I walked in. But I was stupid to think not at the time. Because I was desperately looking for a not-so-touristy aloha shirt. The rack facing the street said $19 something. Then, I saw those better-looking shirts hanging on the wall. A lady approached me and asked me to try it. I said it was not for me. I need to bring my friend to see it first. It would had been easier to tell me ok take a picture to show him. Instead, she wanted me to pay for it and exchange if not fit. It wasted about 8 minutes of my vacation time to convince her I'll be back. That was before I read all the reviews. I brought my friend to try it on. He initially liked a blue color shirt but it was too dark in real life. So, he bought the white color floral shirt. If she was smart, she could convince me to buy another one for me. But instead, she tried to sell a $60 necklace for his mom. Ha! He already spent $54 for the shirt. My friend lost interest at that time. Oh well. I wish I had time to shop outside of Waikiki for some better-looking aloha shirts. The next one I buy would better be 2 matching shirts at half price.

I visited this store today. The 2 ladies running the shop wouldn't leave me alone just to browse. They whispered things to each other under their breaths while looking me up and down. They appeared to be saying nice things to me to get me to buy something but I sensed a mean spirited attitude coming from them.I thought I was being paranoid until another customer walked in, a woman clearly wearing luxury items. The ladies looked her up and down and I clearly heard them say "cheap" to one another. Then one of them went up to the customer to compliment her dress and encouraged her to buy one from their store (similar to how they approached me). I was disgusted with their behavior and immediately left without purchasing their thin cotton clothes or dust collecting souvenirs.Do not patronize this store. Their goods are trash and their business practice is scummy.

Pushy sales tactics!Wow, crazy experience here... I should've read the reviews about what others said. I only came here because I wanted to bring home a sundress (or two). I purchased two dresses elsewhere some 7 years ago when we came back in 2016. I barely set foot inside the store and like I had some kind of magnet in me here come this sales lady swooping like a hawk on its prey saying that I "would look good in any of the dresses." First I asked her the pricing for each dress and she said that they were $39/ea (or somewhere at that price). She told me that "the material was made in Hawaii and of good quality." That "purple was a good color for me..." I kept telling her that the prices were out of my range (it's true! after I bought all those chocolates for my daughters LoL!) but she was pushy and led me to another rack of dresses that was $1 cheaper than the $39... okaaaay. She wouldn't give me space to just look around... kept following me.I did like the dresses though and I ended up buying two but maaannnn, what a pushy lady. I was already at the counter paying for my items when she asked me how long was I staying in Hawaii then proceeded to show me matching Hawaiian shirts for my hubby... she said "$45"... I responded "Oh hell NAW!" (besides my hubby prefers novelty souvenir tees anyway). After buying two expensive dresses you'd think she'd give me a bag for them... no! I had to ask for a bag. It was one of those thick reusable bags... she said "I give to you for free, we usually charge" (whut?) Ugh! Even Liliha Bakery gives those bags for free for their doggy bag.I haven't even left yet and the older guy salesman approached her and asked "how'd it go?" Wish we could insert emojis in our reviews. Anyway, there won't be a next time here.Review #2641

Worst store I've ever been to!! Avoid this place for your own good! Such a horrifying experience. The moment my friends & I walked in, the lady there was following us and encouraged us to try her dresses. When we did, she was being pushy & complimented us, and pressured us to buy by saying I can hold it at the table for you when we wanted more time, even offered us "special" discount (like she offers everyone here bc she knows her prices are more expensive than the same thing at other stores). We felt sussed out and decided to not buy bc her attitude was off-putting. Then she had the audacity to gaslight us by saying we wasted her time & that she knows we don't have any money anyways to afford the dress.. Can you believe that?? We were verbally assaulted and guilt tripped because we didn't buy from her. She made us feel guilty for simply trying clothes on, THAT SHE INSISTED. Not to mention, seeing all these reviews here justified that this business doesn't care about customers and only care to make a sale out of you. Never coming here again.

Was in Honolulu for a good two weeks. Wanted to get a few gifts however upon entering this shop, the lady that was trying to assist was very pushy and would follow me throughout the store. I would think after a few mins they would give space to browse a bit but quite to opposite. I understand to look or browse is free however if they actually want adults to shop they halve to give space for the shopper to look around and make sound choices as to what they would like to purchase.

Although I appreciate her enthusiasm, the owner is too pushy to me. She took many dresses for me to try on and kept waiting outside the fitting room asking me if I liked the outfits or not. I would welcome more space and privacy to shop. When I decided to walk away, she turned from warm to cold very immediately. What's worse, she stared to make me feel guilty that she helped me a lot so she lost other customers... BTW, the reason I decided to walk away is that those dresses are too expensive given the mediocre quality ($89.99). I rather take a look at the shopping plaza.Overall, I am not very happy with this shopping experience!

I had a great experience & got a couples outfit with my girlfriend. The Chinese auntie was super helpful & friendly. Grabbed all the sizes & styles we wanted super quick & showed us to the changing room. The flattering compliments to my girl to lock in the sale was great haha I think a lot of the bad reviews stem from the pushy sales style, but I'm honestly used to it. We got what we wanted & quickly. It's is a little pricy for what it is but it's in super touristy area so it's expected. I'd go back again!

Stopped in to browse and we were greeted immediately. My daughter found a dress she liked and they helped her try it on. I told the woman if my daughter liked it we would all get matching outfits just for the experience since everyone else does it. I didn't like the style of my daughter's dress and they showed me one with the same pattern that I liked. My daughter liked the other style better as well. They weren't pushy on making a sale. We also looked at necklaces. Came back a few days later to purchase the same necklace for my daughter's friend. I feel like their pricing is about average as the other stores that sell similar items.

I bought a dress yesterday and absolutely love it. I also received multiple compliments on it. The young lady who helped me greeted me immediately upon entering the store. When I told her I wasn't going to buy anything that day and was just looking, she backed off, but pointed out a few things in the store. I came back a few days later and she was super helpful. She pointed out variations of the same pattern that I liked. She also picked out my size for me before I even entered the dressing room so I didn't have to try on multiple sizes and showed me how to adjust the straps. The only thing I'm disappointed about is that I found the dress today on sale at another place, but at full price, this place is cheaper.