Arlene's Southwest

My sister and I came to Tombstone and really enjoyed working with Laura for a pair of earrings that are Najavo made. The uniqueness of the earrings were what sold us. For sure one of us was purchasing them. I purchased from the Arlene's across the street a metal cactus and a metal dragonfly. We really loved our time in Tombstone and these items will give us fond memories.

I was quite surprised by the selection Here and it's authenticity. I learned quickly that the pottery and jewelry is indeed from native tribes from the four corners. And it sure is beautiful! This shop has a mix of touristy items as well. Arlene's has a lung history in Tombstone and continues to honor their traditions of sourcing handmade artwork. Worth a stop!

Do not go in this store if you have impulsive children or adults! My child is very impulsive and picked up a flute and blew into it for a second. This resulted in us being forced to buy this overpriced wooden flute ($107 at the time) due to their health policy. To be very clear the flutes are not behind glass or out of reach of young hands. They are easily accessible to young hands (approximately 7-8 year old and up). While I personally agree with the health policy, I feel that the owner of this shop is using this policy to their advantage by making the flutes easily accessible with very small notice cards stating to ask for a straw, but if you blow into the flute you have to buy it. These cards and straws could have been made more obvious and the flutes put further out of reach. This is borderline between a bad business decision and outright scam.

I worked with Kathy and purchased a beautiful sterling bracelet. I was impressed with the selection and the customer service. Very nice Native American jewelry at a variety of price points and also other Native American pottery, art pieces, Pendleton blankets and more.

Arlene's is one of the cornerstone stores in Tombstone. I've been visiting on/off for the last 30 years. The store front hasn't really changed but the merchandise has and not in a good way. Back in the day, Arlene's sold some of the very best Native American artwork in the Southwest, now what you see is like any other Tombstone store... "made in China" crap. I applaud the jewelry selection however with all the gifted Native and local artist in the region, the current owners need to go back to their original roots and proudly display them, as they use to. Tombstone as a whole would do much better to support local artists from the region by switching back vs crap made from oversees. Seriously this is Americana and should be proudly displayed, but isn't. Tourism is the key... p pole want authentic. Hint hint.

My husband made a purchase here in April for a gift to send me. 2 of the rings he picked didn't end up fitting so I called to ask if we could exchange. Fast forward to June -- they allowed me to bring the rings and exchange them for an equal price. Kathy was very polite, helpful and personable. The selection was great, as well as the experience. If we ever make the trip to Tombstone in the future, they will receive my business again.

Nice little shop in downtown Tombstone. Staff was super friendly and helped us find something nice that was Navaho made. Staff didn't try to sell us anything we didn't want and she really listened to the kinds of things we were interested in and made some great suggestions. I was most impressed with the after sale information containing the different stone types in each pice of jewelry.

I bought a beautiful authentic Navajo pot here that I couldn't pass up! The skill of the artist is outstanding and well worth the price tag. Plus, it will be a continued reminder of my trip to AZ for years to come.

I purchased a beautiful turquoise ring today from Arlene's! The staff were very nice and helpful! The lady who helped me did not rush me while I looked at several different rings. There were also so many great small gift options. I will be returning!

Sells fake posters purported to be true events! The poster that I bought from them was entitled "The Gathering" , a historical event supposedly to have taken place in Montana in 1883. I asked the manager of the store before I purchased the poster if the photo was real......the reply was absolutely!I returned home (200 miles) & googled this & it is 100% fake!Beware!