Christmas Mouse Nags Head

I don't really go to specialty Christmas shops like this, so I don't really have a baseline to compare this to. But we had fun shopping here! We initially stopped at one of their other OBX locations further south in a strip mall next to Fresh Market, but this location is bigger. There's two levels of all kinds of Christmas decorations. When we were there they also had a small display for Halloween as well. They have countless different themes of ornaments; beach, careers, religious, nutcracker, food and drink, candy cane, flamingo, sports, I could go on. We picked out a handful of ornaments for ourselves and as gifts. We let our daughter pick out her first ever Christmas ornament! I'm sure a lot of these ornaments are not unique and can be found in any Christmas store, but they will certainly not be found in a department store. I'm the kind of person who loves to put all unique ornaments on my tree, so we've been collecting souvenir ornaments for a few years now. I'm looking forward to putting the ones we got here on our tree this year.Last thing I will mention is the sweet lady who was at the check-out counter. She took so much time and care wrapping our ornaments and boxing the very delicate ones. I was a little hesitant to buy so many ornaments as we have a long drive home and I obviously don't want them to break, but after she wrapped them so nicely, I'm quite sure they will be just fine.

Really cute shoppe, and if they don't have the ornament you're looking for, it doesn't exist. Having said that.... It's crazy expensive for some reason. And I'm not talking Outer Banks expensive, we're used to that. But the same ornament, quite literally, was 3x the price of the one I ended up buying in Duck just down the road (6.99 versus 21.99 for the same lighthouse). I love Christmas, but not enough to overpay at 3x. I saw one employee at the register, but otherwise it was pretty quiet for a saturday afternoon.

I am in love with this store!! It is two stories and FULL of Christmas!! So many decorations....tree decor, wall decor, Santa's and nutcrackers. The themed trees throughout the store were so fun to look at. They have some non-Christmas as well. Many beach themed Christmas decorations. I have a hard time finding good nutcrackers at home. Since I give my dad a nutcracker every Christmas I had to stop when I saw this place. I spent way more money than planned but am so pleased. Great way to grab some beachy decor to remember your favorite place (the OBX)!

Tons and tons of Christmas stuff to browse in this larger-than-it-looks-from-the-outside store. If you're looking for Christmas ornaments in particular, this is a great space to pop into. Truly ornaments of all kinds (including some beautiful local / Outer Banks oriented pieces that would make great keepsakes if you're visiting the area). The staff was friendly. Lots of finds to fit a variety of budgets and price ranges. Great space!

Bottom Line: A great new building featuring two stories of Christmas ornaments and decor.I'm so glad that Christmas Mouse was able to rebuild their store after the devastating fire that leveled it a few years ago. The new store has lots of windows, including dormers, that are great for showing off the forrest of lit and fully decorated Christmas trees that await visitors inside.The store is full of Christmas trees that are mostly decorated by theme so if you're working on a themed tree this might be a good spot to shop for new additions. You can shop right off the trees or off of a pegboard with the ornaments nicely organized. They also have some local ornaments right up front but I wish they had a larger selection of locally made or even handmade ornaments.I was impressed by the large selection of Olde World Christmas ornaments! Outside of the Olde World Christmas (OWC) store in Asheville this is surely the largest collection of OWC ornaments I've ever seen in one spot. I ended up departing with a OWC pumpkin pie slice ornament for my food themed tree and an OWC shark ornament for my fun/whimsical tree. Aside from ornaments the Christmas Mouse also sells Christmas puzzles, Christmas cards, water lanterns, nutcrackers, kitchen towels and such.I was surprised that inside this new lovely building the lighting consists of what seems like fluorescent tubes that have a garage or laundry room feel to them. I think something with more character would have been a better match for this lovely dormered building. Same goes for the floors and peg-board displays.

An absolute MUST if you love Christmas!! Everyone is so friendly, prices are very well for the quality of the products and it's such a nice environment. One of a kind ornaments and they continue to get new stuff in regularly. It's amazing! Favorite place at the beach!