Freaky Tiki Surf Shack

The selection is pretty good, but service is horrible! We walked in last night to look around and two employees stood in a doorway which separates the two sides of the store. They talked to each other the whole time, didn’t acknowledge us even as we walked between them a couple of times to go from one side of the store to the other. Extremely rude behavior, zero customer service.

I had fun browsing here. They had some nice clothes and the store layout and décor was fun. Not the cheapest but definitely higher quality than the tourist shops. Go Indie!!! They have toe rings and some costume jewelry too. Keep it sexy.

Customer service is garbage. The girl at the counter was rude and seemed deliberately unhelpful.

Vacationing at Clearwater Beach and just happened to walk into this store. It was very clean and had a nice selection. There are two sides to the store. One side had mostly clothing on it. I bought two tikis and they looked very good. The customer service was great and they offer military discount.

My husband and I were visiting Clearwater Beach and doing some window shopping. Freaky Tiki was the one place that we went back to after visiting all of the others.
They have really cute «Freaky Tiki» t-​shirts. We bought a mermaid one for my daughter. It was a little pricier than the other places on the beach but a much better quality shirt and a really cool design.
My husband loved the clothes at this shop. So much so that he would have bought way more if I would have let him. Anyway, he picked up a pretty cool button-​down shirt and was very happy with it.
We didn’t interact with the salespeople at all (and we visited twice) except for at the register. That’s fine with me, since I like to be left alone when I shop, but I can understand the negative reviews regarding the service.
If you’re a tourist and you don’t want to look too touristy, then this is probably the shop for you.

This is a very cute surf shop on the main street along Clearwater Beach. They have very cute and reasonable beach clothes. My favorite is all the beach and summer dresses from the line called «Ocean Drive». They run around $ 30. My husband bought a pair of Sanuk sandals, which are very squishy and comfortable. I have never encountered rude staffs at Freaky Tiki. They were all helpful to us. I guess maybe we were lucky and had nice people that day??? I don’t know but I always stop by this place when in Clearwater beach.

Wow! Now, this is no shack. It is a super well thought out cool t-​shirt and clothes store… they have some sweet little dresses as well as a TON of Freaky Tiki screenprinted shirts and hoodies… they are NOT the typical beach screenprint shop with neon and 8 colors on your shirt. They are COOL. Hip, on trend. And decently priced $ 18-​$ 25 for nice slim fit shirts.
The place is built and designed to look like a tiki hut… cool vibe, good beach hippie music… try it, buy a shirt.

This place has super cute clothes but the staff is rude. They don’t welcome you to the store or thank you for shopping when you purchase things. I visited several times and it was always the same.

I purchased a pair of Sanuk Sandals from the Freaky Tiki Surf Shack while on vacation. I wore the sandals for ONE day and the top lining of the sandal started to peel and gave me a blister on the bottom of my foot. The receipt I have, clearly states «No returns, Exchange only with sales receipt, 30 days exchange period.» Since I had only wore the sandals for one day, I brought the sandals back for an exchange. The manager, Ethan, proceeded to tell me that the sandals were «Final Sale.» I told him that this receipt does not say any items are final sale, he did not tell me when I purchased the item that it was final sale, and there were no signs anywhere in the store stating the sandals were final sale. He said the item was «wear and tear» and he would not take it back. Aren’t most items wear and tear?! He refused to exchange my sandals even though the receipt and store policy clearly stated that I had a right to exchange them. He proceeded to laugh at me for «making such a big deal about $ 32.» Since he said he was the manager, I asked who the owner of the store was and he smirked and pointed at himself. Feeling helpless I left the store and tried to call the police but they told me they could not enforce store policy. This was, BY FAR, my worst experience with a return/​exchange and an extremely disrespectful and unprofessional store manager. And now I am stuck with a pair of sandals I cannot wear, and a store I will NEVER return to.
ALMOST ALL THE STORES ON MANDALAY AVE SELL THE SAME ITEMS, I WOULD RECOMMEND PURCHASING YOUR ITEMS FROM ANY OF THE OTHERS STORES IN THE AREA. AVOID THIS STORE AT ALL COSTS OR YOU WILL BE TAKING A RISK AND MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO EXCHANGE SOMETHING IF IT BREAKS, EVEN THOUGHT THE STORE POLICY SAYS YOU CAN. ALSO, THE MANAGER ETHAN, IS COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL AND PROVIDED THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED.

I think I have an obsession with surf shops. Maybe because I’m a Midwesterner, with no access to an ocean? Yes, that must be it.
While I don’t remember if there were any discerning qualities between this place and all the rest, the name is better (Freaky Tiki is a much better name than Surf Style), and I found some very comfortable flip flops here.
Stop in here if you’re strolling down Mandalay, and get a little «freaky».