Big Bargain World Inc 7

After my camera died at I-​Drive 360, I had to walk here in order to buy a pack of AA batteries because none of the gift shops at I-​Drive 360 offer batteries. This store is huge and they have every kind of souvenir you can possibly imagine. Instead of spending all your hard earned money on souvenirs in the parks where you are paying a premium, go to the numerous bargain stores and save your money.

If you are looking for a place for reasonably priced souvenirs, this is the place to go. We saw several of these shops around but stopped at this particular location. LOTS of Disney stuff, and it doesn’t seem to be cheap knock offs either. About a third of the store seemed to be Disney stuff — backpacks, T shirts, mugs, keychains, all kinds of stuff. We did not see anything with the Universal logo, but there were things themed for Islands of Adventure: superhero items (eg Spiderman), dinosaurs (though not specifically Jurassic Park), and Harry Potter. My son got a very nice Harry Potter shirt. Also a big selection of beach/​pool items, swimwear, and women’s summer tops and sundresses. There was also the expected kitchy beachy/​Florida/​Orlando souvenirs — keychains, maganets, mugs, etc, seashell items, etc, and lots of cheap stuff, most under $ 5, so a great place to bring your kids for a souvenir or to pick up a little momento of your trip, if you collect magnets or something like that.

This place was neat if you needed to purchase gifts for your family. Nothing was too expensive. The cashier was friendly. She handle the glass items with care. I would return to this store.

Bargain world has a great selection for your touristy-​needs and some pretty cute apparel at a fair price. However, my last experience here was less than pleasant. There were associates scattered around the store that would literally follow me as I shopped. Could they make their thought «you look like you’re a shoplifter» any more obvious? This made me feel very rushed and uncomfortable, so I left buying half of what I planned on buying. If the bathing suit I found wasn’t so cute, I wouldn’t have bought a thing due to their pushy loss prevention techniques.

It’s big, it’s flashy, it gets a lot of business. Is it worth your time? Maybe. I’ve only been in here once and spent probably about an hour looking all around and ended up buying nothing. Not a thing. You might find a few bargains here and there but for the most part, you might be better off at one of the Wal-​Marts in the area. I know at least one has a large Disney section and offers better prices. Can you get a gator head at a Wally World? No. But do you really want one?

The ultimate tourist Shop!
Okay, normally I loathe all the tourist shops with their stupid shirts and outrageous hats. HOWEVER. Bargain world is not all that bad. They have some pretty good merchandise, from all the differnt parks, and they get extra points for me for selling Marvel Zombies merch. at a huge discount!
The Good:
Cheaper than the park!: Need a Disney World backpack for less than $ 50 at the park? This place has some nice ones for $ 20-​$ 20. Need a Wet N’ Wild Bathing Suit? They got those too. And these aren’t the really cheap knockoffs at jacked up prices. No these are the good ones at cheap prices. Yay!
Lots of stuff: Bargain World is a pretty big place with two floors. They’ve got apparel on the ground floor, collectibles and random stuff on the second floor, and luggage on the west side of the store. It’s a lot of stuff, but it’s nicely organized so it’s not hard to find what you need
The Bad:
Sharks and Aligators: This place sells «real» alligator heads and sharks in jars. While I highly doubt the real-​ness of these things, it’s gross nonetheless.
Bargain world is a great place to grab souvenirs from your FL vacation without paying park price.
Overall 8.3/10= Bring on the Bargain!