Fleurty Girl

Fleurty Girl in the French Quarter is in my circuit of places to get souvenirs for friends back home and while I don’t always find something to buy, I always find something tempting. I’ve been to the Magazine Street location but not on this last trip.
For t-​shirts, drink tumbler, and household items with catchy Mardi Gras («Neutral Ground Side,» «Sidewalk Side»), King Cake, New Orleans, Saints and LSU themes, this store is a good place to look. I was sorely tempted by the New Orleans Foods kitchen apron but got 2 t-​shirts (and 2 stamps on the loyalty club card). Friendly service by a helpful staff who are great sorting out sizes since the friend I bought the t-​shirt for is 5’11″ — tall for a woman so it prompted a discussion of women’s size vs. unisex size since many t-​shirt designs come in both.

So I passed by this store my first night here with family and I saw this cute NOLA t-​shirt that wasn’t cheesy — I just had to come back. Granted, in my alcohol induced stupor, I couldn’t remember the name of the store, but I had a couple of days to find it again, in a more sober state of course!!!
So, two days later, I’m walking around the french quarter again with family — no alcohol on board this time!!! and long and behold, I come across this place again. God bless my husband since he was the one that remembered I wanted a shirt from here. It took be a bit to find the shirt, but once I found it was I was like ««««««AAAAAHHHHH”””””” I had to try the shirt on because I generally use a small or medium, but, I just had a feeling the shirt was not going to fit over my swimmer shoulders. I’m so glad I did because I had to go with the large. Unfortunately, it’s big in the belly area for me, but as long as it fit my shoulders, I didn’t care.
Customer service — the lady behind the counter was soooooo sweet to me. She helped me out with the shirt and was nothing but honest with me when I was chit chatting with her. For the rest of the folks that had not too good experiences with customer service from here, you seriously just had the wrong lady behind the counter. The lady (I wish I got her name) explained the frequent shopper stamp card she gave me and also told me they were on the internet.
they have a lot of cute stuff here, you have to seriously stop by if you are in the area.

So, when I walked in, I heard the counter person say, «Hi, ma’am. How are you doing?» I didn’t think she was talking to me because I was so far away and there were other people closer to her. When I didn’t respond, she literally YELLED at me across the shop, with attitude, «HI, MA’AM. HOW ARE YOU DOING?» I yelled back, «I AM FINE,» and walked out.
Do not yell at your customers.

The trinkets were fun but that could not overcome the horrible customer service. The cashier refused to address us for nearly 1 minute while we were at the counter because facebook was far more important. I made a silly comment about a trinket where you put a note in a do’s head and how morose it was. She could not keep her mouth shut — she had to give me a lecture about why I was wrong. She literally told me I was wrong, then described all the reasons why I was wrong.
If she put her hand up, back of it toward me, made deep eye contact, and pulled her pointer finger, ring finger, and pinky fingers down — she would have been more friendly.
I would tell anyone to avoid it — if they want to have a nice vacation.

I’m not one for travel souvenirs like tees, mugs etc but this place actually makes this stuff cool and not cheesy. There’s 4 locations in the city but the French Market location was the easiest one to get to for me. The store is famous for selling very cool and cute tees with New Orleans /​Louisiana sayings that mention jazz fest, local sayings like «making groceries» or stuff that just screamed how great NOLA is. The tees are around $ 22-​$ 25 each — I even bought one myself one. There are lots of other NOLA related items in jewellry form or for your home/​kitchen like kitchen towels, bar ware etc. The staff here was super friendly and seemed happy to be working there (which is no always the case in retail stores where the staff are grumpy or not welcoming).
Take a visit and get something cool for yourself or family/​friends to remember NOLA by. They also have a great online store that ships internationally.

Great selection of t-​shirts for women, bought myself a «sweetest thing» shirt … great cause!

I totally echo what Rebecca T says… it’s more for locals than tourists and it’s geared towards women. I didn’t get anything out of it, but one of my female friends who is a local just loves this place.

Rise above the usual tourist trinkets and go here! So much more for the local resident and native too. Worth a stop, ladies.

Fleurty Girl has adorable merchandise and I know they’ll always have a cute gift for the people on my list. My problem is not with the merchandise, but with the customer service, the website checkout process, and how the business is run.
I ordered a Christmas gift for someone online. There was an option to «pick up in store» which I clicked on because my husband happened to be in New Orleans at the time (we live out of town). When he went to pick it up, they told him store pickup orders aren’t available for 3 — 4 days after the order. This wasn’t indicated anywhere in the checkout process.
They gave him a number to call to have the item shipped. I called it and they still wanted to charge us the $ 7.00 shipping fee (absurdly high shipping fee for one shirt), AND they needed to get our credit card information again, even though I had already purchased the item through their online checkout process. I gave the woman my full credit card information and shipping address, and she said it would be shipped.
Three days later, I start getting calls from another woman at the store telling me they can’t ship my item until I give them credit card information and an address. The person I spoke to hadn’t done her job, AND my credit card info was not anywhere to be found.
Instead of apologizing, the woman tried to tell me it wasn’t a big deal and that I should give her my credit card information again, which I refused to do since they had already lost it once. She didn’t offer to ship the item for free. She said my only options were (1) give her my credit card info again, or (2) cancel my order. All because of mistakes and security breaches on their part.
Unfortunately the person I was buying this for won’t be getting what they wanted for Christmas. This is terrible customer service. A small business should know better. I’m very disappointed.

Let’s be honest when you go on vacation you try to bring other people souvenirs back. When I go to the Fleurty Girl store in New Orleans I buy stuff for myself! It’s shameful I know, but I just love their goods. I’ve only been to this French Quarter location, but I know they have more stores in the area.
Great designs and there are so many cute items to buy here. The tee shirts are locally inspired designs with lots of fun images related to the food, fun, sports, and the spirit of New Orleans. You can pick up lots of fun accessories and gift items here. I love the silver necklaces they have on the counter area, they are genuine sterling silver and they have «Nola» written in script on them. There are lots of local goods to buy here too, things like soaps, lotions, and lip balms. The selection of womens/​mens/​unisex tee shirts is quite large and you can spend a lot of time browsing. There is a little dressing room in the back corner of the store. There are also some kitchen and entertaining items as well as costume jewelry. I hope you like Fleur-​de-​lis, because they have lots of items with that motif.

Avoid the junky touristy souvenirs and stop by this unique store with cute quality NOLA items to bring home! Jewelry, purses, accessories, household items/​décor and of course t-​shirts for men & women! Several stores in the NOLA area and even an online shop.

I stopped in to this location last Sunday to look at their supercute seatbelt purses and it was pretty busy. The store isn’t huge (go to the Metry one for big) but the staff was very nice and helpful.
I think it’s really interesting that this store is so successful in the FQ since I think many of it’s shirts are über-​local. I have to explain the K&B crayon one to newbies pretty often. So high marks to Lauren that her shop attracts tourists as well as locals.
Great place to shop for local crafts, art & tshirts.

I went to pick up an item in the 1720 St. Charles Ave. location that I had called to confirm was in-​store prior to making the drive on my lunch break. I was told the item was available. The item was not available when I got to the store and the check-​out woman was very rude and told me I must have made a mistake instead of even trying to rectify the situation. The rest of the staff looked apologetic, but this person made the entire experience unpleasant. I won’t be returning.

So disappointed with Fleurty Girl today. I shop at this store all the time. I bought a bracelet for my daughter for Christmas and it snapped on her arm. They refused to exchange it for me today. As much as I loved this store I will never shop here again because they apparently don’t back their products. Maybe it’s just the French Quarter shop, love the employees at Magazine but I won’t be going back.

If you love New Orleans, you’ll love this store.
As we were walking back to the hotel from lunch with various tornado warnings buzzing from my phone and seeing how the street can get flooded within minutes… I figure why not stop by a quaint shop? When I learned everything they carry here is made locally, I knew I would pick up something.
I got the best tee ever — black V-​neck with the PERFECT quote from Tennessee Williams: «America has only three great cities: New York, San Francisco and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.» No offense to Cleveland but what got my attention is the 3 cities — they are THE 3 CITIES I LOVE. I live in SF (very fortunate and blessed) and visit NYC and New Orleans every year!
I sport this tee proudly and it is a great way to start a conversation with anyone at anywhere!
I also got this super pretty fleur de lis bracelet and it reminds me of New Orleans whenever I wear it…
Will definitely return… until my next visit.

Visited this local store in the French Quarter recently while in town visiting. It’s part of a local chain of stores and perfect for when you are looking for that uniquely New Orleans gift! My favorites are the fun tee shirts that are a nod to the culture of the city and have quotes that only locals will understand. They do run small so it’s best to go up in size and definitely try on.
The owner also supports small local artists and vendors in the store and features their products for sale here such as local handmade soaps, towels, jewelry, art, etc.
I highly recommend stopping by any of the locations in the city to stock up on Nola gear!

Please, let me explain why this awesome store got 2 stars. It deserves 5 for the merchandise, the employees, and the general awesomeness of the story behind it. But the owner?
Like MANY other people, I view the proprietor as sort of an inspiration. She went from selling t-​shirts from her home to having 4 successful stores in Louisiana. All with 3 kids to care for. She is a respected member of the community as she has done many things with many local charities. If you love New Orleans, you’ll love her.
And her Facebook page that is always being updated with cute sales and always a new catchy t-​shirt that is current with the goings on under dat Dome and other Louisiana/​Gulf references. One thing I, and probably most of you as well, really liked was how much love she showed to the customers. Often posting pictures with customers who traveled from other states to visit the store and meet her. And never without a smile it seemed like she was all too happy to oblige a customers request for a photo with her.
Even if you don’t live in New Orleans [i have a lot of girlfriends here in florida who often visit nola and love fleurty girl] you can’t help but admire her.
As I had finally gotten the chance to vacation in New Orleans this October I had made the decision long before to visit Fleurty Girl and waste several paychecks worth of money. As a New Orleans ex-​pat I miss home a lot and Fleurty Girls is stocked with constant reminders of the place I love and call home.
I also, if I got the chance, wanted to meet the infamous and first Fleurty Girl and definitely get that picture. Because as a single mother, she gives me inspiration. And I admire her for all of her endeavors to help the city I love. I had no intentions of my face being on ANY website as I rarely put pictures of even myself on my own FB page.
BUT… when I met her…
I was just walking up to the Magazine Street when I saw the equally infamous and Fleurty sidekick, Zulu. I go in and she is talking with another customer. I wait until she is done before I quickly step up and ask for a picture because it was apparent that she was leaving.
I asked for a photo and told her the whole «you’re an inspiration to women and mothers.» spiel. It wasn’t like I planned to read her scriptures for an hour.
She was actually quite rude. It wasn’t so much in her words [she barely said anything] but in the abundant facial expressions that clearly gave me the impression that she had absolutely NO desire to be speaking with me or even share the same air with me.
Yes, I promise, it was THAT clear. That and she walked out the door mid-​sentence as I was ONLY trying to tell her that I love the store. Seriously, she made a weird face and just left.
I got the picture of that person I used to call an «inspiration» and as my fiancé tried to snap another one for good measure she LITERALLY jumped [could be classified as flew] out of the way. In a way the photo is sort of funny as you can see her almost backflipping out of frame. But when I think about the whole experience I was dissapointed, kind of sad, a little embarrassed, and then later on; building up to a kind of WTF anger.
Yes, I understand that she is a busy woman but a woman who supposedly LOVES her customers. Well, she should because that’s who’s paying her mortgage and sending her kids to nice schools. But one, the whole thing lasted 2 ½ minutes – 3 minutes TOPS.
Who wouldn’t take less than 3 minutes out of their day to make someone smile? Especially if that someone was about to drop 200 dollars in her cash register. And I did; even after that experience. After all… I DID come to New Orleans to stock up.
Still after that… I stopped by the FQ store on my way out and I was so embarrassed and felt stupid by the way she made me feel. I felt stupid because I let it get to me so I hoped to ANY god that she wasn’t there so I could buy my son a Saints shirt in his size because they were out at the other store.
And that is why I give it a two. It deserves a five for the customer service from the employees who were AWESOME. Extremely helpful and expertly talkative. I actually had a good time trying on clothes when usually I hate it.
There… my 2 cents.

The French Quarter location of Fleurty girl is good, but not as good as the Magazine store.
Sure this location sells most of the same items. They even have incredibly friendly and helpful staff. The problem is that it is in the French Quarter, which means it can get very crowded. That is probably great for business, but not so great for browsing.
Both times I have been to this location it was loaded with people. Once was during FQ Fest, but the other was a random summer weekday. Despite the crowds, the owner was in the store and promptly greeted us. In fact, I have never had anything less than stellar service from the FG crew at either location.
This is an awesome local business. I hope this location generates a ton of revenue, but I will probably stick with the Magazine location.
Note for dudes: Don’t think that there is nothing in this store for you. Sure there are lots of girl items, but you will find stuff you like too. It is also a great place to get a reasonably priced gift for a girl, work colleague or random stranger.

I had gotten shirts from here before from friends who were kind enough to bring me back something good from New Orleans. I knew I had to pop in the next time I was in town… especially after seeing my boy Drew Brees sign his new contract wearing the #NolaLove tee. Awesome.
Love the concept.
Love the accessories.
Love the baby clothes.
Love the tees.
Everything about this place is good.

Fleurty Girl is just so original! I love the New Orleans everything. Clothes, tutus, jewelry, baby things, dog things, everyday things!
I wish I had taken a picture of the absolutely ADORABLE onesie I purchased for my pregnant friend. It said «My parents found me in a king cake!» I’m sure I’ll get a picture when the baby decides to arrive (he’s almost a week late!).
I came here with a friend looking for the NOLA necklace. He managed to find one here and when he wanted a more masculine «chain» (ok — not a chain, the long part of the necklace that goes around the neck and holds whatever decoration you want), the owner gave him directions to the Bead Shop on Magazine where she said he could find leather necklaces really cheap. He bought the necklace and decided to buy another shirt (we’d been to the Magazine location earlier that week). I’ve uploaded photos of both the shirt and necklace.