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Category: Accessories [Edit]
2029 W 4th AveVancouver, BC V6J 5L1
Neighbourhood: Kitsilano
(604) 733-1037
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11 am - 6 pm
Sat 10 am - 6 pm
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
9 reviews for Gum Drops
All Reviews
The decor of this place is the cutest. It makes you happy just walking in, and you forget about the rain.
Speaking of rain, I like Gumdrops because of the variety of boot brands that they offer. Everyone has Hunter rainboots. I don't want Hunter rainboots. I picked up a very cool pair of rainboots by Sperry Top Sider that were actually cheaper than the Hunters, but also had enough room in the calf area to be comfortable. Once I wear these Sperrys into the ground, I'm definitely coming back.
Who remembers Splish Splash? http://www.youtube.com...
Splish splash I was taking a bath
Outside in a puddle last night
A rub-a-dub just relaxin' on 4th Ave
Thinkin' everything was all wet
Well, I stepped into Gum Drops, wiped my feet on the floor
Wrapped a rain coat around me and I
Looked in the mirror and then I
Splish Splash... I jumped back into the bath
Well how was I to know there was a sale going on?
They was a splishing and splashing
Reeling with the raincoats, moving and a grooving
Rocking and a rolling, oh yeah
Bing bang, I saw the whole gang
Hunters, Joules, Wellies oh yeah!
No flip flops, sunnies, oh no
It's all wet weather stuff!
But there were umbrellas in tubes,
And good golly, kids wellies
And well, splish splash, I forgot about the bath
I went and put my dancin' boots on, yay!
Yes, I was splishin' and a splashin
Rolling and strolling
Dry along 4th all day long!
I really enjoy this store. They even have rain coats for my dog, which is a plus. The only down side has been finding boots that I like in my size. They never seem to have them lol. I have been waiting since Christmas to spend my gift card. This is the place for any Wet Coaster.
Gumdrops!! This is THE place to shop for Vancouverites. For the days when it seems like we will never see Mr.Sunshine again, this place will bring us some hope to survive those dreary days.
It's brightly lit inside, and the storefront has a wide selection of funky rainboots. It has a cheery atmosphere, and it's like they brought sunshine to a cloudy day.
Many different brands and style, in many unique colors. I had to look everywhere for my aubergine Hunters, if I had only known about this store!! They also have men's rainboots, Hunters, Tretorns. There is also a wide selection of childrens' rainboots as well. Very cute ones too! Lots of colorful raincoats for children and women available.
They have Gumdrops fleece boot liners in many colors, as well as the Hunter Wellie Warmers. As well. they also carry umbrellas and hats.
Check out their website, also with many choices. You can order it online, and then pick it up in store. So when the next rainy day comes up, do some shopping online or in stock for your next pair of wellies!
If only I had discovered you sooner!
How cute is this place, and oh-so-Vancouver. This place sells the cute accessories you'll need to stay in style on a rainy day - umbrellas, rainboots/wellies, and also Havaianas for the summer... all in color!
After moving to Vancouver, I had to quickly add stylish wellies to my wardrobe. I obsessed between Hunter, Burberry, Pucci and Kamik.... and after seeing that fab red pair on Angelina in Mr and Mrs Smith, I HAD to have red Hunters! Had a heck of a time trying to find the Hunters locally for awhile.
If only I knew about Gum Drops - great selection of Hunters, Kamik and Aquatalia rainboots with prints and solids in great colors. You can't go wrong! This one-stop place would have made my shopping a lot easier last fall rather than trekking around to Holts and Gravity Pope trying to find what I was looking for!
Ah, Gum Drops. You and I, you see we belong together in Vancouver. While walking the 4th street of Kitsilano (err, Kits) district out of the corner of my eye with shops that seemingly look the same from their Earth hue tones there was one pastel-coloured shop. Despite the moody clouds, the shop seemed to sparkle brightly.
The window display that changes from time to time is a good attraction. The simple white painted walls with glass-mounted shoe stands make display of shoes appear to be floating on the wall and trickling down like rain drops.
From the onset it appears to be a store that caters to the female gender. But rest-assured male items have been trickling in. The main attraction was the sale of gumboots. Stylish, cheerful and trendy wellies. And it had to take the entrepreneur skills of Shanda Jerrett, an Australian (born in Victoria, BC), to create a lively store as this.
The best part is if you can't find the size or style of a particular item of which they are a dealer of the product, then they will go out of their way and help find one for you. I know, they've done it twice for me already. There was Kamik boot with an out of stock sizez that took a few months to source. And then a Hunter boot with a specific colour and style that took a week to obtain.
Pricing is MSRP whether in store or on order. Can't afford the full retail price? (And I don't blame you. Pricing by the distributors for goods in Canada even when we had a USD1:CAD1 exchange ratio was still questionable). Just wait a while before every change of season and you will find sale pricing even up to 50% off.
For special orders, they will need a 50% downpayment just to make sure they don't waste their resources obtaining it for you. Once the order is fulfilled, expect a call the soonest they have arrived. And another follow-up email by Shanda herself (who seems to be managing the online store lately) to ensure satisfaction.
Ah, the online store (http://www.gumdropsonl...) which was recently launched to cater to customers worldwide. It's a little bit rough by present online store standards as the only available box to fill out is to sign up for an email list. No search function at all. Hopefully soon we can find a pair by colour, size, style, gender, etc. And some items displayed are shown to be available in-store only which defeats the purpose of an online store.
But with the brick and mortar store being conceived only late 2007, you are excused. For I did profess my fondness for you, dear Gum Drops. And hopefully other stores follow suit in your trendy, quirky and joyful appearance despite the Vancouver rain. Because of you, we are allowed to, umm, get wet in style.
If I had to choose one bumper sticker to have on my imaginary car forever, I would likely choose "Rain boots changed my life." And dang if it's not true.
Take today: an unbelievably rainy Vancouver day when your socks are drenched before you've even walked a block. Well, not if you own rain boots. I'm continually amazed that so many Vancouverites opt not to buy any. But I digress.
Gum Drops provides all the more reasons that our feet and umbrellas should be brightening up the gray Vancouver winters. And they cater to men, women, kids, and even Kits' urban puppies. The store layout is bright, clean, and slick and there are lots of styles to try before selecting a pair of puddle-jumpers. Although the price tags can get pretty hefty here, consider it a life-long investment.
Remember, as a kid, splashing through the puddles in the rain in your brand-new red-rubber boots? Well, just when you thought you had put those puppies away for good, rain boots have become hip again - for adults! And I, personally, am thankful for this trend -- as any Vancouverite knows, when it rains here, it really pours, and who wants to walk around with soaking-wet feet?
So, if you're looking for a pair of rubbers that's all grown up, head to Gum Drops on West 4th Avenue, where you'll find colours, styles, and sizes to suit both gals and guys, young and old(er) alike!
With an adorable name like Gum Drops, who could resist going in to check out what this little shop has on offer? They specialize in rainwear here, with goods for the whole family. You can find very sweet raincoats and rain hats for children and adults alike, along with plenty of rainboots, and even your poodle can accessorize him/herself for the rain as Gum Crops carries rainwear for dogs. Of course, they also have plenty of umbrellas to choose from and cases for your laptop so that you needn't be afraid of taking your home office to the café on a rainy day. Everything here is very, very cute, colourful and/or pretty (men's lines excluded), and you're sure to find something to make the Vancouver rain a bit more tolerable.
