Souvenirs That Don't Suck

Most seaside towns sell the same fridge magnets and tea towels, and Malta is no exception. Souvenirs That Don't Suck was started to give visitors something better: well designed, locally drawn products that feel like the islands rather than a factory in another country. The brand describes its team as a small bunch of friendly islanders with sun in their hearts and too many ideas in their heads, and the products carry a sense of humour that locals recognise.

The Sliema shop on Manwel Dimech Street is the base for this page. On VisitMalta.co.uk the business is listed in our directories of gift shops in Malta and clothing shops in Malta, which fits the mix of printed apparel and small gifts on its shelves.

What you can buy

Apparel is the core of the range: T-shirts, hoodies, hats and caps, luzzu-inspired socks and baby-grows printed with Maltese slang. A luzzu is the brightly painted traditional fishing boat that you will see in Marsaxlokk harbour, and it is a favourite motif here. The T-shirt designs are named after places, including Għajn Tuffieħa, Valletta, the Three Cities, Marsaxlokk and the Blue Lagoon, so you can wear the part of Malta you liked best.

Around the clothing sit coasters, mugs, breakfast boards, tea towels, tote bags, beach towels, magnets, keychains, patches and postcards. Prices are printed on the online shop and are modest for the printed small items: postcards cost €1, coasters €4, patches €5 and posters €10, while T-shirts such as the Għajn Tuffieħa and Valletta designs cost €25. A few designs, such as the Xemx Bahar Pastizzi and Merhba T-shirts, carry reduced sale prices. Beach towels cost €25.

There is also a Te fit-Tazza collection of illustrated prints, priced from €35 to €50 in the listings, in several sizes and framing options. If you want to see local scenes that inspired the artwork, our Valletta guide and three cities guide cover the places named on the shirts.

Two stores and an online shop

The brand has two stores. The Sliema shop is at 108 Manwel Dimech Street, and the Valletta store is at 8 St John's Square. Both open Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 2pm and again from 3pm to 7pm, so plan around the mid-afternoon break. Sliema is the busy seafront town across the water from the capital, and our hotels in Sliema page lists places to stay close to the shop.

If you cannot fit everything in a suitcase, the online shop ships from Malta. An order takes about one to three business days to leave the shop, then around three to five days for delivery within Malta and Gozo and ten to fifteen days internationally, though international delivery can take as little as a week or as long as two months in busy seasons such as Christmas. Shipping charges are calculated at checkout for each country. Payment is accepted by all main cards and PayPal, and cash is accepted for pick-up orders.

Exchanges and corporate orders

Refunds are not offered, but exchanges are available within 15 days of purchase for another size or design, as long as the item is new, undamaged and still tagged and you bring the receipt. Custom-made gifts for individuals are not offered, though the team will discuss custom designs for large corporate orders.

Planning your trip

The brand also publishes local guides and a blog, and it sells to resellers. If you are planning a trip around your shopping, our things to do in Malta page and where to stay in Malta guide cover the basics, and the flights to Malta page explains UK routes. To ask about stock, an order or a corporate project, use the VisitMalta.co.uk enquiry form on this page and we will pass your message to Souvenirs That Don't Suck.