Good and Gather is a nice boutique in Glen Ellyn. My husband and I poked our head in to check it…read moreout. We ended up loving the layout and products. I found a bunch of hilarious socks but were reasonably priced. I was laughing out loud too much. I hope I didn't bother the other customers. I picked out a pair of socks that will match with each family member that I have to buy Christmas gifts for. I am a teacher and was given a 10% educator discount even though I didn't have my school ID with me. I love this customer service! I highly recommend Gather and Collect!

Great shop for unique, funny or quirky gifts like the Saint Taylor Swift candle or the slogan items…read moreat reasonable prices. Perfect for milestone birthdays, holiday white elephant gifts, etc. my only issue with the shop is the resale shop within a shop towards the back of the store. A few rooms filled with a hodge podge of items all overpriced. I went yesterday and found a Target Universal Thread button up for $14. That same shirt was $16.99 brand new and selling for $4.99 at Goodwill. It is t like the used clothing is curated to justify the pricing. It's all low end brands and most of the items are heavily used. Granted I am a knowledgeable thrifter but it was crazy to see how heavily used and overpriced the items were. Even Treasure House a few shops down has better prices.

I was just stopping by to drop off something that one of the owners had purchased from me off of…read moremarketplace and have now been telling all my friends and family to check the place out if they're ever in downtown Glen Ellyn. It's a great boutique plant shop with a nicely throughout design and layout and some great plant and home goods offerings. The staff member I talked with was really nice and so was the owner that I was in contact with on marketplace too.

This store was incredible to come too! The moment you walk in, the smell of the store brings you…read morein. This place had incredible snake plants for sale at a very fair price! Plenty of outstanding plants, vases, home decor,plant care items, etc. Staff here was friendly too. Great little store to come in and stroll around.

This place is a little hidden gem inside Glen Ellyn. It's so whimsical and beautiful and there are…read moreso many trinkets and jewelry. It's also not expensive so you can walk away without spending too much. The makeup products here are also so good!!!! But honestly, it's worth just coming and at least looking around :) Michael is also the owner and is always the cashier and he's so pleasant. Very informative about all of the products there, especially because he owns the makeup line!!! I will say there is no photography allowed inside and it is a pretty quiet store with lots of trinkets and decorations everywhere, even in the ceiling and on the floor. Doesn't bother me at all but might be hard if you have young kids cause there's a ton of shiny things to grab kinda low to the ground. This place is awesome! :)

This one-of-a-kind boutique is the opposite of a 'man cave' - perhaps it's better described as a…read more'diva den' or 'she shed' - but I am impressed by the brilliant creativity of the owner, Michael, and I found it fascinating to explore. This cozy shop is crammed from floor to ceiling with an eclectic mix of fashion, accessories, cosmetics and décor items. Walk through a beaded curtain to discover a labyrinth of small, softly-lit rooms with colorful displays. But if you don't heed the list of rules posted on the front door, the gnomes will send their gnarly gnats to gnaw your toes!

From gifts to furniture to plants -- this place is stuffed to the brim with cute items. I was on…read morethe hunt for a specific table and decided to try visiting the rustic fox. Although I didn't find what I was looking for, I found many reasons to return. Considering it's a bunch of different vendors you really never know what you'll find. Each section is curated different and the prices range depending on the vendor. I took one star off because no staff acknowledged me on my visit even though multiple workers walked by me.

First time coming here recently just to see what the store offered since it was next to Goodwill…read more This store had a lot of unique finds and unexpected fine as well. Some of the items were a bit overpriced from the booth but a lot of them are having January sales. A good majority of the booths were a bit vacant too and even a whole aisle was gone too. The staff here was very friendly, this place is great to go to if you're trying to find a one-of-a-kind gift for a family or friend. Definitely a place worth checking out But overall I wasn't too impressed either.

The most unprofessional employees work here. The women that work here are extremely rude and they…read moretalk badly about their customers amongst each other while there are customers still in the store. I feel bad for the owner, that this is how their store is being represented to the public. The worst customer service I've ever seen and that is their main job working at a retail store. I'm actually relieved to see other negative reviews here about similar situations because I now know that they weren't specifically targeting me and this is just their norm-- consistently rude. I will Never shop here again.

What could improve... the Customer Service…read more.. it SUCKS stopped by to ask a question and the older lady at the check out could care less and truthfully was rather rude. I felt she was the owner or manager. For a small business in Glen Ellyn I was rather shocked at her lack of good customer service. On the flip side stopped at M & Em's the night of the Christmas Walk and the young lady manning the door was nice asked if I needed any help, answered my questions etc. They have great gifts for younger kids some prices are reasonable others are crazy high. But in GE I am see the overhead is high.

This is such a cute coffee house especially during the summer because there is outdoor seating and…read morespaces upstairs you can rent out for work meetings. The vibe is welcoming and I love all of the products they have supporting missions around the world. The coffee and snacks are delicious here, I would definitely recommend stopping in the next time you're in town.

I wanted to like this place, I really did, but after two visits I'm done…read more My first visit was back in January so I was unfamiliar with the ordering process. When I approached the counter no one acknowledged me so I said hi and an employee said hello back but didn't offer to take my order, so I assumed I needed to order at the tablet which is located before the seating and counter area. While placing my order, multiple people walked past me and ordered at the counter, so that was a little confusing. Those people were eating inside, though, so I thought maybe you need to use the tablet for take-out and order at the counter for eating in. To be honest, I'm still not sure. I assume if a person approaches the counter the employee should do more than just say hello and keep working, especially when I had to say it first, so that was a bit off-putting. I had perused their menu before my trip and wanted to try the breakfast pizza but when I saw it in person it looked old and dry so I decided to try the rice crispy treat instead. Well, it was so hard I had to microwave it when I got home just to be able to eat it. While it didn't taste stale, I don't think you should serve a rock hard rice crispy to someone and ask $4.50 to boot. All that said, the iced latte I ordered was exceptionally good, so I kept that in mind for the future. A few days ago I went back and ordered the same exact latte (via their app this time), just in a larger size. It tasted nothing like the one in January. Not only that, but after taking a sip and inquiring about getting some packets of sugar, I was told there were some around the corner from the counter. All I saw was fake sugar in packets and Sugar In The Raw in an open container with a spoon. Maybe I missed where the regular sugar was, I don't know. The whole area felt really disorganized and dirty which was a turn-off. For what they charge I expect fresher food and a consistent drink experience. I want to support small businesses but this place makes that hard. I won't be back.

I ordered flowers for my fiance's bridal shower. I asked for pick-up to be on Sunday (not their…read morehours), but the woman said she comes in all the time during off-hours. I showed up 15 minutes before the appointment time and stayed 15 minutes after. She never showed or answered the phone (called and left voicemail twice). It make matters worse - she did not have the guts to call and own her mistake. I normally would not care this much but it was a surprise for my fiance's bridal shower... No class.

There was an order made in July for delivery August 8, that day came and went with no delivery and…read moreno communication. Sign in the door says they're on vacation the first half of August. They've removed and blocked people on Facebook who have attempted to reach out to them over it. They will absolutely commit fraud against you.

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I love Marcel's I have taken around 5 classes and have signed up for another in December. The…read moreteachers are great, the food is great and I've cooked at least one recipe from each class at home. They give you free wine beer or cocktails at most classes and it is a lovely relaxing night.

A few years ago, I saw a friend post a picture of a store with an insane Jellycat selection, so I…read moremessaged her and had to know where, and she told me about Fairytales in downtown Lombard. I have since probably purchased over 20 Jellycats from here, it's my favorite way to do so because I love supporting a local business and this shop is genuinely just the best. Outside of Jellycats, I've gotten Hello Kitty Blue Sky Ceramics, an Allen designs clock, Christmas ornaments, a lazy Susan, and baby gifts. Although I don't live in the area, anytime I'm out towards Oak Brook I ALWAYS make sure to stop by Fairytales to see what's new. Unfortunately due to the immense popularity of Jellycats, their stock has declined significantly which is a bit of a bummer, but it seems to be out of their control from my understanding. Everyone I've interacted with here has been incredibly sweet, I've done waitlist orders (I was able to get the large snow dragon jellycat this was as well as some of the rare Christmas ornaments!), and I've done a few online pickup orders as well. Each time my items are packaged beautifully and I feel so special walking out with the super high quality, beautifully branded Fairytales bag. Downtown Lombard truly has a gem, if it was closer to me I'd frequent a lot more, but it just makes my trips even more special when I do get to stop by.

I purchased an alpaca plush from the Lombard location around July 20th of this year, and it broke…read morejust a few days ago- less than two months after I purchased it. It wasn't a small tear either, its entire head came off. Honestly it was quite the massacre (photo below). So, I called them to see if I could get a replacement, or at least store credit because frankly it was quite expensive ($100 for the large size). Anyways, they said there was nothing they could do because the return period of THREE DAYS had passed, which is ridiculous because who is ever returning something within three days of purchasing?? Also, I wasn't even trying to return it, I was trying to get compensation for my poor alpaca. It makes me wonder what they would've done if it broke four days after purchase?? Just tell me "sorry, sucks to suck" after losing $100? Now, I understand that it may have been too hopeful to want a full replacement since a month had gone by, however I don't think it's unreasonable to expect store credit or a coupon or something. But no, they couldn't even offer that. I know that it's a small business so they aren't able to take the hit as much as a big corporation would but seriously, if you're charging $100 for a plushy and it breaks less than two months after purchasing, you should be able to offer some sort of compensation. I miss my alpaca but unfortunately, as a poor college student, I can't afford to scalp out another $100 to replace it. Usually I don't take the time to write reviews, but I'm so upset that my alpaca is gone and the poor customer service that I have just experienced that I felt it necessary to warn future customers to be wary when spending a lot of money at this store.