I went in their earlier and I was going to buy things and I had a michaels gift card that had money…read moreon it like 100 something and we were going to pay and I was gonna use my gift card. And the lady kept saying oh your card is not working it must be your card and I said oh it must be your machine bc I had just used some money on it my mom did about a week ago and they lady was being petty and my husband had walked out to get cash and when he came back in the lady was talking very very bad about my family and she was like sorry and my husband had walked out and didn't buy nothing she was saying stuff to this girl name Hailey I didn't see the other girl name who was saying stuff. But I am very very disappointed for a grown woman to be saying stuff like that about my family and being sarcastic about the card not working and being petty and started talking to her friends or whatever they are. Like you are grown you need to grow up and make good actions I will be calling the store.

As another reviewer stated, this store doesn't handle returns for online purchases. I bought four…read morephoto frames online; two I didn't like once I saw them live. The third one, although pricey, had two instances of gaps in the corners where the front frame sides meet. Despite this obvious imperfection, they included it in my online order. I went to the store to do the online return. I had the electronic receipt for payment I made when doing the online order. The girl at the front desk could not get anything to come up in their system when scanning the sticker they put on the bag my order was filled. I showed her the online receipt with the bar code and order number. She couldn't get that to work either. Then she says "since you don't have a receipt, I can give you a store credit". I told her no. I showed her the Michael's receipt on my phone. I don't come here often and I'm not going to go to Michael's and buy things I don't want just to use up a $50 store credit. Then she said she'd get the manager since "sometimes she knows how to do these things. We have problems with online orders sometimes". The manager was able to get the refund back on my credit card. This turned out to be a 15 minute negative experience. If this store has known issues for processing refunds for online orders, pick up the phone and talk to corporate about their systems so they can fix it! To sum it up, there was little regard for the customer experience with his the store handled this.

Went to Homewood's Chili fest and had some time to kill before the tasting so my boyfriend and I…read moredecided to walk around Homewood's quaint downtown area and we came upon LouLou Belle and what a fun little boutique it is. LouLou Belle seems to have different things for sale. They have something for anyone. Things that make cute gifts that are different. They even had beautiful hand carved wooden picture frames, the photographer in me couldn't help but notice them.

I had so much fun gift shopping (mostly for me) today at Loulou Belle. So fun to be at an actual…read moreshop, being able to see, feel, smell (gorgeous candles, oil, soaps...) items before purchase. Good example: a fun locally made and local-themed t-shirt made of softest coziest cotton. Loulou Belle has thousands of lovely treasures, the people running the store are warm and helpful while unobtrusive, allowing for relaxed retail therapy! It is obvious that they steer carefully toward unique eco-friendly goods while covering so many spectrums of interest.

A helpful team to find your next favorite book!! Starbucks upstairs if you want to pause…read more Great selection and you can order if it is not on the shelf for complimentary pick up.

Always find a book i need or magazine or latest dvd of movies or music i need…read more Like Hamnet!

It was a DRIVE. So I called to see if the cloth that I saw online was in stock. I went the next…read moreday, asked the woman behind the counter for the fabric. She just shook her head-no. Didn't look it up, didn't ask anyone, I told her I called and was told they have it. So I wandered around trying to find it and asked someone else. They brought me right to it and said the woman was new. I got my cloth and never went back. Maybe they are better now, but not worth the drive.

Top Shelf Quilts is really a top-notch kind of place. While it may appear to be just another fabric…read morestore, it is much more. Fabrics, thread, panels, kits, books, etc. they seem to have it all. Besides the brick-and-mortar storefront shopping experience, they offer a variety of classes for those looking to enhance their needle arts, they have a machine repair person who visits regularly, they offer long-arming services to help you finish your quilt, they sell sewing machines and accessories, and they also have an on-line store and blog. My wife sings their praises every time she visits. Give this place a try.

I really love this store. They have so many cute Snoopy items and if you love Bluey or minions or…read moreany other Disney characters, they literally have any and everything you can want. Majority of the store is priced under $15 and many items are right around five dollars. Great gift giving store !

Placed a pickup order there late Sunday 11/2/25... email says they hold for 7 days. i went to pick…read moreup my order that Monday 11/3. To only find out they had sold the items... mind you I paid for them. It wasn't a courtesy hold. I asked why as it's a 7 day policy and even then - 3 days closer to the holidays. But to put my stuff back not even 24 hours later is crazy. I won't be back.

It's a cute bookstore. It's very clean, and really quite spacious. But I confess, I was pretty…read moresurprised by the dearth of books! I guess that's where the "and more" part comes in (and does a lot of heavy lifting). Of the books on display, they had only a single copy (at least out on the floor). And the books were displayed face out, which makes sense when you're trying to catch the attention of young children many of whom can't read, but then when only half of your shelves hold books it's fairly sparse. They also had some stuff from some local purveyors and gifts and stuff. I got some bath stuff to try with my little one to shake up bath time a bit. They have some stuffed animals and stuff. They have some benches and pillows, spaces for kids to hang out and play; one was a wardrobe that was really nicely arranged as a reading nook which my kiddo really enjoyed. (I wish I had the vision to see something like a wardrobe and find that if I take the doors off and anchor it to a wall, it could be a fun place to cuddle up!) Something that's really cool is that they have a fishtank with a couple of axolotls, which my babe was astonished by. The bookstore seems to have a cool thing where you can arrange to have your kid feed them. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of our visit here was the reason we came. I saw on Instagram that they were having train day, mentioning train books and crafts. My daughter loves trains, so we headed down. I think there were three train books on display. And the "craft" was some half-sheets of paper, crayons, and sheets of stickers that had trains on them. There was another family that had come in at the same time as us and I couldn't help but wonder if they were as let down as I was. I'd been really looking forward to visiting this bookstore--I wanted to about a year ago but hadn't been able to get here. I don't know that I'd come back even if I was nearby, because there are so few books that I don't know I'd want to just stop in to take a look since I'm not sure we'd find anything. Depending upon what's happening I'm not sure what parking is like; there's a good deal of parking down the block near the train station, but otherwise limited street parking.

This is the most horrible book store I've ever visited!!! This is the second time I've gone there…read morethinking the first time the employee was having a bad day. This is supposed to be a child friendly place that makes children excited about books. Unfortunately that's not the case in this store. The employees glared at my granddaughters while they looked around ready to pounce if they touched anything. Unfortunately my second and last visit had the same awful vibe. 0 STARS

They need one of these stores in the city, but there's always the burbs and online shopping of…read morecourse. These little people duds are to die for! Absolutely adorable. Prices are a little high, but the quality is wonderful and they clothes are beyond precious.

This store encourages you to spend an obscene amount of money on something your little buddy will…read morebe bursting out of the following week, but the clothes are SO CUTE! I am especially a fan of the little man hats.

It was my first time in this cute little shop! All kinds of gifts for young and old and in between…read more There are soaps, lotions, clothing and much more. I purchased some napkins with a cute saying for a friend, a chunky knit blanket for another recovering from surgery. There are so many items and they range in prices so anyone can and should find something for everyone. They also have new items coming in every week so you cannot get bored shopping there. Val, the owner does Facebook videos when she gets new products which is great. The amount of people in the store is limited and they have hand sanitizer you must use when you walk in. For doing so, I was gifted a small lotion packet which I thought was sweet. They will also do curbside if you shop online or call in for a product you saw and need it right away.

I've stopped in here a couple times now and each time I've been greeted by a friendly smiling face…read moreand a genuine welcome. Once during a town fest and another during a regular business day and both times the owner of the The Villager Card & Gift Shop was a delight to interact with regardless of the potential stressors she may have been feeling of the day. She has lots of cute items for gifts for all sorts of events and occasions. I especially loved the uniquely shaped sterling silver earrings made by a local artist in Little Village so much I had to grab them! There was another pair there that were equally as cute I loved I debated about, thinking they'd make a cute Christmas or holiday gift for someone!! I am a HUGE believer in supporting small & local businesses. So the fact that The Villager Card & Gift Shop supports other local artists is one thing that'll keep me coming back again & again to see what new & exciting things are there.