This is an excellent little record store with a fantastic selection and great pricing! Owner was…read moreincredibly kind and welcoming. Just head to the back of the Offbeat Music Store and voila! This wonderful hidden gem appears! Highly recommended.

Friendly people the team is very knowledgeable and kind. I will definitely be back again.read more

Bill and his crew know their stuff about music and they definitely have a lot of it! They carry…read morelots of new music, but their focus seems to be on used records and CDs. There's a lot to go through. They also carry a huge amount of used stereo equipment and Joe can answer just about any question you might have on any subject you can come up with regarding stereo equipment, speakers, accessories and jazz music too. He's there on Wednesdays and Saturdays. One caveat: the store can be quite cluttered with stacks of boxes and records and other items and sometimes they make it hard to get through aisles or inhibit your ability to shop items they have in stock. That's to both you and the shop's detriment. I brought it up to the owner once and he got short with me, so I left and haven't been back since, only because it's about an hour's drive for me. I will be back, I just won't anger the gods anymore.

The owners: Rick & Monica are truly a prayerful, knowledgeable, service oriented couple who will…read morecheerfully assist you in all your Catholic & Christian gifts and books as well as seasonal items. A fine smorgasbord of spiritual books, holy reminders such as pictures, statues, prayer cards, novena's, medals, rosaries, crucifix's, crosses, jewelry, auto emblems, scapular's, holy water containers and founts, pyxes, Bibles, Liturgy of the Hours, the monthly Magnificat, prayer booklets and much more. The statues are beautiful, not funky looking and distorted as has been carried by other stores. Also carried are Baptismal and Communion wear, Confirmation supplies, both teen and child spiritual books and items. Don't let the size of the store sway you... there is much to be seen at this store and what they don't have in stock at the time, they will gladly work with you to find the perfect gift from the many distributor's they formed relationships with over the years and have it for you in a timely manner. The owners care more about your spirituality than their pocketbook so items are kept affordable and reasonable. The all around best in the surrounding tri-county area for service, price and quality!

I was looking for a religious store and found The Little Way in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The Little…read moreWay has become my favorite place to shop, and sometimes just visit. The staff is incredibly knowledgeable and ready to answer any questions or provide guidance and suggestions for items I want to purchase. I was warmly welcomed on my very first visit and every visit since. The owner has an incredible memory and asked after a close family member facing health challenges that I made some encouragement purchases for. Highly. . .HIGHLY recommend. Religious or not. . .just stop by to take in the warm, welcoming atmosphere.

Excellent comics and figures, as well as records and more. If there is an award for comic shop…read morewith the most Universal Monsters, Dreamland wins the award. Owner is a cool guy.

They have records at this record store. Peruse them, and you'll probably find something. Definitely…read morewill in their $1 bin reminiscent of Graham Crackers. I found a good amount! Lots of back issues also to dig through and comic memorabilia. Cool store that had little to do with the Schaumburg location

Very warm, inviting, and friendly. Wonderful atmosphere that includes bibles, related books, and…read moreother Christian reading material. This bookstore also has artwork that includes portraits, paintings, sculptures and statues. It has a huge selection of crosses and other small jewelry. This is a beautiful store with a very warm and welcoming staff.

We visited Holy Family Catholic Bookstore to choose a First Communion dress for my daughter. What a…read morebeautiful and special place! Anne was amazing to work with and made our dress choosing experience a day we will always remember! The other ladies working that day were lovely as well! Such a special place filled with so many unique Catholic items. We had a great time looking in the store and come home with some real treasures. We will definitely be back again!

I'm updating this as Jay's has really taken their shop to the next level. Improved store branding…read moreand decor. Increased square footage. Expansion of trades, back issue selection including plenty of wall books with keys and CGC. They carry all the associated toys, pops, statues,etc...but for me I'm there for the comics. Jay's easily has the widest selection of back issues (raw and slabbed) within an hour driving distance. Get in your car and check it out.

Three stars for the selection, but the staff brings the overall rating down. I'm a casual collector…read morejust getting into obtaining collectible issues (I typically purchase to read and enjoy them). I have been interested in the original 4-part Wolverine series for a while, and since the shop had all 4 issues, I asked whether they were newsstand or direct issues. The employee took them out of the case and assured me they were all newsstand, but when I got home and conducted a bit more research, I found that they were ALL direct issues. Whether it was due to incompetence or ignorance, I won't be placing anymore trust in this shop, which is unfortunate because I had a high level of interest in a lot of their glass-case collectible issues. Yes, this is partly my own fault for making the purchase without conducting further research first, but to be taken for a ride like this by an employee who is there to assist customers is enough reason to stay away in the future.

I started going here about a decade ago, and it's always the first place I look for records or CDs…read more The majority of my huge record collection has been bought from here. The owner, Tim, is awesome, and I've enjoyed getting to know him. The records are priced very fair, and he doesn't sell beat up junk. On average, an excellent to near mint condition LP will be only $4 or $5. Rare albums will be a bit more, but always at a fair price. He has great albums from great artists available all the time. If you don't see the album you're looking for, that's probably because somebody beat you to it. Check often for the albums that sell quickly. The CD's are almost always $6.99 or less, which is a heck of a lot better than paying more for lower-quality digital files on something like iTunes. If you want it on your iPod, just rip it to your computer and you'll still have the higher-quality CD, too. It's a no-brainer. If you're looking for vinyl records and/or CDs, make sure you check this store out. There's also a good chance that he might have stereo equipment or guitars for sale when you stop in.

Went in for a visit with my friend, and we immediately felt off. We were not welcomed in (no hi,…read morehow's it going) despite being the only ones there. Worker was watching tv (no worries it was slow totally get it) but it was way loud and didn't lower the volume we basically had to scream to each other to talk. While we were looking did not get asked if we needed help with anything. The atmosphere was just off and we both agreed we felt unsafe to be honest. Selection was nice and organized well, but other than that we feel no reason to come here over other places. Will not be going again

Great deals to be had! Very nice people. Leave the place clean. Don't tear up boxes!!read more

Awesome employees, recommend coming on weekends or a Monday, everyone is super kind and everything…read moreis pretty cleanly, come prepared to do a bit digging but can always find good stuff when I actually look.