I was sad to see party city was closed. I wasn't sure where to get balloons and party supplies for…read morethe four kiddos. I was glad to find this place. I couldn't believe the selection. I had a lot of fun picking out a balloon bouquet and discussing a variety of party options available, including a cotton candy machine i could rent. parking was easy, staff very friendly! Ill be back for sure.

What a fun novelty shop! This place is crawling with most any costume or costume accessory you can…read moredream up. It's a suitable environment for Halloween-time preparations, definitely. This could also be just an awesome spot to generate ideas if you're an artsy person. My boyfriend and I had stopped here without knowing such a masquerade mecca existed, but it became clear pretty fast: Balloons, Etc. & The Costume Emporium has a high cool factor if you're open to whacky stuff and associated oddities. The staff member was also friendly and open to answering my questions. Because when you're in a place this curious, you're bound to be wondering a thing or two! Needless to say, my inner young kid spirit was on full display, much like the many masks presented across the store. I wish there were more treasures like this shop. I give it my support, and you should, too. You might even be inspired to buy something you don't need (yet)!

They Were Rude to Us. They were trying to over charge us and tell us what was best. We knew what…read morewould work. I felt childish and undermined. I would not recommend them.

Greeting cards galore and great selection of gifts. Best place to save money when shopping,read more

Recently changed the name to 143 Expressions…read more They have a solid variety of cards, all at half price. And these are not cheap quality cards, they are good materials. Also stock a nice variety of gifts, and knick knacks. Plenty of parking close to the store, and the women who work there are very cordial.

This place is so much fun. I've gone to two painting classes now, once alone and once with a date…read moreand I had a blast both times and came home with a beautiful painting. The teachers are great and show you exactly how to make your painting look like a professional painted it. An evening well spent!

I hadn't been to this new location of Brush & Barrel before (they moved to this location from the…read more1st Ave location in 2021), so this was a great chance to check it out. My husband and I had such a great time testing out our creative brains as we painted Picasso-inspired faces. Thankfully, the staff were generous with the paint! I think I asked for more paint 3-4 times... maybe I just like to glob in on, though. :) The space we painted in fit approximately 20-25 people. There was another room where splatter painting occurs. I think every one of us in our group said, "OooooOOOOooooo," as we passed that room on our way out. I will be curious to check it out sometime.

Buying beware; the Hallmark ornaments are at least 25% more this year than last! And, higher than…read morewhat is listed in the Dream Book. So, instead of 8-10 ornaments, this year I will only buy 2. Essentially, Hallmark priced me out of being an ornament customer....Sadly.

Every year we purchase my daughter some type of ornament. Last year we did purchase her the…read morekeepsake ornaments of Jack the Pumpkin King and Sally. These are interactive ornaments that when plugged in to the special cord will sing a song and have dialogue. When we gave them to her Jack did not work properly as the speaker was extremely distorted. Amy's did take the return of Jack but could not Replace him as they were sold out. (These seem to be very popular items). So we still had Sally and she would sing her song, but we were missing the interactive exchange. Fast forward to this year. We purchased Jack, to replace the one from last year, and Oggie Boogie. We plugged in Jack and he immediately greeted us with a "Merry Christmas". Plugged in Sally to listen to them sing together, and nothing. This was a little frustrating. I did contact Hallmark through chat and they would not help me out and suggested I call the store. I did call Amy's Hallmark on Collins Road. The person I spoke with was very pleasant and did not have an immediate answer but listened to the situation and asked for me to call back the next business day to speak with the manager. When I called back the next day the same employee answered the phone and remembered the conversation and had already briefed her manager. They did try to troubleshoot over the phone and asked if I would be willing to bring all the ornaments and the cord into the store so they could see exactly what was happening. When I arrived I was assisted by the same person who had been so empathetic and patient on the phone. The had the last Sally ornament pulled aside to test with a brand new cord. We were able to get all three ornaments interacting and she sent me home with the working Sally ornament and a new cord. This was above and beyond my expectations. The employee was awesome and willing to work with me. Thank you for service minded approach and for making it a "Nightmare Before Christmas" Christmas.

The address I have is different but the phone number is the same, so I am assuming this is the same…read morebusiness we rented a blowup jumping castle from for a graduation party. We rented the castle for the weekend and decided to save a few bucks by setting it up our selves. This is a good idea if you have a vehicle to put it in and the muscle to lift it up, it is very easy to setup, but it is VERY heavy! It took two guys to lift it into our pickup. I do believe we could have transported it in a SUV with the back seat down, but we had a pickup. I picked up the castle from a storage garage in Marion, which made me think they were working out of their home. I had not concerns with this. We paid in credit card and it was scanned on a phone with a card reader attachment, again I had no concerns with this but someone else may be uncomfortable with this technology. I did get an email receipt. The only concerns we had was when we picked up the castle and fan motor we were not given a banner that goes on the front so we needed to make a return trip to the storage shed, luckily we did not get to far away, and Hey, Sponge Bob is still Cool! All in all I was pleased with the service and the quality of the play house. We would use this company again.

Excellent service, and nice collection of games. Reservation process was easy and quick…read more Installation was sharp on time and professional.