Hometown has been great to work with. They communicate well, get jobs done in the timeframe needed…read more A pleasure to work with.

A great place overall. Whether it be new stock or old stock there's a good chance it will be here…read more If they don't have it there's a good chance that Brian can order it for you. I've been to a number of shops in Wi and Northern Illinois, this one is by far the best.

Sort of like stepping into another world, we need to go back. We were greeted promptly. On this…read moreday, we were looking for Pokémon packs for our nephews birthdays. We'd written down four categories. They had one category left, so, feeling lucky, we bought four packs and saved a few for the next customer. We paid about what we expected. The kids loved them!

Twisted just moved down the block! New building is very nice . The service is excellent. Their…read moreselection of cards and gaming opportunities is great. It is nice to have a place to go and play Pokemon. My grandson is 9 but the older players ( which is everyone) are nice and welcome him. He spends a couple of hours on a Saturday. It is less than a movie and fun. I definitely recommend the Twisted store and the community.

I value integrity, knowledge above every thing. Don has been in business for a long time fore a…read morereason .He knows his business and is good at it .And I will only shop in store for my gun needs. Ty for the great deals Don.

Nice place, kinda a cluster of everything. Was looking for a certain choke for my shotgun, Don was…read moreover the top looking for it. Needless to say, got screwed over by Dick's Sporting Goods, yep they don't make a turkey choke for my 4 year old gun. That being said, Don was awesome and I finally purchased a used gun from him and could not be happier.

A new discovery for me, quite far from My home in Chicago but worth the 1:45 drive for sure. Great…read moreprices, the staff is really friendly, and most importantly, Lots and lots of books, in every genre! Hardcover and softcover. I will be back for sure. They even do sales where books are only quarter price and lower! One of a kind because of the nonprofit model it follows. Glad I found it, and looking forward to visiting it for years to come!

I received a sealed envelope at a bridal show from Mahin's saying if I scheduled an appointment and…read moreselected my dress from there I could receive a "prize" up to a certain amount. I scheduled my appointment which they were nice about - they have good store hours. I explained what I wanted and my price range. They didn't have the type of dress I was looking for - tea length, strapless, corset back - but I picked out some dresses from the stuffy old rooms to try on. After trying them on Mahin said "I have just the dress for you." She brought in a dress that was very pretty, and a little more than DOUBLE my price range. I tried it on anyways, which I shouldn't have. It was an amazing dress and we sucked it up and bought it. My "prize" was a veil up to $200. I explained I didn't want a veil but rather a birdcage, which they have, and she said the "prize" didn't cover that I would have to get a veil or nothing. They added that if my bridesmaids bought their dresses from them they would receive a discount so we scheduled an appointment. When we came for that appointment she seemed annoyed by us, maybe she was having a bad day. I had one girl who was too little for the dress we ended up choosing so they gave us a book to look through for junior brides and flower girls. We didn't find anything we liked and said we'd look elsewhere for that last dress. Fast forward several weeks and I receive a call saying my dress was in. She said she noticed that I had 5 bridesmaids but that we had only ordered 4 dresses and she hadn't ordered them yet because she was waiting on the 5th one to decide on a dress. I explained that we had decided the day we were there not to order the 5th dress from her and she was quite rude saying that I never told her that and now the dresses may not arrive on time. I asked her to order the dresses and she did. When I came to try my dress on I immediately noticed an awful smell when entering the fitting room. It smelled like fish, bad! When putting the dress over my head it was clear the smell was coming from the dress. I was too excited to see the dress I didn't mention it. Then the dress didn't fit - it was too small. Mahin didn't seem to think anything of it and said when they had it altered they would move the modesty panel and it would be fine. While standing in what seemed to be a room with the temperature set to 120 degrees having her pin my hem she was again quite rude. She actually got quite loud with me when she insisted that I had moved and she would have to redo part of the pinning. My mother had to stand with me holding my arms so I didn't pass out due to the temperature so if I moved, I didn't mean to. $500+ later after alterations to hem it a few inches and put in the bustle I came back to try the dress on again. The fishy stench remained, the bustle clips were horrible, the hem was still too long, and it STILL DIDN'T FIT! Again, she didn't think anything of it and said that if I wear a girdle that should take care of it. I finally mentioned the smell, after everyone I had there with me said "yes, it's awful" and she didn't notice it. She said "maybe after we steam it it'll be better." The girls dresses came in and we decided NOT to use her alteration services so we just picked them up and left. The dresses were as expected and were all a little big, but that's better than small. I decided to pick my dress up several weeks before the wedding to see if we could do something about the smell. I "googled" it and apparently dresses that are shipped from over seas are sprayed with pesticides so that could have been the reason. We left it hang out and it got better, but never totally went away. I took my dress with to a different seamstress when the girls had their alterations done to ask for a different modesty panel to help my dress fit better and the wonderful woman explained that my dress was not anywhere near the right size. So, another $300+ later she put in panels on the side of the dress to get it to fit the best it could. This was all AFTER I had lost 15 lbs since I had been fitted in the first place. In the end, my $600 dress budget ended up costing me over $2000 and I smelled like fish on my wedding day.

Mahin is wonderful to work with, and she found me the perfect dress! Her seamstresses are also…read morefantastic--I live in another state, and they worked around my schedule to make sure I could fly in for my fittings. After being measured once, I came back and it was like the dress was custom made for me. On top of that, Mahin clearly loves what she does. She made me feel so comfortable and welcome, and even let me bring my grandparents who can't make it to my wedding. I think she was as excited as I was when I found the perfect dress. The outside of the building doesn't look like much, but don't let the appearance fool you. There's a huge selection inside, with lots of different styles. Highly recommended!

It seems that every garden center in and around Galena has some special quality or feature. Il…read moreGiardino has a little artsy, funky vibe, as well as a great selection of garden goods, and a real fine selection of garden art, implements, and planting containers. It's a great spot to find gifts for your gardening friends. Or yourself. I especially like the bird houses which are made by an artist from Clinton, IA. They are incredibly attractive and very reasonably-priced. One pet peeve I have about many businesses, and often garden centers, is that many things are not marked with prices. Max, the owner, makes it easy with easy pricing. For example, all the hanging planters are priced the same. And asked about whether he accepts credit cards, he said, and I quote: "I take cash or checks, or You owe me, or I.O.U." So bring cash, or do that girly thing, and write a check. The quality of the plants and shrubs here is excellent. Again, very different from what you may find in the big box stores. Healthy green stuff and lots of fun arts and crafts. The outdoor sign with the name is a little faded so you won't recognize it by that. Just look for the Shark's sign. It's right across the street.

I have used Red's several times. He does an astonishingly good job on refinishing furniture. We…read morehad an antique with a broken leg and when I got it back you could not tell it had ever been broken. Very reasonably priced, as well.