So new to using a vape mod and was trying to ween myself of cigs by using a JUUL, which was doing it. Got a Snowwolf MFENG UX on Saturday and decided to see Kris, the owner, at Vape Monkeys to get better answers then looking them up online. I have to tell you it was the best decision and experience of shopping in general that I have made in a long time. One of the nicest and most honest guys I have come across. I wanted to spend like $100 or more and he told me there is no way I would spend near that. Who does that as a store owner? Kris does. Plus he has a white Siberian Husky and I am a Husky liver having 2 that just added to the experience. Not only did Leo's answer all my roomie vape questions but he gave me a sample of his own blend of juice and informed me of a tank that would work better on my Snowwolf then the one that came with it. This wasn't a hard sell or an up sell just giving me his advice and I made the decision to buy. So without hesitation I highly recommend going here if in the area or slightly out of the area. Other then marrying my fiancé and getting my second Husky pup, going and seeing Kris here is the best decision I have made in quite awhile. Nothing but positives from Kris and Vape Monkeys and I will never go anywhere else to get my E-Juice or parts for my vape mod. And to see Nola his pure white, blue-eyed female husky. Don't even look around at other places. Go here. I can't give it more platitudes. read more

Closing at 7 pm is insane hours and the listing says 9pm. People have two hours after work to race to your shop? read more

Vape Monkeys - Vape Shops Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

Went there to try to find a very easy to find product and they did not carry it. That street has five Vape stores on it. I feel bad for all five of them because they are competing against each other. This one just didn't have any products that I needed so that's why I'm giving it 2 stars because I can just walk across the street. If they really want to compete with the other vendors they need more products in their store. read more

i couldn't find the right product I asked him about it but he said that i could just leave the store

BEST VAPE SHOP in Chicagoland area. Just a quick drive from the city and you get awesome customer service. Kris the owner is very honest and knows his stuff and goes above and beyond to help. read more

Stopped in with my partner last month to get him a new vape and juice to go with it. Chris was a super chill helpful dude. He took time to explain everything to us and answer all our questions. I don't use vape products and it's been a while since my partner was into vaping, so it was awesome having Chris to help us find the right products. Glad we ended up buying from here instead of one of the shops in the city. They know a lot more about the products at Vape Monkeys and Chicago won't mix juice for you. Definitely coming back to restock on vape juice and other accessories in the future! read more

I stopped in Vape Monkeys new location on Dempster. Love the vibrant color inside representing their logo. Real comfy atmosphere with a juice bar to attend to your sample needs. Great place to just kick back in their lounge area to watch tv and vape with the juices on the table. They have a great selection of mods, juices, starter kits..etc. The reason i came in today was because i wasnt' happy with my mechanical set-up after trying out my friends. I talked to Kris about my situation and it seemed that i just have an outdated set-up and i needed to upgrade from my previous set-up. I got a new RBA and Kris built it to my specific needs. It was exactly what i was looking for. Not only that but he gave me a crash course on how to build it along with some extra coils and cotton to play with at home and practice. I highly recommend this vape store. Great environment, knowledgeable staff , and amazing customer service. I follow them on facebook and instagram so i can be updated with the new mods and juices they get in. read more

Vape Monkeys - Vape Shops Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

This place is amazing. I was stopping in and I never had really used anything this high tech to vape before. I only used ego twists or something on that level of vaping. I wanted something a little better and with more of a kick. I wanted to quit smoking, and so far, vape pens did not work. The guy working there actually taught me about so many things. He taught me about different devices, different tanks, taught me how to use, build, drip, use cotton... I can go on and on. We spent about two hours talking and he answered all my questions. Great place read more

Vape Monkeys - Best thing in the world. - Vape Shops Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

I pulled the trigger and pulled in Vape Monkey after driving by for months, wanted to upgrade my tank to a RDA, when asking the owner I was told I should consider NOT getting a RDA and stay with the traditional tanks as it is a process setting up the RDA... After a hour of explaining I went with the RDA anyway since that's what I wanted... Great place!! read more

LOVE this place! Kris the owner is super nice, super knowledgeable and provides really honest service. The other staff are really nice too! I've lived in Skokie for two years and have visited every vape shop in the area. Vape Monkeys is by far the best shop in Skokie!!! read more

Little shop with just enough gear n juice to be great. Kris, the owner, was SUPER helpful in letting me taste almost ALL their juice from his personal atomizer! Wow that's what I call service folks! He explained they will be moving next door and will be getting more goodies very soon. I'll be back to have him throw a dual nano coil build in my Trident which he does for a mere $5. DONE DEAL! Noobs and Vape vets alike should check this place out! read more

Nice small vape shop! Feeling is very welcoming and the staff is always helpful. They have a lot of different and quality flavors to choose from anything from simple fruity flavors to more complex dessert type flavors. Whether you're new to vaping or have been doing it for a while they are very helpful! read more

I'm not a Vape type of gal but the guy who owns this place is so helpful!!! He knows his business and the industry. If he doesn't have what you're looking for he can definitely point you in the right direction! Thanks Kris! You rock!!! read more

VAPE MONKEYS. Great place, great guys behind the counter. always coming up with new juices to try. Can't go wrong. Willing to help with builds and recommendations. read more

Vape Monkeys - Testing out a new build and new juice - Vape Shops Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

I had a great time at this store! The staff was very friendly and helpful. Even though they are in a small shop right now, the staff makes the space so inviting that customers are willing and excited to chat with each other about the product VapeMonkeys is selling. Also the Hilo Heisenberg eliquid is wonderful, thanks for the suggestion! read more

Have you ever felt a used car salesman vibe when you walk into an establishment? You WILL NOT get that here. But what you will get is EXCELLENT customer service. You'll get a patient owner who is willing to take the time to go above and beyond to make sure he provides excellent and informed customer service. I recently went in for a new vaporizer and the owner took his time explaining everything to me and even set up my new equipment. I never felt pressured and walked away with a great setup at a fantastic price. I'll gladly make the 35 minute drive, passing several other shops on the way to support this type of business. read more

Customer service, customer service, customer service! I went in yesterday to get my first dripper and the guys there were so incredibly helpful it was mind boggling. The entire group that works here is amazing and helpful with getting into RBAs amongst other things. Some vape shops have rude staff or people who don't have time or want to give time to you but when I walked in yesterday, these guys were on point! I'll definitely be back again to buy more juices for my RBA! read more

There are thousands of vape stores dotted throughout the Chicagoland area so it usually comes down to convenience, but sometimes product availability, price & service may be such an issue, convenience easily takes a back seat. Gene (I think proprietors name) runs the best vape retail operation I've seen since trading in cigs for vape 6 years ago. In all that time I didn't realize their were mod tanks & coils available for low wattage vaping. Gene accessed my situation and turned me onto a vapoo tank which I'm loving, showed me a really cool way to treat a coil and hooked me up as a returning customer. In a overly competitive business, with options available every 2 blocks, I'll travel the extra distance for the service you get at vape monkeys! read more

I signed up for yelp specifically to review these guys. They're that good. I have been vaping for abt 18 months, and wanted to "graduate" to using an RDA & building my own coils. These guys answered every dumb question I had, educated me on batteries, resistance calculators, wire, etc. They even built me a coil to get me going. The shop itself is pretty chill - a couch, tons of liquids to try, and a sense of community for vapers. I've since called a few times as other questions have popped up & I've gotten them answered. Chris, the owner, was great to me, and Chase had answered every question I've thrown at him. They regularly check online prices to make sure their stuff is competitively priced. They have truly won a customer for life with me. Thanks guys. read more

Went to the shop and was not really impressed. The salesperson, although very pretty wasn't knowledgeable and was steering a total newbie, someone who never vaped b4, to get a mech mod when obviously he should have gotten a starter kit which they don't sell..and it sounded like she was talking out of her butt. If the vape community wants to nurture new people into vaping, this is not the way to go. They had some good juices, but not alot of hardware, mainly mechs and drippers, but not alot. Thank goodness I've been doing this so I have a little knowledge. I wouldn't recommend it to someone just starting out read more

Kris, the owner is awesome. Really knows his stuff. Highly recommend!! One of the best vape shops in Illinois.

This is the only vape shop I go to for mods and juice. They have nothing but high quality Mods and High quality juice. They are very helpful and they will answer all your question you may have. read more

I pass by this little shop 6 days a week. I have been looking for a good, quality vape shop close to home for a while now. From the moment I walked in the door to the moment I left (almost 2 hours!) Kris was there being helpful and trying to get me set up with the best possible for what I already had. I learned more in my one visit to this shop than I have in my almost one year of vaping. Kris set me up with my first rebuildable. While he was building it for me and teaching me how to do it for my first time, I had the pleasure of getting to dive into his juice-bar and pleasure my senses. In short, the juices are great, the atmosphere is great, the gear is great, the prices are great, and, most importantly, the customer service is out of this world. I'm sure I will be going here far more than I need to in the coming months! read more

This place is awesome! Super friendly staff that gave me attention as soon as I walked in, knowledgeable, explained everything very well and even helped my fix my tank. They also cleaned it for me for free and very very nice. read more

These guys are great helped my boyfriend and I get all set up with a good priced quality starter sets and juices. First place we tried in the area and no need to go anywhere else as far as I'm concerned. They were very helpful setting everything up for us so we were set to go out the door with knowledge and great quality products for very reasonable prices. The guy helped us set everything up and we were good to go leaving feelin happy. Bye bye Newport 100s!!! read more

Best Vape shop around. The entire staff is knowledgable and down to earth. Selection of juice is fire.

Stopped by the store while visiting my son at Northwestern. The young man and young lady that helped me were fantastic. They were very knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly; exactly what you want from employees. Great selection of premium juices and equipment. I will be back and I highly recommend this shop. read more

Great little vape shop. Great juice, great service, great prices but..... Twice now I've been offered new wicks after dripping some wick wrecking juices and the guy who did my wicks, I won't mention his name cause he's good otherwise, had filthy hands! I watched my new cotton turn a nasty brown as he rolled it. Needless to say as soon as I left I ripped that stuff out and re-wicked in the lot. Cleanliness is a pretty big deal for me so I'll be refusing the wick service in the future. Only other gripe would be start stocking more Rda's!!! Fill up a case with clones and keep a few top notch authentics for the guys who need em. read more

So i've been debating if I should make a yelp or not, but after this experience I should warn others. I walk in and got an immediate bad vibe from the staff who continued their conversation well over a minute while I was waiting to be helped. A brown haired women proceeded to shove a ipad at me when I asked for flavors suggestions. For the rest of the interaction the brunette who was "helping" me continued to be rude. Through the conversation her lack of knowledge became evident. DONT VISIT THIS STORE YOU CAN BUY THE SAME EJUICE AT A GAS SATION FOR HALF THE PRICE! read more

Went in here once -- the person working provided pretty poor customer service and was not very knowledgeable about the products.

The staff was beyond knowledgeable, friendly, and really took their time to explain and show me how to use their products. When I got home, I looked up what I bought online and it turned out I saved a lot of money by buying from them. Also, they have a large selection of premium juices, as well as a "bar" where you can sit and try them. read more