It is a nice local place the owner is gentleman and is very informative about gear and repair needs.
friendly, knowledgeable, on time repair. some training services available as well. I’ll be going back.
Tiny shop…Big on service….we’ve used Jake’s for general maintenance and repairs( emergency or not)..on our flute for years. Always able to help, and give truthful advice. Highly recommend..
I also believe they give lessons too…
Thanks Jake!!!
Great neighborhood repair shop.
Very nice, good pricing and repairs done in a very timely fashion.
Was and wasn’t very helpful. But I did receive the necessary information that I needed to move forward.
Never got a call back. Guess they don’t want my money for repairing a clarinet v
I’M ADDING THIS FOR THE STORE TO RESPOND: THERE’S NO INDICATION THAT HOURS ARE “BY APPOINTMENT ONLY” UNTIL YOU DRIVE ACROSS TOWN. PLEASE FIX THIS. THANK YOU
4. Maximum Velocity Records
Address: 13357 Old Western Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406 , Blue Island , Illinois , United States
Nice small store where you find stuff you’ll never see anywhere else!
Lovely!
Very cool antiques and building.
Nice antique and vintage items great prices
Found this place today for the first time. Large selection and a wonderful friendly staff made this a great experience. Will go back, recommend highly!!
Interesting place to explore
I honestly was lead to this store because of the friendliness I received over the phone. But, when I got in there the ladies were very stand-off and didn’t look at the photos I brought in and said, “not interested”. They did not give good customer service.
Rude ass old woman
So we wanted to buy this lovely painting from C. Lamont. I knew the painter well, and I told the guy “I know it’s not worth $1500, I can give you $150 on it” he said “ok, I’ll take the $150 if it doesn’t sell in one month.” I said “fair enough.” I call a month later, sure enough the painting is still there. I said “so it’s $150 like we agreed on right? I even left a signed note there for you.” He states “It retails for $1500, best I can do is 50% off at $750.” I was livid. Trying to be sneaky and jack up the price of a painting that isn’t worth more than $175 at the most. Not only did I say I was no longer interested, i decided to no longer shop there. My family has bought many items there over the years but out of principle I don’t want to patron a place that does sneaky deals like that.
Address: 13021 Western Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406 , Blue Island , Illinois , United States
Assessment: ★★★★☆
4.2/5 based on 9 evaluations.
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adorable china
Very friendly
I love Lillians but it was closed when I got there.
This used to be my favorite vintage store. I stop visiting because the quality of service was no longer there(I believe it change owners? i haven’t seen the women there in a long time). I recently stop and was reminded why I no longer visit.The new gentlemen that runs the store is really rude and completely ignores customers. Multiple vintage dealers and shoppers know to avoid this store he is extremely rude for no reason.
11. Family Dollar
Address: 13054 Western Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406 , Blue Island , Illinois , United States
This store is always fully staffed and stocked. A friendly customer service experience keeps me stopping in just to window shop. Family Dollar’s general sales do not hurt the situation as well.
A small neighborhood Family Dollar with a nice staff!
This is a neighborhood convenience store. It’s like a dollar store. Except, everything isn’t a dollar. You can find some decent products, gifts, clothes, shoes, detergent, batteries, lotions, soaps, and toys…etc. I think you can find some inexpensive odds and ends here. My one coffee cup maker I purchased five years ago still works.
Did not have what I was looking for. Mop and shine.
Ok place but workers can be a bit rude. I prefer the one on 119th and western
Very slow! 5 cashiers up front but only one open….. all chatting and conversating amongst themselves in front of customers. Very unprofessional
12. Soundproof My Place
Address: 13441 Greenwood Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406 , Blue Island , Illinois , United States
Vinicio did a fantastic job soundproofing the ceiling of our bedroom. On arrival the first day, they spent the time to thoroughly protect our hardwood floors both in the room they were working, and the path to it. Each day Vinicio showed me what progress they made and if anything unexpected came up. After finishing their work, he brought in someone to complete the drywall mudding and taping, inspecting it and making sure we were happy before they extensively cleaned.
We wouldn’t hesitate to use Soundproof My Place again, and plan to for other areas of our condo.
Update to be provided on September 20, 2021: After several months of living in my place, I will provide a full update later this month with a link to a website I’m creating showing photographs and documents relating to SmP’s services after living here almost four months after their “green glue dried.” I will also provide my contact information for those wishing to discuss my thoughts in detail.
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Soundproof My Place is the single best investment I’ve made to improve the quality of my life (although I wish I didn’t have to make the investment had the seller’s representations to us regarding the soundproofing proven true). My new ceiling ended up being very poorly insulated and I could literally hear every foot step and every movement of furniture above me. I spent several months researching companies around Chicago who could perform the work and after meeting with the owner, Vinicio, my wife and I were left with a gut feeling that he was the right contractor to use given his experience, his personality, and the fact that he personally works on all of his projects and obviously takes great pride in his work.
Our project was not easy as it involved soundproofing 550 square feet of an open living space with a 14 foot ceiling and many nooks and crannies that would not be easy to get to. After he started, he and one of his main employees, Dave (awesome in his own right), worked diligently every day to ensure my place was ready for when my wife and I returned from the hospital with our first child. He sent me picture updates every day and consulted me on every important decision, including placement of junction boxes and the nature of the lighting I wanted installed (which he and Dave handled). Upon return, our place was clean and we immediately noticed a HUGE difference that only got better as the Green Glue dried. Vinicio even came back to my place a couple more times to make sure everything sounded better and he and Dave came back again to switch out the lights I had initially chosen as my wife decided she wanted smaller lights than the ones we initially chose, and so he returned and spent a day replacing all 12 of the lights they initially installed.
While this might sound like a review that I was paid for, I can assure you I wasn’t, I’m just so happy I’m living in a peaceful environment where I can be alone with my thoughts and my family and not the Godzilla vs. Mothra stomping above. Anyone looking to soundproof their ceiling or walls would be wise to at least request a consultation with Vinicio (and he never pressed us on anything, and so you can be sure that if he comes out to your place, he’s not going to pressure you in any way, which is always nice to know ahead of time).
Excellent work done by Vinicio and his team. Significant noise reduction from the floor above me after soundproof my place completed work after 5 days. Highly recommend.
Wonderful local comic store with a well stocked catalog for its space! Staff will go above and beyond to find what you need, always worth stopping by to check out the new stuff and clearance
Small place filled with pure awesomeness, lots of great comics and toys old and new and some of the nicest people I’ve ever met behind the counter worth the visit .
If you want a fair deal go to elsewhere comics. Aside from the comics I’ve got some obscure games from my childhood from there. Always a pleasure to go there. You never know what you will find. If Lynn doesn’t have it he’ll try to order it. If I’m looking for back issues he has a staff that will help you find it. Other places I’ve been to tend to be rude but customers come first here.
Really like this shop but has odd business hours or I’d go there more often
friendly staff , small space also have some of the old issues check them out
Cramped, but very helpful and you might find some gems if you dig accordingly
Cancelled my online order said item was out of stock needlessly tied my money up for a week waiting for my card to be refunded because they don’t update their website.
Google says store closes at 5 pm drove an hour worth of gas in Biden’s America. Arrived at 4 pm and were closed. Very disappointing.
Shows hours online that they are open get there and it says that you need to call 1st unreal.
17. Beverly Records
Address: 11612 Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643 , Blue Island , Illinois , United States
This place is amazing! Im so happy places like this still exist!
Perfect record store with great staff
Been here for a few years. Great selection and nice people work there. Let you do your thing and are there of you need help
Lots of selection, alot of thrashed sleeves and records out of sleeves. and prices very inconsistent. Just bought an album yesterday that had no price tag on it and everything on the floor is 6 dollars unless tagged with a price tag. I get to the counter and hand him my selections. He counts the records off, takes one out, and says 10 dollars out of nowhere. I just went with it because he runs the store and i want to keep a nice reputation there. It really made me mad because the album wasnt even mint condition but its the best condition one ive seen in the wild. worth the ten dollars but they can do better with pricing and not throwing a curve ball at the register
Great place for those like me who like ” DIGGIN IN THE CRATES”.
Had a blast at this store. TONS of boxes to dig through. I was overwhelmed by the selection. Not sure I’ve ever seen that many 45’s.
Unorganized and a strong musty moldy smell. Overpriced scratched LPs. Ridiculously overpriced used stereo equipment. Huge selection of records but good luck finding anything in decent shape except the new records in the front of the store.
They only have old records at this establishment.
Lots of inventory, but not so much in the way quality inventory.
18. Dollar Tree
Address: 12964 Ashland Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406 , Blue Island , Illinois , United States
Dollar tree is my most go to place for a senior on a fixed income who likes to eat salmon,fish,snacks and house and cleaning needs.It’s like a kid in a candy store.where else can take 10 dollars and have meals for a week or more.hallalujah
Had wht i was looking for but not enough workers to answer questions
Bread goes fast I was lucky today and got bread
Cashiers are very helpful
Convenient to my home. Usually well stocked.
Best prices! I save a lot on their products.
I do not recommend this hole in the wall. I mean it’s dollar tree so I’m not expecting five star experience. However, the lack of professionalism is ridiculous. This big tall, fat light skin lady is the cashier. She doesn’t even acknowledge her customers. I’m sorry a simple hello should not be so difficult. Then she starts to have a conversation with this short light skin lady. About how they ain’t going to get the carts that are outside because it’s raining. If the customer want them they better go get them theirselves. I mean I don’t have a problem I’m a young able body person. But what about those elderly customers. Which I see a lot of in that store. So forget them because your fat lazy self don’t want to do your job. Also, i just feel it’s unprofessional to even be having this conversation in front of customers.
Hours were wrong
The manager (Collette)is really rude to customers. I feel if she doesn’t want to work find something else to do. She hides in the office when the store is busy and the cashiers need help.
