There’s no cashiers in the place if you don’t know how to use self check you’re screwed
Friendly people working, clean store, good prices, overall pleased with my shopping trip.
This is my favorite store, I can buy everything I need
Nice store. Clean. Too
Always out of products
Prices are high for a walmart and the selection isnt that great but if you can catch them, they have awesome deals sometimes.
Staff is rude unless you know them personally.
No stars. Need to lock employees in the stores over night and let them stock the shelves. Walmart is getting worse Everytime I go in there. But thinking I’m done and going to the mom and pop place again .yes it will cost me more. But I know I can get everything I need in 1 stop.
This Walmart is filthy! They allow everybody to bring their dogs in, even the ankle biters that snap and growl at other shoppers. They have unattended merchandise laying all over the floor and in boxes, while workers are out front smoking. Talk about a hazard! There is one guy named Clinton that works there that is extremely rude to the customers, and is always yelling at other employees. And don’t ask him for help reaching an item on a high shelf, he’ll tell you that’s not his job. Keep driving by this Walmart it is a dump. If they shutter the doors it won’t be missed!
3. Redbox
Address: 220 S Century Blvd, Rantoul, IL 61866 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
Great place to go when it’s cold outside so that little one can play
great food great service
They were very busy that day. I decided to try their automated system. If it weren’t for a lady standing in line I would not have been able to complete the transaction. I was told to take a placard for the table and sat down. Later the same lady who helped me said they called my # and I went to collect my food. Then a young man started taking food to the tables. I must compliment the manager on having a very good working team.
Okay fast food. Rarely does this place get my orders wrong or messaged up
Slow
Got my order wrong and refused to correct it. Would not recommend.
Order wrong and not hot
I’ve had some bad experiences at this McDonald’s when you go there you need to check your bag especially through the drive-thru and make sure all your items and say and sometimes the buggers are not really done in the managers can be very rude at sometimes when you talk to me today someone more times very nice and one of them has been very rude
5. El Progreso Discounts & Tienda Y Carniceria
Address: 304 E Sangamon Ave, Rantoul, IL 61866 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
Delightful, it has a variety of food and clothing. It also has household supplies.
Una tienda con mucha variedad de artículos y muy buenos precios
Nice selection of shoes, clothes, kitchen & household items. All at reasonable to excellent prices. Friendly & helpful staff.
Clean store. Got lots of stuff for a remodel a house or your apartment some clothes and shoes too. Some further too.
Second time here. There will be a price on something. When you get to register they say the price is wrong and raise it. Didn’t buy product 2nd time. Won’t be back
6. Seek And Find Ministries
Address: 233 N Garrard St Ave, Rantoul, IL 61866 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
I initially had a lot of questions about my project(5.9 12v o ringing) but Kirk was very helpful and willing to help me understand. Very up front with me on when he could get to my job. I really feel like they know what their doing!
A superior machine shop, knowledgeable and friendly people.
Kirk and Mitch are awesome guys! Super nice, super good machine work at reasonable prices
9. The Music Shoppe Inc.
Address: 27 E Marketview Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
Really cool little music store!! I was surprised at how many different instruments they sell here, it’s not just guitar, bass and drums but they sell orchestral instruments as well in addition to all the accessories. Tons of sheet music as well!
We have used the music shoppe in Champaign for all three of our kids and been very happy with the quality and service. But our last experience was truly exceptional. We purchased a nice clarinet for our son. He was very happy, but it played flat. The people at the music shoppe immediately ordered a new one, but my son really liked the first one best. So they ordered a new barrel (slightly shorter) from the company for us! Definitely well above and beyond.
We will definitely continue to buy from them and encourage everyone in the area to support them as well!
The Music Shoppe has the selection of a national chain with the service you’d find in a small, mom and pop store. As a pro musician and educator, I have many musical needs and they always go out of their way to make sure I find what I need.
It’s a good place for renting and buying instruments. They repair and provide loaner instruments.
Nice staff, wonderful selection, higher end of the usual price range though.
The Music Shoppe has always provided quality service. We have purchased one instrument from them, but had other instruments serviced. They have knowledgeable staff and I have never been disappointed with any repair or maintenance work they have completed. They bent over backward once to help us in a pinch.
My only complaint is that they are so busy with schools, it is hard to get personal instruments in. (They told me 3 weeks before they could even look at my daughter’s instrument.)
These people are consistently quality professionals. Over the last 5 years I have trusted their service and have not been disappointed.
Absolutely the most unprofessional shop around ! Straight garbage
I went to get my clarinet fixed and they tried to up sell me on getting all my pads fixed and thought I was a child and were annoyed I came in the store when I came to pick it up. I will not be using these services again because of the horrible service I received from the workers.
I went in to have my saxophone serviced. The saxophone I play is pretty nice. I mentioned that I played it in marching band and the woman belittled me for playing a nice instrument in marching band. Sorry I don’t have an unlimited supply of saxophones.
10. Guitar Center
Address: 712 W Town Center Blvd, Champaign, IL 61822 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
Answered every question I had. Great service and selection
Awesome customer service.
Great place
I always enjoy the people and the atmosphere.
Can’t give a corporate store more than 3 stars, but I have always received good service, and selection is ample
Surprisingly knowledgable staff at this small Guitar Center. Usual guitar tech is a great guy with a wealth of knowledge regarding all things guitar. Better environment than most guitar centers I’ve been to, but the selection is not as extensive.The String club is a must if you are a regular player, especially if you have multiple guitars.
Offered me 20 dollars for a pedal that they were selling used for 140… Also wouldn’t buy a guitar because”the action was too high.. And we would have to fix the strings” as if they didn’t know, strings on the neck are a simple truss rod adjustment or action on the tailpiece… I would avoid this place!! … Former guitar tech…
The Wal Mart of guitar stores.
VERY limited inventory. Maybe 30 guitats total, like 10-15 amps, not many pedals at all. Most of the staff just ignore you. I’m in the market for a $1000-$2000 guitar, so it’s their loss! Sweetwater does a better setup anyways and also offers Pleking. If you must play the guitar first, The Upper Bout on Neil is your place! They set up every guitar they sell.
11. Pro Sound Center
Address: 27 E Marketview Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
Dyke and Don know their way around pro electronics! Great customer service!
Very knowledgeable
The s place was a big help been to a few other guitar store and they couldn’t help but this place could I’ll be back!!!
Decent selection, comparable prices to the big name stores
Nice products but bad service. The gentleman at the counter obviously didn’t want us in the store even though it was empty.
Tried to make small talk and the guy wasn’t having it.
Stinky, dirty place, and not friendly at all.
I called today to ask about get the action lowered on my guitar. Keep in mind that I am a beginner and don’t know a whole lot about this type of stuff. The person who answered the phone was far from helpful. He was condescending and rude and didn’t answer my questions. Instead he just cackled when I asked clarifying questions and responded with sarcastic answers. I will absolutely NOT be taking my business here and did not appreciate the customer service or lack thereof.
13. The Upper Bout
Address: 723 S Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
Extremely knowledgeable, super friendly, and just an overall great place. There’s nothing like a local music shop. I will for sure be back!
they help me with WHATEVER my situation is from picks to string to a whole new guitar the have got you covered
By far, wide, and corner to corner of Champaign-Urbana, these are the guys I have trusted in years past, and I will continue to turn to for all my guitar needs. Suck at playing? The lessons are beneficial. Need a new instrument, amp, or other accessory? These guys. Need some insight or knowledge about that axe you’re curious about or where to begin? Start to finish, you’ll leave this place happy.
Good place to buy guitar stuff in a convenient location.
It’s kind of expensive, I paid $25 for two sets of strings when I go through them like crazy. This being the only place I buy strings nowadays I am now scared to break one!
They have loads of guitars and amps to try out, as well as mandolins, banjos and other stringed instruments, makes it a great place to learn about instruments.
I will purchase my next guitar here for sure.
Very nice store for guitar players. Not a lot of options for bass players. Store is very clean and the store has a very classy look and vibe. Very nice selection of effects pedals. I will go there again. I would like to have seen more high end 5 string basses. But, I think everyone should stop by.
Be forewarned! If you are anything but an accomplished or professional guitar player they may not have the time of day for you! They WILL talk down to you, and make broad assumptions of you. Without asking me any further questions, because I said I traveled a lot, had a sentimental instrument that I didn’t want to see damaged and didn’t presently have a place to store it: the assumptions changed to me being homeless and I couldn’t be pushed out of the store fast enough. Even when I asked about a simple $15 item. Oh and let’s not forget the whole the salesman is talking down to me, he grabbing expensive guitars off the wall just playing them instead of listening to my questions. Nice job Upper Bout
Brought in a broken guitar hoping to fix it. They were quoting me 4 times the value of a new guitar to fix it and kept pushing me to just buy a new one. I ended up leaving and getting the guitar replaced elsewhere
I put a guitar here on consignment that had a synth pickup and they straight up lost the synth. When I came in to pick up my stuff they just shrugged their shoulders like “so what?”
14. Old Delhi Music
Address: Contact, Urbana, IL 61802 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
I have helped arrange for the purchase of 2 harmoniums through Nic at Old Delhi Music and he has provided wonderful service. The person who received the harmonium said he could tell it was so lovingly packed and none of the keys were buzzing or sticking at all. And he said that the sound was really incredible. Thank you.
Nic brought my harmonium back to life! He is professional, knowledgeable and a joy to work with.
Wow what can I say, they deserve 5 stars. When I thought about purchasing a harmonium, I was so tempted to push the button on Amazon, but a friend had purchased one that way and it was a mess. On Daniel Tucker’s suggestion, I called Old Dehli and spoke with Nic. Nic was patient and decisively honed in on just the right harmonium for me and my yoga studio. It came in quick, without a scratch and the sound is fabulous! What a difference in sound from the Amazon one I had been learning on. I truly love it and I am grateful you took the time with me Nic to explain everything. My only complaint is that it sounds so good, that I keep it at home with me and I still need to purchase a second for the yoga studio. When we have the funds we will be calling you! namaste…
I received a faulty instrument from these people and when I asked to return it they denied my request. Even though it was kept in a hard case which I also purchased from them. They were entirely at fault and chose to steal from me instead of being accountable.
NEVER BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE. They will steal if given the chance.
15. River’s Piano
Address: 2207 Rebecca Dr, Champaign, IL 61821 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
Vine Streel Ensemble is a “must have” for your event! They were a true asset at our daughters wedding. Very professional and the beautiful music they played made the whole evening so elegant.
We hired this group for our daughter’s recent wedding. They were amazing to work with. We never met them since we hired them from a nearby town, but we handled all arrangements by phone and email. They were always prompt. They mail receipts to you, let you know when they receive the payment etc. we also never rehearsed with them! They were extremely talented – played at the exact spots in the ceremony there were no delays. They definitely know their business. Since this was an upscale wedding we wanted a group that was excellent. They were prompt and professionally dressed. Guests mentioned after the ceremony how good they were. We can’t express how happy we were to have them. You won’t be disappointed. Thanks Vine Street!
Vine Street Ensemble performed at our wedding and reception on 9/15/2018 and were amazing! Their choice of music definitely put the icing on the cake of our beautiful day! We received a lot of compliments on how beautiful the music was all evening!
17. Sound Source Music Center
Address: 1609 Broadway Ave E, Mattoon, IL 61938 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
Sound source has always been a solid.,iv had my bass worked on (and their tech is amazing btw), got a great amp from there.,and Mike Sanders knows what ya need,and if they don’t have it in stock they can order it for you and give ya a call when it’s in,(which iv done for my drumheads on several occasions,. they’ve always been hassle free,.and importantly their local,. anymore I order out of Sweetwater,.and get anything else I need artistically frome sound source.,,.let’s hope they stay here in Mattoon for many many more decades to come.
Great store . Mattoon is very lucky to have such a store. GREAT EMPLOYEES, INSTRUCTORS AND OF COURSE THE OWNER!!!
Very nice and helpful crew!
Love going there and stuff but idk if it was one of the employees or just a customer, but this older guy walked up to me and my friend and made a really rude comment about our colored hair “did you wake up late at a party or something?” How the actual heck would anyone think that is an ok thing to say?????
That was one of my favorite music stores to go to and now I’m not so sure, if it were an employee who sayid that. I’m pretty sure it was because he walked to the back after that. If you have colored hair and you take hate comments too seriously, be careful.
In the late 90s early 2000’s this was an awesome store. Used CD’s, Ppl who loved to talk about old bands and music culture, It was different. Mind you, they still have great instrument selection, and fair prices for a small business. Some staff is decent, some have the personality of a week old gym sock. I’d say if your local, pick up your kids first instrument there and support local small business. Idk if the lead dude from x-crush still works there, but he was awesome. but it’s a lottery.
I remember your Christmas store at the Mall always used to eye the Bass in the box and now i am playing that a Jazz Bass i bought i am now in Tennessee so thanks for helping with my dreams
My family came in just a few minutes ago and they were very ride to us. My boyfriend, who is normally a very strong person, just walked out of this place in tears because they made him feel embarrassed. Smh. Rude rude employees who act like musical elites.
So you want to call on the dude behind me in line and not even greet me or tell me to have a nice day? Poor way to run a business. The old white guy at the front is rude and inconsiderate. He chose to serve the man behind me in line, likely because I’m a woman, so congrats on losing not only my 42$ purchase I got refunded today; but all future purchases from my multi instrumentalist husband that has been a customer here for over 6 years. I’ll buy from Amazon before giving my money to rude old men. Do better. Hope it was worth it for that dudes 12 dollars worth of strings.
18. Rantoul Station
Address: N Kentucky Ave &, W Sangamon Ave, Rantoul, IL 61866 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
My last visit I ordered the Verde fries with steak and was told that you no longer had them. That would have been okay except I ordered it off of the menu board. Once you discontinue a product you might want to take it off of the board.
I also was upset that I ordered a nacho Belgrade with soft taco. I asked for mild and hot packets with were not in there. Also make up your mind about sending a fork with the meal or not.
Good place to grab a quick bite I always use the drive thru and cant remember the last time something was messed up!
Fast and friendly employees and so far has always gotten my order correct the 1st time lol….
Slllllllloooooooow!
Long wait and cold food along with rude service.
Don’t know what happen to the chicken but it’s a shredded mushy mess reminded me of cat Food! Yuck
20. Golfview Village Apartments
Address: 620 Willow Pond Rd, Rantoul, IL 61866 , Rantoul , Illinois , United States
Great prices for a peaceful neighborhood. Anytime I put in a maintenance ticket it’s worked in almost immediately. Joey in the office has been great to me and my family has wonderful customer service and cares for his tenants
My husband and I have been here for a year-and a couple months already, we both love it. Quiet neighborhood a place where you can let your kids go outside and play and you don’t have to watch them every 2nd or worry about if they are safe. Quite a few playgrounds for them to do a basketball court. Maintenance is wonderful and gets to your problem with-in a couple days is a longest. Very nice people very professional I am so glad that we moved here for 1st place to live
June will make 12 yrs here longest in one spot dont really like the new year 20 dollar rent increase but overall love this place. Minika
During last night’s storm, I noticed that one of my downspouts was plugged and water filled up my gutters and poured over my front door.
I contacted GV about the problem online.
Early this morning maintenance was here and cleaned out the downspout.
Thanks guys!!
I can’t wait for the next storm!
Love my apartment but wished they would do something to the noisy neighbors, constantly blaring their music
Cons: late fees…$5 PER day, $100 fee to enter a payment arrangement. So expect to pay about $200 on TOP of your rent, especially if you cannot pay until the end of the month…even if it is your first time. Definitely the highest I have paid in late fees of any previous landlord. Too many spiders, more than I have ever experienced…they are big as well. I suppose it because they are old buildings. Sometimes I get a weird smell in my place about once a month. I looked up past reviews, and found out it might be sewage backed up (ugh). Pros: quiet street, generous space for the price, nice upkeep of the landscape, easy trash pick up, nice staff.
I singed a month to month lease in 2015, but my grandmother had a stroke and I had to be her live in caretaker and I returned to keys. I signed the lease and returned the keys the next days. Didn’t even put my stuff in the apartment and they changed me $800 and the apartment was only 5 something.
I lived here not too long ago. I had a three bedroom all “tile” unit and by tile I mean the kind I had in grade school. Every year whenever it was warm ants were a huge problem, and if.you want to move out be prepared to pay $200 per room to clean their 1990s school tile. Its a joke they literally had a lawyer take me to court over it knowing they use the absolute cheapest materials out there. ( i left the place clean and empty) also, I saw my first “water bug” here and only here. You can hear your neighbors going up and down the stairs and their conversations. Don’t live here unless you’re out of options. Maintenance is actually great. But the owners are pitiful and have no shame using cheap materials and charging you top of the line price when you leave
The rent is cheap, the office staff is very friendly, maintenance is fast. However snow removal is a joke, the walls are paper thin to the point of hearing conversations from next door, and the windows are beyond gone. Our living room window and both upstairs bedrooms have drafts so bad that the curtains move as if blowing in a breeze. In the four years i have lived here we have had many things break or just stop working. When they say your rent will never go up they are correct, however they have raised the cost of garbage removal three times in four years. I would only recommend this place if you are planning on staying short term, or have no other options. The dog policy is that there are no pit bulls, however i have seen too many to count here.
