Oak Park Shopping

Great for Gifts

1. Fly Bird

Fly Bird is one of those stores I drove or walked by for years. Each time I'd think, "Man, I really need to get there - it looks great!" I finally did, and it was: unique gifts, lots of Japanese fun...

2. Elemental Gifts

Neighborhood: Portage Park

that is amazing. Not being an art person, I can't describe it, but I'll be saving up. Check this place out. Plenty of great Christmas gifts as you can read in the other reviews.  I needed some quick...

3. Fleur

Neighborhood: Logan Square

I don't really know anything about flowers, and I kill cactuses so....as a gift shop, this place is so adorable and fresh.  You could really make a great gift package here!  Find everything from...

4. Pumpkin Moon

What a cool place!Lots of stuff that I remember as a kid and the funniest cards you ever saw!Great place to go for gag gifts for "Over-the-Hill" birthdays and Bachelorette parties....

5. CarefulPeach…

A great little quaint boutique that is tastefully decorated and celebrates the art of European gift giving.  Wonderful hand made selections, mouth blown art glass and vases, beautiful art, toiletries...

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Selection

1. Adams & Son Gardens

Neighborhood: Humboldt Park

to plant my summer flowers.  Great selection, great prices, knowledgeable and available employees - you really can't beat it!...

2. Genesis Artist…

Neighborhood: Bucktown

SUPER.  super nice, helpful, (relatively) low prices, selection... especially for the neighborhood... and especially friendly....

3. Val's Halla Records

Val's is unique.  Their CD selection is not that great, and it's a little annoying to look at her selection through the locked case with arm holes.  I've never found anything good in the used CD...

4. Rolling Stones

Neighborhood: Dunning

to Best Buy and Target.  They do have an okay selection of all types of music and it used to be a cool place to visit.  I agree with Lee C. the location does suck as there is not much parking around....

5. The Brown Elephant…

I've been shopping at the Oak Park Brown Elephant, religiously every weekend, since I moved here two years ago.  Easily 90% of my wardrobe comes from this store.  Their selection is awesome...

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