COVID-19 Store Policy Changes and Shipping UpdatesThank you to the customers around the country who have chosen to support our small business. We are a company, comprised of people. Like you. Trying to figure this all out! On March 21, 2020, we closed our two retail Chicago locations in compliance with the Illinois Stay-At-Home mandate. At that time, we switched to 100% online sales—adding all of the inventory in stores to the website. As a stroke of some good luck, we had received a large order of jigsaw puzzles at the beginning of the mont...
The GOOD Kind of Viral: Gifts With The F BombOn the occasion of our 15th birthday, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite viral products from the past 15 years. Gifts With The F 💣 We have never shied away from the F word. If four letter words offend you—WARNING: stop reading now. Please check out all our lovely FLORAL ITEMS. While some customers may be offended by the use of profanity, many others find there is no more colorful way to express an emotion than an F Bomb. This spring, the delightful Kaley Cuoco posted the Meriw...
Love is Love Candle Benefitting Equality IllinoisJust in time for Valentine’s Day we are excited to be partnering with District and RAPWAX to offer the Love is Love Hand Poured Soy Candle. $2 from every candle sold will be donated to Equality Illinois. The sale of these candles supports the platform in which Equality Illinois stands for – envisioning a fair and unified state where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and where all people live freely regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. District...
Summer Is HereAmid the thunderstorms and weather changes, summer officially has arrived. We are willing it to stay here at ENJOY with summer swimwear for the kiddos and summer scarves to keep the bugs away. However, one, ok, two of our favorite things about summer here in Lincoln Square are: the Farmers Market and Concerts in Giddings Plaza. Tuesdays and Thursdays I, undoubtedly, “forget” to pack a lunch for work and have to wander through the market for sustenance. It’s not hard. And I will rave about...
The Year That Was 2020 - Part Three: Are FingerHands Essential?🤚View this post on Instagram A post shared by Urban General Store (@urbangeneralstore) One could argue that people NEED a set of FingerHands, but apparently Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot disagrees. So, beginning in March 2020, as non-essential retail, we were able to have an employee in our stores but not allowed to let the public inside. Gratefully, a majority of our customers were making the best of it by shopping online and scheduling curbside pickups. ...
The Year That Was 2020 - Part One: Piecing It Back Together 🧩Like most people on this planet, we've been looking back and reflecting on the past year. It was such a strange time of uncertainty and unknowns. In addition to people who were personally ill and infected, there were so many people who were dealing with sick friends and family members. And many others were suffering financially. One year ago this week in March 2020, Illinois issued a stay-at-home order and we temporarily closed our two retail locations in Chicago, ENJOY Andersonville and ...
The GOOD Kind of Viral: Gifts With The F Bomb
On the occasion of our 15th birthday, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite viral products from the past 15 years. Gifts With The F 💣 We have never shied away from the F word. If four letter words offend you—WARNING: stop reading now. Please check out all our lovely FLORAL ITEMS. While some customers may be offended by the use of profanity, many others find there is no more colorful way to express an emotion than an F Bomb. This spring, the delightful Kaley Cuoco posted the Meriw...
Love is Love Candle Benefitting Equality Illinois
Just in time for Valentine’s Day we are excited to be partnering with District and RAPWAX to offer the Love is Love Hand Poured Soy Candle. $2 from every candle sold will be donated to Equality Illinois. The sale of these candles supports the platform in which Equality Illinois stands for – envisioning a fair and unified state where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and where all people live freely regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. District...
Summer Is Here
Amid the thunderstorms and weather changes, summer officially has arrived. We are willing it to stay here at ENJOY with summer swimwear for the kiddos and summer scarves to keep the bugs away. However, one, ok, two of our favorite things about summer here in Lincoln Square are: the Farmers Market and Concerts in Giddings Plaza. Tuesdays and Thursdays I, undoubtedly, “forget” to pack a lunch for work and have to wander through the market for sustenance. It’s not hard. And I will rave about...
The Year That Was 2020 - Part Three: Are FingerHands Essential?🤚
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Urban General Store (@urbangeneralstore) One could argue that people NEED a set of FingerHands, but apparently Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot disagrees. So, beginning in March 2020, as non-essential retail, we were able to have an employee in our stores but not allowed to let the public inside. Gratefully, a majority of our customers were making the best of it by shopping online and scheduling curbside pickups. ...
The Year That Was 2020 - Part One: Piecing It Back Together 🧩
Like most people on this planet, we've been looking back and reflecting on the past year. It was such a strange time of uncertainty and unknowns. In addition to people who were personally ill and infected, there were so many people who were dealing with sick friends and family members. And many others were suffering financially. One year ago this week in March 2020, Illinois issued a stay-at-home order and we temporarily closed our two retail locations in Chicago, ENJOY Andersonville and ...
