Are Dad Jokes > Dad Bod?What’s better than a dad bod? A father figure. <groan> Is your father figure funny-ish? Celebrate dad with gifts that are clever and a little punny. Check out our best selling Father's Day gifts and cards. For a limited time, buy any greeting card (Father's Day or others) and get our special Father's Day Gift Packaging for all items in your order for FREE. Use code: CARD+GIFTWRAP at checkout. Offer valid online only—not valid in stores (or place an online order for in-store ...
Take Our Survey & Enter to Win a $25 Gift CardWe are celebrating our 16th birthday this month! We opened our ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE location in Lincoln Square in Chicago in 2005. Thank you for making the past 16 years so sweet. Take our customer survey and give us input on how the next 16 should look! We hope you’ve gotten to know us a bit by now... but we’d like to know more about you. We want to be able to give you a good shopping experience. And figured the best way to find out what you want is to just ask! Complete our sur...
What's On Your Summer Reading List?Are you a book lover? If so, we crack open a book to you! There's still a little bit of summer left to read a good book. Shop our new non-fiction books, guided journals, picture & board books for kids, and notebooks. Plus, limited quantities of books on sale. SHOP NOW >>
Back To School & Back To WorkBackpacks, bags, totes, lunch boxes, slings and fanny packs to lighten your load and help you Get Back To It. The Write Stuff is a collection of pens, pencils, markers, erasers, notebooks, journals, planners and more Back To School goodies! Activities, games, toys and crafts to help make kids' days at home and at school interactive, educational and FUN! Desk accessories and WFH gags that put the FUN in OFFICE FUNctional (and, sometimes, NSFW disFUNctional).
Happy Sweet 16 ENJOYOur retail store, ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE, opened 16 years ago in Chicago's Lincoln Square. We are so grateful for the support of our friends, family, neighbors and customers over the past sixteen years. We couldn't have done it without you. We are so grateful. How it started... How it's going... Thank you for making the past 16 years so sweet. Take our customer survey and give us input on how the next 16 should look!
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 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. ...
Andersonville In BloomTHURSDAY, APRIL 22 – SUNDAY, APRIL 25 in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. In honor of Earth Day weekend, Andersonville in Bloom returns after a year hiatus to celebrate all things spring in the neighborhood! Participating businesses will offer “blooming” promotions and product highlights for the event, and the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce will be selling Andersonville in Bloom Mystery Packages curated from local businesses (including botanical & essential oil shower bombs from E...
Free Gift Wrapping For Mother's Day at ENJOY Lincoln SquareWe will be set up outside our ENJOY Lincoln Square location (weather permitting) at 4723 N. Lincoln Ave. on Saturday, May 8, 2021, offering complimentary gift packaging with any ENJOY purchase. There is no charge for this service but instead we will be accepting donations for Simpson Academy For Young Women. Come get your Mother's Day gift shopping wrapped-up and join us in supporting the Simpson Academy and their mission to educate and empower young mothers and prepare them for success i...
Fourth of July Hours 2021Both ENJOY Chicago locations will be open for the Fourth of July Holiday (Sunday, 7/04 and Monday, 7/05). ENJOY Andersonville will be open 12 pm — 4 pm, Sunday 7/04, and Monday, 7/05. ENJOY Lincoln Square will be open 12 pm — 4 pm, Sunday 7/04, and Monday, 7/05. Our Urbangeneralstore.com website offices will be closed. Orders placed over the weekend will ship out Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Online In-Store Pickup orders placed before midnight, Sunday, July 4, will be available for pickup on Mond...
Wrap-Up Mother’s Day Gift ShoppingWrap-Up Mother’s Day Gift Shopping with SPECIALTY GIFT WRAPPING. We have gifts for all types of mothers—SWEET MOMS, SASSY MOMS, NEW MOMS, WORKING MOMS and GRANDMOTHERS. Don’t forget the Mother's Day Card!
The Year That Was 2020 - Part Two: The New Normal 🧼😷Following Illinois's mandatory stay-at-home order in March 2020, we temporarily closed our two retail locations—ENJOY Andersonville and ENJOY Lincoln Square. Like most Americans (and EARTHLINGS), we were scared and uncertain. People were getting sick, we were worried about our families, our jobs, toilet paper, and... HAND SANITIZERS and MASKS Suddenly we noticed that all of our novelty (yet still effective at killing 99.99% of germs on contact) hand sanitizers were selling out. The stress...
The Andersonville InsideWalk SaleVisit us in Chicago for Deals and Steals! The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce's annual InsideWalk Sale is back this weekend, March 26-28. Join us and our retail neighbors as we make way for spring by clearing out winter merchandise. We will be featuring deals and steals on overstock, dinged and scratched and less than perfect but still functional items for $10 and less. Shop in person, safely, for great discounts or shop online for exclusive sales. Our ENJOY Andersonville location at 53...
Express Yourself This Valentine's DayValentine's Day is THIS Sunday, February 14 Why not surprise your lockdown lover or quarantine cutie with a specialty Valentine's Day Card. Or send a message of love across the miles to a family member or friend. We Ship/You Write or You Type/We Write Our cards are available to send individually, ship with a gift, or for in-store pickup in Chicago. We can send the cards to you so you can handwrite your own message. Or enter the personalized message in the space on the product page a...
President's Day Flash Sale '21If you are of a certain age, the phrase... "I'm just a bill, yes I'm only a bill, and I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill" will cause the most wonderful earworm. The 1976 Schoolhouse Rock! animated short taught a generation about the legislative and lawmaking process. The How to Become President of the United States 500 Piece Double-Sided Jigsaw Puzzle from Galison has the same edu-tational spirit as Schoolhouse Rock! It is on sale for a PRESIDENT'S DAY FLASH SALE for 46...
Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend HoursIt's the most wonderful weekend of the year! THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WEEKEND HOURS FOR BOTH ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE LOCATIONS 2023 Thanksgiving ThursdayCLOSEDBlack Friday / Plaid Friday10 AM - 7 PMSmall Business Saturday9 AM - 9 PMSunday10 AM - 6 PM ENJOY Andersonville 5307 N Clark St (between W. Berwyn Ave and W. Summerdale Ave), Chicago, IL 60640 ENJOY Lincoln Square 4723 N Lincoln Ave (between Lawrence Ave & Leland Ave), Chicago, IL 60625 Phone: 773-334-8626
Happy Women's History MonthMarch is Women's History Month. We join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history—especially the contributions of black, indigenous and women of color. BOLD WOMEN RULE! Ambitious Girl Book Brave Girl You Can Do Hard Things Cozy Blanket
Happy Black History MonthCelebrating and commemorating the culture and contributions of African Americans throughout history and today! ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE and Urbangeneralstore.com will donate 100% of our profits of our Black Lives Matter products to Brave Space Alliance, the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ Center located on the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to creating and providing affirming, culturally competent, for-us by-us resources, programming, and services for LGBTQ individuals on the South...
A Little Spring CleaningIsn't it a good time for a little spring cleaning? A strange year caused all of our usual buying and merchandising and restocking to be, well, a little bit weird. The good news is that we are ready to have a SALE. Shop now for great deals on winter accessories, masks, jigsaw puzzles, home and office gifts and more!
Holiday Shipping DeadlinesOH SHIP... December is here! Orders are not guaranteed for delivery by December 25. Check out our HOLIDAY SHIPPING INFO for estimated time in transit and more detailed info. Delivery times do vary based on the shipping location. An order shipping within Illinois or other parts of the Midwest are typically there within a day or two while shipping to California or the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast shipping can be four or more days in transit. But please remember to give us at 1-2 business...
Small Business Saturday in Lincoln Square in ChicagoThanks to Nate Rogers of Fox 32 Chicago for stopping ENJOY Lincoln Square on #SmallBusinessSaturday. Customers DO love our MUGS, JIGSAW PUZZLES and GREETING CARDS.
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...
Support Brave Space Alliance COVID-19 Crisis PantryBoth of our ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE Chicago locations will serve as drop-off points for Brave Space Alliance's COVID-19 Crisis Pantry. And as a thank you for joining us in supporting Brave Space Alliance, on Friday, September 11, through Sunday, September 13, ENJOY customers can receive 10% off any one gift purchased in-store with a donation of a non-perishable food item. Simply stop by ENJOY Andersonville (5307 N. Clark St.) or ENJOY Lincoln Square (4723 N. Lincoln Ave.) on Friday,...
As Seen on Chicago Sun Times The GridWe were absolutely thrilled to welcome Ji Suk Yi and The Grid to our ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE location in Lincoln Square. She picked out some of our favorite items including the XL Wine Glass, Taco Socks, and the I Am Enough Book. My favorite shop to buy gifts in is Enjoy, An Urban General Store. Think fun, funky, eclectic and functional gifts for every person you know! The independent store has been open since 2005 and offers gifts for all ages (baby and children included). I love the...
Announcing 3 Ways To Shop at ENJOY in ChicagoAs Chicago has entered Phase 3, our retail stores will now be open to the public for limited hours with reduced capacity this summer. We will continue to offer (and encourage) our FREE CURBSIDE PICKUP option—place your order online and pickup within a day or two at the ENJOY location of your choosing (ENJOY Lincoln Square or ENJOY Andersonville). CURRENT CURBSIDE PICKUP and IN-STORE SHOPPING HOURS ENJOY Lincoln Square (4723 N Lincoln Ave) TUESDAY - SATURDAY 12:00pm-4:00pm ENJOY Andersonville ...
Contactless Curbside Pickup-July 2020Urbangeneralstore.com is currently offering Free Contactless Curbside Pickup at BOTH of our retail locations in Chicago, ENJOY Andersonville and ENJOY Lincoln Square. As Chicago has entered Phase 3, our retail stores will now be open to the public for limited hours with reduced capacity. Click here more information about In-Store Shopping. PLEASE ALLOW 24-48 HOURS FOR FULFILLMENT. Simply fill your cart online at select one of the locations at checkout. Please allow 24-48 hours (Tuesday-Fri...
Celebrating 15 Years of ENJOYHappy Birthday to...US! Our retail store, ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE, is 15 today and it is our Golden Birthday (turning 15 on the 15th). We are so grateful for the support of our friends, family, neighbors and customers over the past fifteen years. We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you!
Frightful Friday Facebook Live Show Featuring Laura DohertyThis year ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE is excited to present Laura Doherty in a Facebook Live Halloween Show on Friday, October 30, 2020, at 10:30am. Get more info at Facebook.com/ENJOYChicago. Laura Doherty is a nationally touring children's recording artist and award-winning producer with an ear for a catchy melody. She acoustically rocks your kid’s world with her breezy folk-pop tunes for the whole family! Laura Doherty's award-winning CDs are available in-store at ENJOY, AN URBAN...
ENJOY Chicago Thanksgiving Week Hours - 2024We will be closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday, 11/28. With EXTENDED Holiday Hours for both ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE locations in Chicago for SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, 11/30 9AM-9PM. Click HERE for In-Store Pickup info. ENJOY Andersonville 5307 N Clark St (between W. Berwyn Ave and W. Summerdale Ave), Chicago, IL 60640 THANKSGIVING Thursday 11/28 CLOSEDPLAID/BLACK Friday 11/29 10am-7pmSMALL BUSINESS Saturday 11/30 9am-9pmSunday 12/01 10am-6pmCYBER Monday 120/02 10am-8pmGIVING Tuesda...
ENJOY Andersonville on the Always Andersonville PodcastENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE was featured on the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce's Always Andersonville Podcast! Stephanie (of Urbangeneralstore.com) and Lizzy (of ENJOY Andersonville) chatted about doing your shopping now via appointment shopping with ENJOY or online, Puzzles vs. Coloring Books, their favorite gifts and what ENJOY's longest running, best selling gift is. Hint: it YODELS! Listen to the episode or at alwaysandersonville.podbean.com. Photos: Jamie Kelter Davi...
New Masks by MaggiePopsWe are excited to offer additional sizes and styles of our handmade, high-quality masks by MaggiePops—a collaboration of local mother, Heather, and her twin daughters. MaggiePops masks started with Heather and one of her 11 year old daughters began to sew cotton masks in early March—following the initial Illinois stay-at-home order. Originally made for neighbors, family and friends, the family created the masks and sold them as a fundraiser and donated the proceeds to support the World Health...
COVID-19 Store Closures in ChicagoWe have decided to temporarily close our retail stores to the public beginning Tuesday, March 17, 2020. This has been a very difficult decision to make, but think it is the best thing for the health and safety of our employees and our community as we try to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and #flattenthecurve. Please join our email list. Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter for up-to-date information. Please continue to shop online at www.urbangeneralstore.com. We do hope that ship...
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...
Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2019Please allow additional processing time for orders between now and early January 2020. WE ARE CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019, and NEW YEARS DAY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2020. Please note: all shipping dates are estimates and delivery dates are not guaranteed. Hanukkah 2019 - Begins Sunday, December 22 Christmas 2019 - Wednesday, December 25 Kwanzaa 2019 - Begins Thursday, December 26
BREAK OUT THE PLAID, FALL IS HERE!Have you been longing for crisp air, changing leaves, and all of the apple and pumpkin spiced things you can get??? Well, fall is here, and at ENJOY that means Apple Fest! Did you know there are more than 8,000 varieties of apples? Yes! Will they all be on display at Apple Fest? Probably not, because that’s a lot of apples! But you can count on plenty of apple pie, cider, and all sorts of apple treats to abound at Apple Fest. If you want to make your own apple pie you’ll need about 2lb...
Are Dad Jokes > Dad Bod?
What’s better than a dad bod? A father figure. <groan> Is your father figure funny-ish? Celebrate dad with gifts that are clever and a little punny. Check out our best selling Father's Day gifts and cards. For a limited time, buy any greeting card (Father's Day or others) and get our special Father's Day Gift Packaging for all items in your order for FREE. Use code: CARD+GIFTWRAP at checkout. Offer valid online only—not valid in stores (or place an online order for in-store ...
Take Our Survey & Enter to Win a $25 Gift Card
We are celebrating our 16th birthday this month! We opened our ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE location in Lincoln Square in Chicago in 2005. Thank you for making the past 16 years so sweet. Take our customer survey and give us input on how the next 16 should look! We hope you’ve gotten to know us a bit by now... but we’d like to know more about you. We want to be able to give you a good shopping experience. And figured the best way to find out what you want is to just ask! Complete our sur...
What's On Your Summer Reading List?
Are you a book lover? If so, we crack open a book to you! There's still a little bit of summer left to read a good book. Shop our new non-fiction books, guided journals, picture & board books for kids, and notebooks. Plus, limited quantities of books on sale. SHOP NOW >>
Back To School & Back To Work
Backpacks, bags, totes, lunch boxes, slings and fanny packs to lighten your load and help you Get Back To It. The Write Stuff is a collection of pens, pencils, markers, erasers, notebooks, journals, planners and more Back To School goodies! Activities, games, toys and crafts to help make kids' days at home and at school interactive, educational and FUN! Desk accessories and WFH gags that put the FUN in OFFICE FUNctional (and, sometimes, NSFW disFUNctional).
Happy Sweet 16 ENJOY
Our retail store, ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE, opened 16 years ago in Chicago's Lincoln Square. We are so grateful for the support of our friends, family, neighbors and customers over the past sixteen years. We couldn't have done it without you. We are so grateful. How it started... How it's going... Thank you for making the past 16 years so sweet. Take our customer survey and give us input on how the next 16 should look!
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 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. ...
Andersonville In Bloom
THURSDAY, APRIL 22 – SUNDAY, APRIL 25 in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. In honor of Earth Day weekend, Andersonville in Bloom returns after a year hiatus to celebrate all things spring in the neighborhood! Participating businesses will offer “blooming” promotions and product highlights for the event, and the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce will be selling Andersonville in Bloom Mystery Packages curated from local businesses (including botanical & essential oil shower bombs from E...
Free Gift Wrapping For Mother's Day at ENJOY Lincoln Square
We will be set up outside our ENJOY Lincoln Square location (weather permitting) at 4723 N. Lincoln Ave. on Saturday, May 8, 2021, offering complimentary gift packaging with any ENJOY purchase. There is no charge for this service but instead we will be accepting donations for Simpson Academy For Young Women. Come get your Mother's Day gift shopping wrapped-up and join us in supporting the Simpson Academy and their mission to educate and empower young mothers and prepare them for success i...
Fourth of July Hours 2021
Both ENJOY Chicago locations will be open for the Fourth of July Holiday (Sunday, 7/04 and Monday, 7/05). ENJOY Andersonville will be open 12 pm — 4 pm, Sunday 7/04, and Monday, 7/05. ENJOY Lincoln Square will be open 12 pm — 4 pm, Sunday 7/04, and Monday, 7/05. Our Urbangeneralstore.com website offices will be closed. Orders placed over the weekend will ship out Tuesday, July 6, 2021. Online In-Store Pickup orders placed before midnight, Sunday, July 4, will be available for pickup on Mond...
Wrap-Up Mother’s Day Gift Shopping
Wrap-Up Mother’s Day Gift Shopping with SPECIALTY GIFT WRAPPING. We have gifts for all types of mothers—SWEET MOMS, SASSY MOMS, NEW MOMS, WORKING MOMS and GRANDMOTHERS. Don’t forget the Mother's Day Card!
The Year That Was 2020 - Part Two: The New Normal 🧼😷
Following Illinois's mandatory stay-at-home order in March 2020, we temporarily closed our two retail locations—ENJOY Andersonville and ENJOY Lincoln Square. Like most Americans (and EARTHLINGS), we were scared and uncertain. People were getting sick, we were worried about our families, our jobs, toilet paper, and... HAND SANITIZERS and MASKS Suddenly we noticed that all of our novelty (yet still effective at killing 99.99% of germs on contact) hand sanitizers were selling out. The stress...
The Andersonville InsideWalk Sale
Visit us in Chicago for Deals and Steals! The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce's annual InsideWalk Sale is back this weekend, March 26-28. Join us and our retail neighbors as we make way for spring by clearing out winter merchandise. We will be featuring deals and steals on overstock, dinged and scratched and less than perfect but still functional items for $10 and less. Shop in person, safely, for great discounts or shop online for exclusive sales. Our ENJOY Andersonville location at 53...
President's Day Flash Sale '21
If you are of a certain age, the phrase... "I'm just a bill, yes I'm only a bill, and I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill" will cause the most wonderful earworm. The 1976 Schoolhouse Rock! animated short taught a generation about the legislative and lawmaking process. The How to Become President of the United States 500 Piece Double-Sided Jigsaw Puzzle from Galison has the same edu-tational spirit as Schoolhouse Rock! It is on sale for a PRESIDENT'S DAY FLASH SALE for 46...
Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Hours
It's the most wonderful weekend of the year! THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WEEKEND HOURS FOR BOTH ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE LOCATIONS 2023 Thanksgiving ThursdayCLOSEDBlack Friday / Plaid Friday10 AM - 7 PMSmall Business Saturday9 AM - 9 PMSunday10 AM - 6 PM ENJOY Andersonville 5307 N Clark St (between W. Berwyn Ave and W. Summerdale Ave), Chicago, IL 60640 ENJOY Lincoln Square 4723 N Lincoln Ave (between Lawrence Ave & Leland Ave), Chicago, IL 60625 Phone: 773-334-8626
Happy Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month. We join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history—especially the contributions of black, indigenous and women of color. BOLD WOMEN RULE! Ambitious Girl Book Brave Girl You Can Do Hard Things Cozy Blanket
Happy Black History Month
Celebrating and commemorating the culture and contributions of African Americans throughout history and today! ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE and Urbangeneralstore.com will donate 100% of our profits of our Black Lives Matter products to Brave Space Alliance, the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ Center located on the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to creating and providing affirming, culturally competent, for-us by-us resources, programming, and services for LGBTQ individuals on the South...
A Little Spring Cleaning
Isn't it a good time for a little spring cleaning? A strange year caused all of our usual buying and merchandising and restocking to be, well, a little bit weird. The good news is that we are ready to have a SALE. Shop now for great deals on winter accessories, masks, jigsaw puzzles, home and office gifts and more!
Holiday Shipping Deadlines
OH SHIP... December is here! Orders are not guaranteed for delivery by December 25. Check out our HOLIDAY SHIPPING INFO for estimated time in transit and more detailed info. Delivery times do vary based on the shipping location. An order shipping within Illinois or other parts of the Midwest are typically there within a day or two while shipping to California or the Pacific Northwest and the Northeast shipping can be four or more days in transit. But please remember to give us at 1-2 business...
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...
Support Brave Space Alliance COVID-19 Crisis Pantry
Both of our ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE Chicago locations will serve as drop-off points for Brave Space Alliance's COVID-19 Crisis Pantry. And as a thank you for joining us in supporting Brave Space Alliance, on Friday, September 11, through Sunday, September 13, ENJOY customers can receive 10% off any one gift purchased in-store with a donation of a non-perishable food item. Simply stop by ENJOY Andersonville (5307 N. Clark St.) or ENJOY Lincoln Square (4723 N. Lincoln Ave.) on Friday,...
As Seen on Chicago Sun Times The Grid
We were absolutely thrilled to welcome Ji Suk Yi and The Grid to our ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE location in Lincoln Square. She picked out some of our favorite items including the XL Wine Glass, Taco Socks, and the I Am Enough Book. My favorite shop to buy gifts in is Enjoy, An Urban General Store. Think fun, funky, eclectic and functional gifts for every person you know! The independent store has been open since 2005 and offers gifts for all ages (baby and children included). I love the...
Announcing 3 Ways To Shop at ENJOY in Chicago
As Chicago has entered Phase 3, our retail stores will now be open to the public for limited hours with reduced capacity this summer. We will continue to offer (and encourage) our FREE CURBSIDE PICKUP option—place your order online and pickup within a day or two at the ENJOY location of your choosing (ENJOY Lincoln Square or ENJOY Andersonville). CURRENT CURBSIDE PICKUP and IN-STORE SHOPPING HOURS ENJOY Lincoln Square (4723 N Lincoln Ave) TUESDAY - SATURDAY 12:00pm-4:00pm ENJOY Andersonville ...
Celebrating 15 Years of ENJOY
Happy Birthday to...US! Our retail store, ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE, is 15 today and it is our Golden Birthday (turning 15 on the 15th). We are so grateful for the support of our friends, family, neighbors and customers over the past fifteen years. We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you!
Frightful Friday Facebook Live Show Featuring Laura Doherty
This year ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE is excited to present Laura Doherty in a Facebook Live Halloween Show on Friday, October 30, 2020, at 10:30am. Get more info at Facebook.com/ENJOYChicago. Laura Doherty is a nationally touring children's recording artist and award-winning producer with an ear for a catchy melody. She acoustically rocks your kid’s world with her breezy folk-pop tunes for the whole family! Laura Doherty's award-winning CDs are available in-store at ENJOY, AN URBAN...
ENJOY Chicago Thanksgiving Week Hours - 2024
We will be closed on Thanksgiving, Thursday, 11/28. With EXTENDED Holiday Hours for both ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE locations in Chicago for SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, 11/30 9AM-9PM. Click HERE for In-Store Pickup info. ENJOY Andersonville 5307 N Clark St (between W. Berwyn Ave and W. Summerdale Ave), Chicago, IL 60640 THANKSGIVING Thursday 11/28 CLOSEDPLAID/BLACK Friday 11/29 10am-7pmSMALL BUSINESS Saturday 11/30 9am-9pmSunday 12/01 10am-6pmCYBER Monday 120/02 10am-8pmGIVING Tuesda...
ENJOY Andersonville on the Always Andersonville Podcast
ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE was featured on the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce's Always Andersonville Podcast! Stephanie (of Urbangeneralstore.com) and Lizzy (of ENJOY Andersonville) chatted about doing your shopping now via appointment shopping with ENJOY or online, Puzzles vs. Coloring Books, their favorite gifts and what ENJOY's longest running, best selling gift is. Hint: it YODELS! Listen to the episode or at alwaysandersonville.podbean.com. Photos: Jamie Kelter Davi...
New Masks by MaggiePops
We are excited to offer additional sizes and styles of our handmade, high-quality masks by MaggiePops—a collaboration of local mother, Heather, and her twin daughters. MaggiePops masks started with Heather and one of her 11 year old daughters began to sew cotton masks in early March—following the initial Illinois stay-at-home order. Originally made for neighbors, family and friends, the family created the masks and sold them as a fundraiser and donated the proceeds to support the World Health...
COVID-19 Store Closures in Chicago
We have decided to temporarily close our retail stores to the public beginning Tuesday, March 17, 2020. This has been a very difficult decision to make, but think it is the best thing for the health and safety of our employees and our community as we try to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and #flattenthecurve. Please join our email list. Please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter for up-to-date information. Please continue to shop online at www.urbangeneralstore.com. We do hope that ship...
Holiday Shipping Deadlines 2019
Please allow additional processing time for orders between now and early January 2020. WE ARE CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019, and NEW YEARS DAY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2020. Please note: all shipping dates are estimates and delivery dates are not guaranteed. Hanukkah 2019 - Begins Sunday, December 22 Christmas 2019 - Wednesday, December 25 Kwanzaa 2019 - Begins Thursday, December 26
BREAK OUT THE PLAID, FALL IS HERE!
Have you been longing for crisp air, changing leaves, and all of the apple and pumpkin spiced things you can get??? Well, fall is here, and at ENJOY that means Apple Fest! Did you know there are more than 8,000 varieties of apples? Yes! Will they all be on display at Apple Fest? Probably not, because that’s a lot of apples! But you can count on plenty of apple pie, cider, and all sorts of apple treats to abound at Apple Fest. If you want to make your own apple pie you’ll need about 2lb...
