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Paper Source
232 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60610, United States
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Me
Review №1

Super helpful and friendly staff. Always a go-to for a unique gift idea.

An
Review №2

Great, unique place to find gifts for your artsy friends, teacher spouse, or just someone you love. High prices, but high quality items to go with those prices. Great cards as well!

Re
Review №3

The staff at the Paper Source were very helpful and seemed a bit overwhelmed but managed to be very creative with all of my family gifts this Christmas 2020.

Re
Review №4

The Paper Source is a treasure in the Windy City. I rely heavily on this place to help me prepare to celebrate all things holiday for my Family and Dear Friends. They will not disappoint.

C
Review №5

As always this store never disappoints. The most beautiful paper, cards & paper accessories. I literally was in and out in less than 10 minutes thanks to amazing & helpful staff. They did my wedding invitations 2 years ago and I continue to return because of the service!

Ma
Review №6

Friendly staff though this location is smaller than the one at Oak Brook Center.

Ma
Review №7

This store has been here for several years, and I can understand why. Its not just about invitations, wrapping paper, or other paper goods; their gifts are excellent. If you want to get something unique, youll find it here. In fact, youll probably have a hard time choosing what to get. The staff are very friendly and enthusiastic. A good shopping experience with quality items.

B
Review №8

Overpriced. Went because I thought they have a lot of cute little things for my journal but nope :( just a handful of basic stuff... but they paper is pretty, $5 a sheet but they’re a decent size I guess

Jo
Review №9

I love their selection of stamps and paper in the back - truly a pleasant place to be.

Te
Review №10

Lots of thing for gifts to get nice people too help you have to know when too stop ✋ 🙂 will go back very soon

Ni
Review №11

Super helpful staff!

N
Review №12

Great selection of stationery, not cards, cards, fun pens. Staff was very helpful. We had fun exploring this beautiful shop and they also have art classes.

Em
Review №13

Cute and unique items that I love! Ill choose a different location in the future though.The staff member who helped me informed me of a $5 gift for completing my happy return there, so I picked up a few things. After leaving the store, I noticed that I didnt receive that discount, nor the 15% off teacher discount that was discussed while ringing me up (and prominently displayed on the counter). Ill still hope it was an air headed mistake from the heat and not deliberate, though evidence suggests otherwise.

Vi
Review №14

Handwritten and colourful. An upgrade over the Hallmark type card.

Vi
Review №15

Beth-Anne is a beautiful and inexpensive residence for seniors.

Da
Review №16

Very friendly staff...amazing choices...

La
Review №17

I drove past this place in a Lyft and backtracked on foot because it looked so cute! They had a bunch of great products. I was looking for pens, and found two I really like. I was looking for another type of pen and they recommended I go to another shop that stocked it—which I really respect. They didn’t try to push me to buy something I didn’t want, which is something a lot of other stores tend to do.

Da
Review №18

This is the branch where I had my wedding invitations prepared and printed. Im very satisfied with their service, and I can recommend them without reservations. I would definitely repeat business with them again. They were very professional, very patient with my requests, they had an extensive choice of providers, styles, fonts, paper and decorations, and they were at all times aware of the deadlines. They gave me a clear timeline upfront, and they were always on schedule. They clearly do this all the time and know their business inside out. Strongly recommended.As far as the craft supply store is concerned, they really have an amazing selection of paper and cards, and a decent selection of writing instruments including a few calligraphy pens. Im more into fountain pens, and unfortunately they dont carry fountain pen inks, but thats a minor issue.

Al
Review №19

Needs more variety of stationary in my opinion. It’s more like an Office Depot than anything. If you’re looking for legit stationary try another store.

Wi
Review №20

Plenty of great cards and gifts. And they helped us with our wedding invitations we ordered from The Knot.

Be
Review №21

Awful (read: non-existent) customer service. Was double charged on an online order and can’t get in contact with anyone—this store doesn’t pick up their phone, and the general customer service number takes hours to reach anyone. I will just end up contesting the charge and take my business elsewhere.

Aa
Review №22

Highly overpriced. Some quality items. The shop is small like a gift shop in the front, and all the paper items are in the back. The staff are friendly and helpful.

va
Review №23

Ordered wedding invitations and am having a horrible experience! My 1st proof did not come back with both revisions requested. The 2nd proof took forever and then they had power outages and did not inform about the delay until 2 days later.Regardless of their beautiful paper I would not order my invitations there.

Ci
Review №24

A one stop shop if youre in a last minute rush. From cards, gifts, stationary, and gift wrapping. The team that works there are absolutely lovely and will help you either find what you need or will tell you where you can find it. Theyve saved me so many times as far as wrapping gifts for clients, I will ALWAYS visit this store first.

Ch
Review №25

Love Paper Source, but cant shop there anymore due to wheelchair. There is a variety of paper goods creative supplies. Art supplies for book binding, journalling, book scraping, stenciling, wrapping supplies, and more. Also sells small fun unusual gifts. Carries seasonal products. Prints beautiful catalogs.

Em
Review №26

This is a great source for anything paper. They have a great selection of do-it-yourself crafts as well as plain paper sheets. They have lots of craft supplies, but the main reason I frequent this store is for gift ideas. They have plenty of cute/funny/meaningful gifts that are great for that co-worker you have no idea what to get. They also have a nice card selection and plain envelopes/cards for creating your own cards.

Su
Review №27

Amazing place!There are so many cute cards and gift wraps, as well as other cute stuff! Its not a big place, but I can spend an hour exploring around.Staffs are so friendly as well.

Da
Review №28

A one stop shop for gifts for anyone in your life. Did all my Christmas shopping there this year and won Christmas. Then took my sister to buy gifts for her friends. Staff is incredibly helpful and prices are very reasonable.Shop local, shop paper sourceUntil next time.

Ye
Review №29

Tons of really nice and quirky things. Even if you wondered in with no need for anything, you wont leave empty-handed.

Am
Review №30

We have really loved working with Lauren on our wedding invitations and some stationary!

Br
Review №31

Cute, crafty, and creative - that pretty much sums up this store. I go here for their humorous, clever cards, and leave with adorable calendars, fancy gift wrap, and beautiful journals. Check out their Moleskine, Kate Spade, and Jonathan Adler products - LOVE! And if you ever need a hostess gift, they ALWAYS have something. :)

Br
Review №32

Whats not to love about this store? Everything they sell is so aesthetically pleasing, fun, cute, and unique. I love their card selection - they have a great variety for the typical birthdays, weddings, holidays, etc., but their cards are refreshingly NOT typical. :)They also have lovely calendars (its so hard to pick just one!) and they are now carrying Kate Spade products that are both modern and classic. The next time you go, be sure to check out their clearance section - this is one of those rare places where the clearance section is never full of crap.

De
Review №33

I love the historical architecture of this building ...Chicagoland architect has many historical stories to tell.

Jo
Review №34

Very helpful staff, huge selection of products, excellent place to find cool gifts

Jo
Review №35

Cool stuff and very helpful service...

Ju
Review №36

What a fun place to go!!! Crafty People will love this place!!!! Great gifts to buy for friends! If you love cards and putting your own flair on them....you will be in love with this store!

Le
Review №37

Beautiful paper, excellent customer service but they dont carry Hot pressed large sheets of water color paper. I have them in the specialty category not raw art supplies.

Ca
Review №38

I go here for all my papery needs. Wrapping paper and cards are their specialty, but theres lots more great things to choose from...their selection of novelty gifts is especially great!

Ev
Review №39

I always get the cutest cards and the staff is super nice! I really like this place.

Da
Review №40

Cute shop for cards, stationery, wrapping paper and the like. Staff were kind enough to dig up and give me a spare A2 envelope when I needed a single one in pinch.

Tr
Review №41

Ive just walked past the place. I actually couldnt even tell you what it is!!!

Ir
Review №42

I love their paper!! 💕

No
Review №43

Wow. Only good things to say about this neighborhood gem: cute products, friendly staff, creative classes. Win/win/win.

Ra
Review №44

Great place for specialty stationary and cards. Expensive but gorgeous paper goods. Parking is difficult around here, but is right off of the Brown line.

Ad
Review №45

Great for gifts and fine stationary

As
Review №46

Great spot if you are looking for some very personable stationary. I love the two floor selection of this place. #30daychallenge #chicago

Zh
Review №47

Very cute stationary store.

Je
Review №48

Nice shop and selection. It is a bit on the expensive side but its good for special occasions and people.

Am
Review №49

Go visit Cheryl for all of your gift wrapping needs, from car size bows to little packages she has a flair for making your presents looks extra special! Papersource has a great selection of wrapping paper and cards for every occassion!

Jo
Review №50

Nice lil store front

Gi
Review №51

Amazing hidden treasure in Chicago---the best stationary store!

Em
Review №52

Very friendly and great choice of papers!

Gh
Review №53

Love everything in there♥️♥️

We
Review №54

Unique and unusual items

Ch
Review №55

Had exactly what I wanted

Ry
Review №56

Extremely helpful staff!

Ni
Review №57

They have tons of paper and paper products

Da
Review №58

Unique crafting supplies

ro
Review №59

Clean environment

Ch
Review №60

Variety of supplies

El
Review №61

Great products

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  • Address:232 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60610, United States
  • Site:https://papersource.com/locations/store/il_chicago_river_north/
  • Phone:+1 312-337-0798
Categories
  • Craft store
  • Stationery store
  • Gift shop
  • Gift wrap store
  • Greeting card shop
  • Hobby store
  • Invitation printing service
  • Novelty store
  • Scrapbooking store
  • Wedding store
Working hours
  • Monday:10AM–7PM
  • Tuesday:11AM–6PM
  • Wednesday:10AM–7PM
  • Thursday:10AM–7PM
  • Friday:10AM–7PM
  • Saturday:Closed
  • Sunday:10AM–8PM
Service options
  • In-store pickup:Yes
  • In-store shopping:Yes
Health & safety
  • Mask required:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
Payments
  • Checks:Yes
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