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Pearl Art and Craft Supplies Inc

Expert Reviews of Pearl Art and Craft Supplies Inc

Citysearch | This Home Depot for the creative crowd has every art-and-craft item imaginable.

Paintbrushes are available in camel hair, goat hair and black-ox hair, and the variety of paints will spin your palette. You'll also find ribbon by the mile, paper by the pallet, and more tubes and jars than...
citysearch.com - expert review - 10/15/2004
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User Reviews of Pearl Art and Craft Supplies Inc

Yelp.com Review - by Nae C.

5 of 5 stars. Pearl is my favorite art supply store in the city. I could spend an entire day in there browsing the aisles. If you're looking for any sort of art or craft supply, chances are they have it.
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by lieslbombbear k.

5 of 5 stars. i got a Yelp account just to write this: these reviews are hilarious.
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Carrie M.

3 of 5 stars. Wow, artist supplies and arts and crafts living together mass hysteria!! That's a pretty good description of the identity challenged Pearl store. Part of it wants to be an arts and crafts store with…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenny A.

2 of 5 stars. Pearl is....confusing. In both a lack-of-consistent-organization kind of way, and also in an if-you're-not-an-artist-you-won't-have-a-clue-what-half-the-stuff-is kind of way. Clearly, I am no artist,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa G.

3 of 5 stars. Pearl is a good art store with decent prices on most of its items. With everything from a great selection of papers [if the Paper Source across the street happens to fail you], to regular art supplies…
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by rob d.

1 of 5 stars. just so you all know, all Pearl art Supply stores are exactly the same accross the country - A COMPLETE AND TOTAL MESS WITH GENERALY (THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS) RUDE AND UNHELPFUL EMPLOYEES, CRAP IN THE…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ryan P.

1 of 5 stars. The worst employees EVER! Unhelpful, slow, and grouchy. Go to Blick's instead. BTW Dogs are not welcome, someone on the staff is allergic. Boo.
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Phillie P.

5 of 5 stars. 5 Stars fro being very close to the office. However, if I were to subtract a star for every time I would go there only to be disappointed to find out that they were sold out of what I was looking…
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Alz J.

4 of 5 stars. Pearl is still my favorite art supply store in Chicago. It's dingy and unorganized. They have both fine art supplies and craft supplies. Also, there's a whole roomful of paper. Maybe they're often out…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lindsay N.

1 of 5 stars. Please... Mommy, don't make me go in. This place is ill stocked, disorganized, pretty ratty and their staff... Let's not get into that yet.
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by J M.

5 of 5 stars. I have been scoring the city for one of those white ball point pens that were all the rage a couple years ago. I've looked in office supply stores, specialty stores, every drug and convenience store,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica M.

2 of 5 stars. I will never forget going into this place to find supplies for a craft project I was doing. I needed graph paper for the project. I couldn't find it in the paper section so I asked an employee…
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom P.

3 of 5 stars. Cool store, good selection for certain products. Customers service a little dicey. I like the book selection.
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie H.

1 of 5 stars. In my opinion, the employees at Pearl are Grade-A, bona fide douchebags. Seriously guys, don't help me, I swear I know how to navigate your ginormous, unorganized store by myself. (I come in here…
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by C. S.

5 of 5 stars. Not fancy, not slick or splashy or bright or fun. Decidedly unBlickified. Still the best art supply store in Chicago, IMO. More of a warehouse feel. Solid, down to earth, unadorned stuff you need.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Audrey T.

4 of 5 stars. Pearl has improved greatly since adding price scanners and actually pricing things out. If they did miss pricing something, you still have to hunt around for the wall-mounted scanners, but once you…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Brandon T.

3 of 5 stars. Not bad. Nice selection, decent prices. The employees are basically terrible. I came in one day with my backpack, and at the damn end of my checking out, this lady tells me to check my bag in! First…
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by idontthinkso s.

1 of 5 stars. I bought an expensive tool, (electric eraser) $80, didn't work, and they wouldn't refund my money, they know my face, and it was within the same week. They lost a good customer.
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Nancy K.

5 of 5 stars. I'm not an artist (I do dabble) but, trying to absorb information and learn before I take what is to me a bold move forward. We stopped here for the first time the other day and I am impressed. Jan…
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2006
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Great store - discount for students!

This is a huge arts and crafts store! They've got everything from yarn for knitting to easels and p...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/07/2006
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A Gem of a Store for Art Supplies

Pearl is one of my favorite stores. Although I now use the one in Chicago, they also have Pearl in S...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/29/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Niki C.

4 of 5 stars. I think there was only one time when I've been here & they didn't have what I needed. Then again, an art & craft supply store probably doesn't serve Guinness....
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2006
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Art in the City

The main reason I like this place is the location. It is an art store with almost everything, right ...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/15/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Urszula H.

4 of 5 stars. This place has almost everything you could wish for, the traditional art supplies, lots of papers, knitting, beading stuff, journals, books, feathers. It is great. The prices are good too, and they…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Rick V.

4 of 5 stars. Great selection of art supplies, but for the ultimate experience: if you're ever in NYC check out their Canal Street location in Chinatown. Everything you could possibly dream of under one roof.
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by evelyn b.

5 of 5 stars. Jam-packed with art materials, traditional and innovative, this art supply store is the standard by which I rate all other art stores. The employees are super knowledgeable, and the customers come…
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephanie M.

3 of 5 stars. You can find almost anything you need here from portfolios to paintbrushes to soap making kits! It can be a little cluttery though. Some of the staff could be more pleasant, esp when checking your…
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle W.

4 of 5 stars. Parking tends to be iffy in this neighborhood, so go on an early Saturday or Sunday when you can get a spot more easily. I love a place where I can feel inspired to create something and Pearl…
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Ellen M.

4 of 5 stars. Located right downstairs from the Chicago stop on the Brown line, this place is convenient and has a comprehensive selection of art supplies. I found it to be priced about right, but they do go…
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike H.

5 of 5 stars. I used to work near this place and would go in here everyday on my lunch break. ANYTHING you could ever possibly need for ANY art project is in here somewhere. Can't find what you're looking for? Just…
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Christine R.

5 of 5 stars. Although sometimes pricey, this place is your one stop for art supplies, whether you paint or sculpt or what have you. They have some pretty good specials, but mostly I know what I want when I go…
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by cb b.

3 of 5 stars. this is a store has a lot - my one grip is this store always seems to be in shambles. Don't go near the book section because everything has been picked over! But they have a plethora of stuff…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Michelle F.

4 of 5 stars. Downtown shop, this one is more expensive than others, though the store has a good selection. Nice paints and papers, too - a lot of high quality stuff.
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2005
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Yelp.com Review - by Ren H.

5 of 5 stars. I went all over the city looking for yarn to knit a blanket with and found it here! And everytimen I need more yarn I come here and they always have my color in stock, its a great place for arts and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2005
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