Alicia Mohr — Local services in Evanston Township

This is literally one of my favorite stores IN LIFE! Give yourself a good half hour or more to peruse all the unique pieces that Alicia has curated for her gorgeous shop in Old Orchard (she also has a great website if you don’t want to leave the couch!). I love going into the shop to both treat myself or buy a fun gift for someone else - they even have gift cards and amazing packaging so you don’t need to worry about a thing!

Alicia also works with a TON of women-owned, BIPOC, and local artists, so her store is chock-ful of products you can feel really good about purchasing. Her style is unparalleled and she is usually in the shop (one of the hardest working women I know with amazing hair, too:) so make sure you...

I like their merchandise and the layout of the store, but I wish the staff were more friendly. I always feel this awkward suffocating vibe when I come in because there's a girl just standing there like a statue just greeting people in a low voice and that's it and the other girl is just standing at the register just watching everyone silently. I wish the workers were more friendly, lively, engaging with their customers and willing to get to know their customers. It just doesn't seem like they want...

I went here a couple days ago and the experience just stuck with me. It's a cute little shop, but I don't feel welcomed. I feel like they think I'm going to steal because the staff is just standing there watching me look around instead of engaging with me instead of making me feel targeted. I wanted to buy some things, but I felt too congested in there. I won't...