Village Paperie and Gifts

I was very excited to work with Village Paperie and Gifts after seeing their work and reading the great reviews. However, my experience with them has not lived up to the reviews I read! I emailed the business on Jan 11^th, 18^th and 26^th about purchasing custom items. After each email, I get a prompt reply (within a day or two) but no information to help me place an order. I keep getting a message about how they are waiting on pricing information from a vendor. Yes, but in the meantime you could get all other pertinent information or something?!?
It is now Feb 11^th and the last contact I had with the business was over two weeks ago. I am so disappointed in the service that I joined Unilocal to voice my displeasure. I was really looked forward to the product. But it seems that will have to go with someone else.
Buyers beware. It seems like they are great if you can get their attention.

Frankie and Johnny are the best!!! They offer so much more than just invitations. They helped us with welcome bags, escort cards, programs, save-​the-​dates, thanks you cards, custom table number cards and even personalized bathroom napkins! On top of that they are easy to work with, but know exactly when to step in and give some direction. These sister’s will make sure that your event has special touches that make it feel like you. We will be using them for any invitations, announcements or cards going forward!

I never write Unilocal reviews, but I am so frustrated with this place. If you are a busy bride and don’t want people wasting your time then don’t go here.
My fiancé, mom and I went in to look at wedding invitations. I so wanted to get my invitations from this place, the store was close to my house and my fiancé even agreed to look at invitations.
We picked out some different invitations and Frankie told is she would get back to us in a few days with a quote. I never heard from her again, I could email her but why? If she doesn’t have the descency to get back to me then she obviously doesn’t need my business.

Big Fan of Frankie!
This is a great neighborhood store that carries all kinds of unique gifts!
Frankie helped me out with all my Christmas gifts since I don’t like going into the shopping malls. She suggested a monogram money clip for my husband, and I got a few hand made headbands for my daughter that are a hit! I picking a few appetizer platter for my Secret Santa party, who doesn’t need cute appetizer patter! I was so happy that Frankie wrapped the gifts and I was ready for the Christmas Parties! My husband and I have gone back to order Monogram gifts and can’t wait to see them.
So if your in Roscoe Village I recommend you go see her.

Best go to neighborhood storefront for unique, memorable gifts. Customer service is over the top and owners are in tune with recommending great gift ideas for births, baptisms, birthdays, etc. Fun place to stop in for not the norm birthday cards and gifts no matter what age. Everything purchased from Village Paperie & Gifts has been very well received by recipients.

Frankie and Johnnie helped us with our wedding invitations and I cannot say enough good things about them.
The idea of picking an invitation out of the hundreds of choices overwhelmed me but Frankie listened and pulled out what she thought would be my top 3 books. I found ones I liked then within 15 minutes. She also was great about eloquently wording everything, another thing that overwhelmed me a bit.
Then once they came in both Frankie & Johnnie sat with me and made an envelope addressing train. We addressed all 100 envelopes the day we got them and within a couple hours. Plus, they helped me figure out how to send invitations over seas, which was super helpful.
Our invitations were gorgeous and we got a lot of compliments. But they were also great as a resource in general with the wedding. They had great feedback about venues, people and details that I wouldn’t have thought about but really made a big difference.
PS — We also got stationary from them with our new name. Really nice quality and great design for a good price.

I did a terrible job when planning for invitations. I wasn’t worried about it, and was convinced I was going to just ‘buy them online’. Advice: that’s a terrible idea — you need a real person for invitations. The time and energy they saved me would be worth it alone. In the end, I had a much better invitation, and learned a lot from Frankie and Johnnie — not just about invitations — they know a lot about weddings.
I was so panicked before I met with them. They calmed me down, but were realistic. They made it work for me so my invitations still went out in time, and I loved them!
I felt that many vendors are great with you until you sign a contract or agree to pay them. Frankie and Johnnie are with me until the end, and I love them for it. I plan to go to them for all my paper and custom gifts needs, and I encourage you to as well — you won’t regret it!

We had save the date cards made here a few years ago. They came out gorgeous! We worked with Frankie. on them. She was so kind and friendly. Great shop. I buy a lot of hair accessories and hats there for my 6 month old:)

We stopped in on a whim and saw some samples and ended up buying our first personalized stationary (a set for each of us and a set for both). They turned out beautiful and I’m sure we will be using their services again. Very helpful, and a LOT of samples to look at.

We were excited to use Village Paperie for our wedding Save-​the-​Dates, invitations, and such, but it did not turn out so great. We had to proofread our Save-​the-​Dates several times as there were many errors. Also, the turn around time for the proofs took a lot longer than we were told. Once we received our Save-​the-​Dates, there was still an error. After our frustration with this place we decided to go Papyrus when we realized that the exact same product was marked up at Village Paperie. Although the store has cute products to purchase, I would not use them or recommend them for wedding invitations and such.

Frankie & Johnnie are the best. They are so helpful. They go above and beyond what you would expect when you are making personalized Christmas cards, invitations, personalized gifts, etc. They are wonderful to work with. We are very lucky to have them in Roscoe Village. They contribute so much to our little community here in the village within the city. They have Elmo, Rudolph, the Easter bunny and many functions for holidays at their store. I know I always can find a gift and great cards at their store.

If I could give this place 6 stars I would. We are working with Frankie and Johnny to create our wedding invitations. They are friendly, flexible, funny as hell and very informative.
If you have any invitation needs, I highly recommend them.

Frankie is awesome. We ordered our wedding invitations from her. She is absolutely a true professional and a pleasure to work with. She even helped us stuff our envelopes!

We have worked with Frankie and Johnny for so many years! they always do a stupendous job. My wife and I had our wedding invitations done, and they really walked us through the whole process and spent the time she needed with her to make a decision, for me it was whatever she wanted ;-)
Great place for all you custom invitations and small gift needs

I never write Unilocal reviews, but wanted to take a moment to write this one because Village Paperie and Gifts absolutely deserves it. In an attempt to not have to order personalized napkins on line, I called Village Paperie to find out about pricing, their ideas, etc. Frankie was extremely helpful, personable and professional on the phone. So as not to not waste my time, she gave me the prices for the various types of napkins. Low and behold when I did all of my price comparisons, they came in right in line with the lowest priced napkin that I found online. If I had to choose between ordering on line and ordering from a local Chicago business, I choose order from a local Chicago business, especially when the price is totally comparable. Not to mention that I get to work with the knowledgeable and kind Frankie. Frankie was patient and had great ideas. She followed up with me later on that day because she did some more digging and was able to match up the fonts on the guest towels and cocktail napkins, I appreciated that! Though I have yet to receive the napkins, my experience with Frankie and Village Paperie thus far has truly been top notch. I am also going to order the table place cards from Village Paperie as well. They have so many cute samples to look at and I found one that I loved! Thank you Frankie! You made me feel at ease and not like I was being ripped off and I know our napkins and place cards will turn out great. I will be referring you to my sis and friends for help with their invitations and other wedding needs!

Frankie and Johnny are the best! I ordered a customized sign for a holiday gift — it was a hit! They were so prompt, the prices are always fair and the product is always perfect. Perfect place for a hostess gift, baby gift, teacher gifts, and the funniest cards ever!

Village Paperie was a life saver for our wedding! We live around the corner so we really wanted to patronize local businesses on Roscoe. I am so glad we did as Frankie and Johnnie went above and beyond in helping us with invitations, place cards and programs! They directed us to an awesome invite that was in our price range. Frankie knows those invite books! We received so many compliments on the invites. It was the place cards and programs though that was a life saver. We tried the DIY place cards and after spending an entire day trying to do them myself, called the ladies. Do not try to do place cards yourself! You will regret it. VP was able to print them out in 48 hours on beautiful paper that was reminscent of our invites. They also did a lovely job on the programs and turned them around asap. They also have all those little things you don’t know you need until you are getting married – an endless supply of thank you notes for one! Give them a try and you’ll know why everyone loves Roscoe Village.

Frankie & Johnnie are the best! I went here for my wedding invites and Frankie was so helpful in finding eco-​friendly/​swanky invites. They are *beautiful*. The process was really simple and they are so easy to work with. There’s tons of other gifts and paper-​goods in the shop. Highly recommended for any of your papery-​needs.