Charming Charlie – Joliet

I really like this store and the staff is helpful and I usually find something perfect for what I am looking for. Why 2 stars then? It is at the register. They asked for my phone number, then my address, then my email. I did not want to give them any of these. I have been trying to rid myself of junk mail and emails. I told the girl at the register that I didn’t want to give the information and she said it was needed to check me out and I was purchasing an accessory and purse that I needed that day. I expressed my desire to not get any emails and she told me she would opt me out of that. I was then on my way.
Within the next four days, I got five emails from Charming Charlie telling me about sales and promotions.
I unsubscribed but really should never have had to.
Good store but know that you do NOT have to give any information at the register to check out. That cashier was wrong and I have since bought things without giving information.

After going to Louis Joliet Mall to get some gifts from Victoria’s Secret for a couple of ladies at church, one of which donated their kidney to the other…
Literally…
We walked into Charming Charlies so my fiancé could get a bad, because she can’t stand purses…
I know there’s one in Orland Park, but from what I understand, they don’t usually have the items she’s looking for, so, kill two birds with one stone…
I was actually SHOCKINGLY surprised at the way the store is set up…
Instead of being organized by item type, is all arranged by COLOR…
Red with the reds… yellows with the yellows…
Blacks with the blacks… whites with the whites…
You get the idea and to me it makes everything look a little bit more uniform and pleasant!
Diana wasn’t able to find the bag in her color (she wanted black instead of tan), but that didn’t really matter, and customer service rep was pretty helpful as well…
It’s a total chick store, with a lot of accessories, and all the what-​not, so as a guy, I can only comment on what I saw and not what I’ve used… BUT, I know that The Girl is still using and LOVING her bag… to KUDOS!

When I found out I was going to be headed to Joliet for the afternoon, I looked up shopping in the area. I knew that it was going to be a good shopping day since there was a Charming Charlie at the mall.
First off, the Joliet Louis mall is beautiful and looks like this it’s gonna be a pretty cool mall, however, the store selection is severely lacking. I could honestly say for someone like myself that’s no longer a teenager, there were maybe 3 – 4 stores that piqued my interest. BUT Charming Charlie is all I really wanted anyway.
The major reason I was a huge fan is this particular CC is that it has the biggest clearance section I’ve experienced before and this is the 5^th CC that I’ve been to. The entire back wall was filled with so much beautiful jewelry that you think you may have died and gone to heaven. There were 3 – 4 separate sections of necklaces alone along with 1 – 2 earring sections. It felt like I died and went to heaven.
I picked up a spring J. Crew necklace knockoff (full price, $ 13), some turquoise earrings (clearance, $ 3), a navy blue necklace/​earring set that actually matches a dress I bought later in the day (clearance $ 8) and some light purple earrings that match the full price necklace I bought (clearance $ 5)
The service wasn’t amazing, as mentioned in Angela’s review, like I’ve experienced at other Charming Charlies. In fact, no one really acknowledged me while I was browsing through the store at all, BUT the check out lady was really nice to my sister who has a disability and indulged her in talking about basketball so it wasn’t bad either.

Necklaces, earrings, bracelets, cocktail rings, scarves, hats, handbags and more! I love Charming Charlie. The entire store is organized by color, so if you are looking for something color specific you don’t have to walk around the entire store.
If you aren’t looking for something color specific, then you could be in trouble if you love accessories. Everything is reasonably priced (most accessories are less than $ 20), and there is a clearance rack as well.
I’d rather go to the Fox Valley store though, because the staff here isn’t attentive. It’s almost as if they aren’t even there. I don’t like being pestered, but I don’t like being ignored either — especially if someone makes eye contact. The staff is mostly composed of young, pouty girls whose clothing is 99% lycra. Thanks for staring right through me, but I left that sh*t behind me in the hallways of my high school…

Love this place. The workers are friendly and willing to put items on hold for you which I find very helpful.

If you’re in need of some girly retail therapy, I can think of no better place in the SW suburbs! Like a Claire’s Boutique for grown-​ups, with a spacious layout and much better quality, this store boasts a broad array of jewelry (on racks/​tables arranged by color — how convenient!), purses, shoes, hats and scarves.
Prices are reasonable for the quality: purses are nicer than what you get at Target and thus cost a bit more, but you pay less than a department store.
You could spend hours in here scrutinizing every single item they have to offer. And you probably still wouldn’t see it all. You might also get sick of being stalked by the sales clerks, though, who were trying to be subtle but always seemed to be right over our shoulders no matter which way we turned. If they’re that concerned about «attrition,» just forget subtlety and get a bouncer already.
Even with this distraction, this is definitely the place to hunker down for a while and do some serious accessorizing: $ 40 (or less!) worth of jewelry could change a handful of boring mix-​and-​match shirts and sweaters into a slough of exciting new outfits!
Though I only came away with some ring sizers today, I know I’ll be back whenever I have the need for some new pretty shiny things. Overall, if you can’t find something to go with your outfit here, you’re not going to find it anywhere! Charlie has definitely charmed me.