Charming Charlie – Orland Park

Can you say: HEAVEN!!! I literally thought I had gone to heaven when I first walked into this location… I do not know why I have not reviewed this sooner!!!
Charming Charlie in Orland Park is located in a strip mall on right off of 143^rd and LaGrange. Charming Charlie is your dream location for Accessories, all grouped according to color. Red accessories, Green accessories. Blue accessories. Yellow accessories. Pink accessories… What kind of accessories??? Earrings. Necklaces. Bracelets. Rings. Watches. Ankle Bracelets. Pashminas. Purses… What kind of occasion??? Formal accessories. Work Accessories. Casual Accessories… Do you get the impression Charming Charlie has everything you need, in any color, for most any occasion? In addition to accessories, there are also some seasonal dresses, tops, and cover ups available for sale!
Charming Charlie in Orland Park is bright and cheery. There is upbeat music playing. There are cheery staff greeting you and assisting you. The prices are reasonable. They even have a clearance section! Whew!!!

If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, you won’t find it anywhere! A great store, with a great atmosphere, and friendly associates! I love shopping here for all of my accessories to complete my looks! You cannot beat the selection and the prices!

So many lovely choices! Not only is the jewelry the scarfs! Perfect accent for any outfit! The prices are very reasonable. And it has a perfect location with a large parking lot so no crowding. I love coming here anytime I’m in Orland just to pick up something cute.

They have an enormous variety of colors, but not everything comes in every color. I saw purses, jewelry & clothing I adored, but they only came in colors I dislike. I went there with intention to buy accessories for myself & my ladies for my upcoming wedding, but after walking around the store food awhile, I noticed they did not have very many options for me after all.

This place is so fashionable! Although their purses are extremely obnoxscious!!! Their watches r pretty but some r obnoxious as well. I love their scarves, tops, and necklaces. It’s a little pricey but not too bad! Even though I’d rather go get an under armour at sports authority it’s still a nice place

Eye candy EVERYWHERE! In every color! And the price… unbelievable. This place is so much fun. Costume jewelery galore, purses, scarves, shoes, hair accessories, some apparel. This beats out those at home jewelery sales any day, especially the price. Forever XXI has some good items too but this beats it with more options.

I love this place! They everything color coordinated so it’s easy to find. The prices on the jewelry are reasonable. They have clothing you don’t really see anywhere else. I would have given 5 stars if the prices on the clothing weren’t so high. They have a really nice staff that is always willing to help.

A really cool concept for accessories — great place to come and browse and you will most likely find something you didn’t even know you wanted or needed.
CC is a fairly large accessory store, divided up by color. All the reds, blacks, silvers, teals, blues, purples, yellows, oranges, pinks, whites, golds, greens, etc are all grouped together in their own little section/​display. Necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, scarfs, purses, watches, tops, wallets and more, in each color section.
Prices are good, nothing too expensive. I’ve bought a few things here over the past few years and the quality has held up. I do like their wallets and purses best.
This is a fun place to come and just browse. It is a great place to come if you actually need something in a certain color — you will find it!

I’m becoming a Charming Charlie connoisseur. Whenever I travel, I look up whether there’s one in town. Then I *HAVE* to go to it and get my CC fix. Although all of the stores I’ve been to so far have had decent service and carried pretty much the same items, each store has been a little different. The Orland store has a really good selection comparatively, but their clearance section is so sad and lacking. Why is that? Because Orland people got $$ to spend and probably buy all of it up full price. I don’t know — that’s my only guess. The Joliet one had the biggest clearance section taking up an entire back wall and it was like jewelry heaven.
I did find a bunch of cute items at the OP store and I know I’ll be back in a few weeks to pick up the adorable necklaces I left behind. I was able to find some cute earrings on clearance and a mother’s day present for my mom so I’d say that my CC trip was successful.
Pro tip — sign up for their Text Club to be notified of their sales. Sometimes they will send you an alert letting you know of clearance sales or buy one get one 50% off sales.

This place is crazy and overwhelming… since I first discovered Charming Charlie in Orland… I have been to Lombard and Bolingbrook’s stores… all within two weeks.
I didn’t think it would be as fun and time consuming… everything is in sections by color. This is my favorite location so far because it seems more stocked than the others. Let me warn you that you will end up spending a lot of time looking at all the jewelry and accessories… this is not a place you can just go in and out.
They have shoes, purses, earrings, necklaces, watches, bracelets, you name it… it is like Claire’s but for grown-​ups.
Jewelry is mostly under 20 dollars… and bags, shoes and clothes are mostly under 40.
Some items have a higher quality look than others… but you really need to go and see for yourself. :-)

My friend took me shopping at Charming Charlie this past week. it was the first time I had ever encountered a store like this. I am in love with every type of accessory, and this place really satisfied my need to shop! They have everything you can think of. Tons of watches, purses, earrings, scarves, etc. Everything is organized by color. Everything is decently priced, too. Every girl, or guy who is shopping for his girlfriend, needs to experience Charming charlie.

I gave in. And my Visa card is still furious with me.
Listen, I’ll keep it short and sweet. I am, what one might call, earring obsessed. Although I have multiple, multiple ear piercings, I only wear a couple, but I like to keep it fly, ya dig? That said, it’s been a few years since I’ve added to my massive collection. (Hey, cut me some slack; I have four young kids!) However, once I opened the floodgates, it.was.on.
Cha-​ching, cha-​ching, cha-​ching, cha-​ching.
Admittedly, earrings have been my only purchase – well, for myself at least. I only wear my wedding/​engagement/​forever bands, a couple of non-​ear piercings, and a necklace that bears all my kids’ names. These are staples, so I rely on earrings to keep it fresh. Charlie hasn’t failed me.
However, I recently made a critical error in my CC shopping. I went in with my four year old daughter. (Again, let me state in no uncertain terms, she is four years old.)
I am seriously so screwed when she gets older. In short, she was a hot mess of pure, unadulterated accessory-​inspired joy. I let her pick out a pair of earrings for me, and she chose more than a handful (which I had to narrow down, of course, but I will say she has some pretty solid taste). Just last night, she told me that she’d like for Santa to shop at Charming Charlie this year. Hello, child of mine. You are only FOUR, remember?
Good grief. Safe to say, Chuck, that you and I will be forever friends. And how.

This is the mother of all jewelry stores. I call it the Ulta of jewelry. I literally felt like an ADD child in here. There was so much to look at! They have everything organized by color, so you can find what you want easily. The staff is friendly and helpful, the selection is insane, and the prices are very fair. I’m just sad you can’t buy their stuff online! They have earrings, rings, bracelets, necklaces, purses, some clothes, headbands, wallets, scarves, and a few shoes. I can’t wait to go back!

I am not a girly girl.
At all.
In my younger years, I would watch my friends pore over accessories: mixing and matching, experimenting with color and texture combinations which only served to baffle me. Obviously, I was lacking some sort of necessary «girl» gene. My friends and I struck a deal: I would help them with all their mixing and experimenting in chem lab (*that* I had covered in spades – science geek, ahoy!) and they would make sure I never entered a public venue looking like something that had been tossed in a centrifuge and left to spin until the morning. Fantastic. They passed chem/​organic chem/​anatomy & physiology and I managed to avoid any major fashion faux pas.
Fast forward to many (many) years later: I am the mother of a ‘tween (does anyone else hate that term?) who just happens to have to most innate, super-​funky style this side of Punky Brewster. What is a minimalist (read: still fashion clueless) momma to do?
Two words: Charming Charlie.
Ah! Charming Charlie and their color-​coded ways. All accessories are grouped by color. Need a pink belt? Look in the pink section. A pumpkin orange bag for fall? Yep, section orange. Want a sparkly owl pendant? Usually in the brown section. See? It all just makes sense – even to an admitted accessory-​phobe like me.
During our initial trip, I followed my daughter whilst she stocked up on earrings, bracelets, headbands, etc. Subsequent trips had me venturing into various sections and cautiously poking around the plethora goodies each contained. And then, I spotted a yellow purse. Fantastically and brilliantly sunshine yellow. The color of my beloved yellow car. And I had to have it. It was then that my obsession took hold. First, brightly colored purses. Then earrings (I have multiple piercings in my ears – you would think I would own more than three pairs of earrings). Then rings (and a cuff or two and possibly a necklace). All reasonably priced and of good quality – a definite score these days.
I won’t ever be one of those awesomely put-​together mommas you see in the car pool lane. But I am guaranteed to have on a pair of earrings and a bag so cute it will make you cry.
Thanks, Charlie.

I stopped into Charming Charlie’s on a whim on a Saturday afternoon because I was told by a family member that it was loads of fun. When I walked in I found the store to be visually appealing. Accessories organized by color – I was immediately drawn in to look around and dig a little deeper.
The prices were definitely reasonable, but when I found something I liked I noticed that a rhinestone was missing from it. I looked at other pieces of the same style and found there was something missing from just about everything I liked. I don’t care how inexpensive the jewelry is, I’m not going to waste money on something I cannot wear more than once for fear it’s going to fall apart.
I’d rather spend a bit more money on something that is real and has a warranty. If you are into trendy and costume-​y items to add to your jewelry box that aren’t going to last then Charming Charlie is the place for you to go to, but if you are looking for wardrobe staples that will stand the test of time. Head to an actual jewelry store – I’d even hit up TJ Maxx’s jewelry department before heading here.

I’d seen other stores throughout the country but never found the time to go in… Then one night, 20 minutes to closing, i decided i needed to get my girls something… oh boy… instead i walked out with $ 100 worth of goodies just for me!!! lol…
I had two starkly different interactions with the staff… one i asked a question — they never returned to help… the other just fabulous customer service…
Prices are great, and as a friend said… it’s like Claire’s for Adults!!! Love it

This place rocks! I was blown away by how huge it was and how cool all of the merchandise is. I was in there for almost 2 hours. If my teenage daughter had been with me, who knows how long we would’ve been in there. I’d have to agree that the customer service wasn’t stellar, but it was certainly adequate and I was asked a couple of times if I needed help finding anything. Hats, tights, clothes, jewelry, belts, shoes… an accessory paradise.

There are no words for this place! My mom kept telling me about an accessory store near her house… I was in no rush to go to the store with her, because we do NOT have the same taste in fashion at all! Then, two of my clients in the city mentioned the place to me as well, and I figured if the buzz made it all the way to the West Loop, then I had to stop by. My mom and I met on my day off one day to «stop in» and meet my dad for dinner… we were in there for 3 HOURS!!! My poor dad sat at the restaurant because we didn’t even realize what time it was or that our phones kept buzzing!
Wonderful products, really impressive prices (especially considering I am used to city boutique prices), and an ENORMOUS selection of EVERY accessory you can imagine in every shade of the rainbow… If you can’t find it here, you will not find it…
The staff is only ok… not much in the way of customer service, but neither is the staff at Target or any other big box store… but who cares when there is major square footage of accessories!
I would give this place five stars if I didn’t have to drive to the burbs to get in on that goodness!!!

I would never have decided to check out Charming Charlie on my own. Even if I saw it in passing, I would just laugh at the name and carry on with my day. Two people asked me if I got my favorite necklace at this store within a week. I took it as a sign I’m gonna like it.
When I walked in I could hardly hear the employee greet me. All of my senses were immediately overloaded with shopping endorphins. I bet my pupils even dilated. Then the Ghost-​Busters song came on. I think I’m in love. aaaand I’m in trouble… well my wallet is anyway.
They specialize in accessories. Headbands, necklaces, scarves, shoes, boots, purses etc. They sell minimal clothing but what I saw was unique and definitely my style. They organize everything by COLOR. The OCD in me was in heaven! You have a red dress you need a specific accessory for? No problem. Easy to navigate right to it. Feeling camo? They’ve got it. Feeling your animal side? They have sections for leopards, owls, and elephants. even insects and reptiles-(spiders and snakes)… I had to get out of there before Visa busted in and confiscated my cards.
I almost didn’t want to tell anyone about this place, but I want them to stay in business. So go there. Prices are less than department stores or boutiques but more expensive than say Discovery or Walmart. About Target’s price range. The things you can get here are super unique though. The selection is endless. You can spend an hour in here and only scratch the surface.
Charlie… call me charmed.
(I would have given it 4 stars because some things are a tad pricey for what it is. I gave it 5 because I wanted to balance out the 1 star review. I work retail and I sympathize.)

Charming Charlie isn’t so charming. I stopped by on a Friday night to take a peek inside because it looked so cute. I saw at least 10 people inside the store. It was 8:07pm, no signs posted as to what time the store closed. I was practically pushed out if the store and told that they were closed. Then the girl asked if there was something in particular that I was looking for. Well, needless to say, with that warm welcome (sarcasm implied) I won’t be returning. Next time maybe they should lock the doors or turn some lights off… It better yet, post some hours on the door. When there are a dozen people still inside shopping it doesn’t appear closed to me. The girl was very abrupt and in my personal space when she came up to the door to keep me out.