Too Cool

I love the store and have everything you can imagine for otaku needs! Me and a girlfriend always travel to this store and have a blast there. The employees are very nice as well as helpful. I’m honestly so glad a place like this exist to be frank, we don’t have many stores like Too Cool in the area of the Chicagoland. I will continue to always give them my business as long as they are around. So much awesome stuff there!

When the boyfriend wanted to take me to the mall on a Saturday afternoon, I thought he was nuts. Nuts, I tells ya! And Orland Park mall is usually a clusterfrak, in my opinion, and I wasn’t in the mood. But as soon as I entered Too Cool, I realized why he brought me there: It is pretty close to Hello Kitty heaven. (Real Hello Kitty heaven is the Sanrio store in San Francisco, but this is pretty good for the ‘burbs!)
I see here on Unilocal that Too Cool is a chain, but this was my first visit. I was delighted by the HK selection, which includes plenty of gifts for kids, such as rubber stamps, [inexpensive] earrings, lots of sandwich containers, and sippy cups, but also a decent selection for grownup HK fans like me, like handbags, iPhone cases [but no Samsung Galaxy cases — boo!] and pens. I picked up some stickers, Chococat sticky notes, and a Hello Kitty dish that I plan to use for kitty food. I should have bought two!
I was hoping to find a stapler because I recently lost my travel-​sized one, but struck out. I’d also like to see a bit more stationery and house stuff, but they do have plenty of stickers, I’ll give them that! I look forward to checking the place out regularly to see what new items they get in.
The other side of the store has other Japanese-​style toys and whatnot. I saw some Angry Birds and some creepy looking swords, but I must admit, I didn’t pay much attention to the non-​Sanrio stuff because I wasn’t thinking about writing a review. The store was bopping pretty good, though, so I’m sure it’s good stuff.
Hello Kitty for the win!