Too Cool

Overpriced in my opinion. Came in last weekend in search of a Chococat planner. They had one small planner on the shelf, but it was damaged and had a missing divider, another divider was ripped and the zip pocket was broken. The employee behind the register was having what appeared to be a casual conversation with a buddy the entire time I was inside the store (15 minutes) I had to wait until the employee was done talking before I was finally noticed. I asked the employee if there were more Chococat planners in stock, because I refuse to pay $ 28 plus tax for a planner that is damaged and has missing inserts… So the employee answers my question and says, «probably not.» So I’m thinking to myself: «will this person check to see if there are ore in the back.» Of course not. This person continued having this casual conversation. Will not return. They do have very cute items, but I think many of them are a bit overpriced in my opinion.

The best store of imports I’ve found around me. I frequently buy my nephew and nieces gifts from this shoppe. I frequently buy myself soundtracks from here. May this store stay in business for years.

This small, adorable shop is a Hello Kitty haven. Don’t forget her buddies like My Melody and Chococat!
I love coming in here just to browse. Today I almost caved and purchased a plastic Hello Kitty wallet for $ 8. Typically the cute pens and notepads suck me in. There’s also a wide selection of Hello Kitty jewelry, backpacks, diaries/​stationery, pillows, lunch boxes and school supplies.
It’s a tiny store, so I only go inside when no one else is shopping there. There’s a lot of other Japanese stuff that I’m not familiar with (animé, etc.) and Japanese candy, so only 50% of the store draws my interest.
If you’re not ready to drop serious cash on something relatively worthless (scented Hello Kitty putty eraser), then do not bring your kids in here!
Salespeople are friendly. They say hello to you, but otherwise they keep to themselves.

I really love this store. I saw one of the previous reviews mentioned fakes, so the last time I went I asked about it. The employees were happy to tell me where all the products come from and admitted some of the jewelry was knockoffs, but not much else.
Some of the prices are high, but I have searched for the same items online and found the prices to be the same, without shipping. If you have the time, check online for items that seem priced high, you might find them for less. But overall I find the prices to be fair, and the selection great.
Hello Kitty items fill half the store and the selection seems to change about monthly, which is nice. The animé selection seems to change randomly, rather then on a schedule. However, the amount of animé items has increased over the years, and I find this location has the most animé things of all the Too Cools now.

My husband and kid’s happy place!
I’m giving it a four star rating because the have the biggest selection of Hello Kitty Handbags, I’ve ever seen. I love Hello Kitty and since I can no longer decorate my home with her, I’ve decided to get a purse to show my dedication.
They also have loads of animé’ movies, figures, and magazines. Most things here are imports and they are PRICEY.
Check here for:
Hello Kitty
Bleach
Naruto
Street Fighter
All things GEEK!

When I was a little girl, I had all sorts of Hello Kitty jazz– plush animals, stickers, lip gloss, pens. Too Cool carries a sizable selection of Sanrio goodies ranging from all the classics to commuter coffee cups (which I take with me everywhere), assorted travel necessities (bags and luggage), plus lots of Animé collectables in back. This is a great stop for small gifts and stocking stuffers.

I am a big fan of animé, and the goods associated with it. TOO COOL, Sells mostly fakes from china not athentic japanese goods. The CD’s for J-​rock are too cheap to be real (a gack cd for 12.99) as a fan of the musicians I think that it is a shame to be selling knock-​offs. They sell animé DVD’s for too much that are fakes (sailor moon stars for 49.99, not official because it was never released in america). The animé figures are the best thing about this store, If you can’t get them on ebay for cheaper they are reasonable about the prices on some of them. BUT be aware that 90 percent of the animé goods are fakes from China so do not pay more than what you can pay to buy them from an american seller on ebay.

I absolutely love Too Cool. It’s an awesome store — and frequently the only reason I’ve got for visiting the malls in the area.
The Fox Valley /​Westfield location is the second best of the Too Cools I frequently visit. Their animé goods aren’t as varied as the Yorktown location’s, but they definitely get the job done — and the Sanrio goodies make up most of the store. Not that that’s a bad thing! I’m a fan of both sides of the store, so to speak ;)
The staff here isn’t as awesome as the Yorktown location, either — but they’re still very nice.
Overall, this is the coolest store in Fox Valley Mall — but not quite the coolest Too Cool location.

Great fun ever since they removed the Hello Kitty store closed down on Ogden and Naper Blvd to make room for the Dahn Yoga spot.
The store is located in the upper level by the JC PEnney entrance (just after Spencers and the telemarketing place).
This location almost has it all, including adult animé type items such as collectibles (not very many, nor very rare however), DVDs, CDs, and electronics from the sanrio series. Also has some really neat items such as phone jewelry, plates, school supplies and automobile accessories.
Convenient when the Schaumburg Sanrio store is far, far away… and many a gas mileage buck removed.

One of two reasons I enjoy visiting Westfield Mall — H&M and this intriguing little Japanese gift shop.
I wouldn’t have noticed it if the Firstborn hadn’t dislocated my shoulder when we walked by. She’s been on an extended Japanese Animé kick — for the past couple years she’s all about Hayao Miyazaki films and Avatar — so this store naturally drew her in.
Lots of animé stuff, videogames, posters, girly room accessories, Hello Kitty, Totoro, and kids bento boxes. I have yet to interest her in sushi (the Secondborn likes it) but maybe if I promise her a cool bento box…