Old Time Pottery

This place reminds of hobby lobby without the crafts and all the knick knacks.
Tonight was my first visit and stocked up some cute Christmas décor and some gifts for coworkers.
I also bought a storage bin for said decorations once Christmas is over.
Total spent $ 14! Winning!!!
They have all sorts of décor. If you’re in the market some affordable things then stop in. You won’t be disappointed.

Great place to get inexpensive silk flowers.

Give credit where credit is due, I always say, and in Old Time Pottery I have found a spot that has come to my aid on more than one occasion.
Belatedly, I admit to loading my cart with cool and classy Thanksgiving decorations when the need for the multiple presence of turkeys was required. OTP continued on a winning streak with some pretty decent buys at Christmas; especially on a classy looking Alberta pine (marked down for the 4^th time).
So, once again, I ventured into what seems to be the mecca of all mecca’s in terms of décor, housewares, and then some, only to find a couple of decent framed prints for the upstairs bath.
The prices are pretty fair and the sales staff is friendly and helpful. If you stop in, prepared to be there awhile; it takes time to traverse the offerings.
Keep doing what you are doing, OTP; never mess with a good thing!

This has to be one of my favorite home décor stores! I definitely can find anything and everything I want for my home. I love their holiday decorations and especially when they go on sale!
Great store!

This store is very similar to Garden Ridge/​At Home. There is a lot of stuff here, some of questionable quality, some that is just fine. Great for things like inexpensive Christmas decorations, artwork and dishware. They have the best selection of Lodge cast iron products you will find anywhere.

Tried to return a mirror without a receipt. It still had the tag on it, told the. When I bought it and even showed them on my bank statement the purchase. They do not do returns with out a receipt. I asked if they could look up the purchase on their system and currently it’s been 45 minutes with 2 managers looking and no luck. How can that be? The store managers refused to talk to me and only a supervisor. This store is needs to go out of business.

This place needs to change their name. I’ve been in this area MULTIPLE times and never had a thought of going there. I literally thought it was one of those places you do pottery, leave it there and come back to paint it. After reading reviews on Unilocal I realized this place would probably be up my alley.
First off, customer service is great. They may be overstaffed because I’m guessing they don’t get a WHOLE lot of business but everyone was super friendly.
It’s like a Home Goods but bigger and nicer and neater. They have everything, barely any pottery. Outdoor items, lamps, mirrors, art, bedding, tote bags, cosmetics, on and on.
Here’s where I’m disappointed, nothing was «on sale.» Maybe that’s how it’s like Home Goods, the prices are already marked down. But since it seemed similar to a Hobby Lobby I was hoping for more sale signs. Don’t they know how America works? Jack up the price, put it on sale, throw in a coupon and we will probably buy two.
I left empty handed but if there is ever anything I need in particular, I will definitely check here!

When I saw the sign «Old Time Pottery» I immediately thought this was… well…a pottery store. Ah no, there is so much more! Basically this is like Hobby Lobby… minus the craft/​hobbies section.
They have a wide selection of garden décor, home décor, furniture, kitchen supplies, party supplies, and holiday goodies. I wouldn’t say it is the «nicest» store (it seems kind of like a warehouse), or that the quality is upscale (by no means). It is comparable in price/​quality to an item you would buy at Hobby Lobby or Target.

This is a great store. The prices are right, especially for accents, like placemats, throw pillows, outdoor décor, silk flowers.
It is organized, so you can walk through an area, like the throw pillows or placemats, and they are in color groupings, not like most of the discount «home stores»
I drove to this store as a destination, as I have been to the original stores in Tennessee, and loved them.
It is worth the drive.

I am disappointed with the Merchandise in this store. I have been there twice and most of it seems cheap or damaged, especially their small furniture items. It is the quality you would typically find in the clearance section of other stores. The only items that seem reasonable and decent quality are their seasonal items and garden related pots, outside decorations, etc. I won’t be back to this store anytime soon especially since it it in the same shopping center as Hobby Lobby.

This store is great for a new homeowner! Everything you could ever need décor wise and utensil wise! I wish this place had been around when I built my house in 2010. Lots of cute knick knacks. I love owls and there’s owl trinkets down nearly every aisle! SCORE!

Great Stuff! So much collection! Prices are reasonable. Staff was friendly.

I’m really excited about this store. Like many other discount-​type home stores it has some good prices and some just ok prices. It has some nice stuff and some cheap stuff. It is similar to a Garden Ridge store. They have everything from kitchenwares, curtains, furniture, holiday décor, books, etc. One of my favorite departments (although small and very hit-​or-​miss) is the fabric department. Everything is $ 6 per yard packaged in various size rolls (you have to buy the entire piece and there are no returns). I have scored some nice designer fabrics there. For those crafty/​decorative types, it is in the same shopping center as Hobby Lobby, so it is a two-​for-​one trip.

We were visiting relatives in the area and went to the new Old Time Pottery in West Chicago on Neltnor. Great store with all kinds of stuff for the home. Prices were very reasonable and the selection is incredible. Its a huge warehouse type store. Because we had a Dodge truck with us, my sister bought several furniture items for her basement game room, a huge rug for $ 80, some wooden tables for end tables, for about $ 40 each, framed art, lamps, and some other things. The furniture they sell is great quality for the price and they have a nice selection of styles, all low priced. They are all set up for Christmas and the variety is huge. So, we will be back when we visit for thanks giving. This is a great store for decorating, esp if you don’t want to spend a lot of money but want current styles. Employees were very helpful loading all our stuff in the truck. Convenient location at North Ave and 59, it was a quick drive up from Naperville. Loved it.

Recently opened in September 2013. Just a side note about the «location» this store opened up into: Almost nothing survives in this commons, besides McDonald’s. This store was previously a Dominick’s, then another food store — both of which went under. For about 8 years in between, the store sat vacant. Other nearby stores continue to rotate in and out every few years, none of them surviving long at all — even Subway went under. K-​Mart was also here next door and that went under and became Hobby Lobby, which itself is on its way out. Even a bank which had been in the commons over 15 years closed up shop. Let these sets of statistics be a pre-​cursor for what the review entails below…
With that now being said:
Store has a vast selection of lower-​end stuff and nicks and knacks, pottery and outdoor supplies, picture frames, household items, etc. The Halloween and Christmas sections are cool if you are looking to stock up on some holiday items.
Now I say lower end because the quality on most stuff is just that — not very good. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out. A good way to put it as imagine combining a general dollar store with say the likes of IKEA — minus all the furniture. You’d have this type of store. Which in itself isn’t all that bad for many people looking for some simple items perhaps to furnish a college dorm or a temporary apartment. For those looking for high-​end quality — this store may not be for you — unless you just need some pots for flowers or plants.
** There is a section straight back in the store which has a bunch of tables, some outdoor, some meant for indoor. I was looking for something very basic but when I saw the selection, I noticed a few things:
None (out of perhaps 25 – 30 various tables) were even priced. Not one. I had to flag somebody down, who was nice. She in turn had to flag down some other person, who then gave me prices.
The «prices» on these tables were OBVIOUSLY HIGH. Some were between $ 20 and $ 45, and many of them had stained wood tops (picture somebody spilling pop on the top), bent or crimped legs, chipped sides of the wood, etc. Again, these are low-​end CHEAP tables. I would have bought one for maybe 8 – 10 dollars, as that is all they are worth, but when I pointed out to the manager 3 separate tables that all had crimped/​bent legs and stained or chipped wooden tops, he told me he could only take $ 2-​$ 3 off.
I asked him if they would take $ 15 for the table, which I thought was more than fair given the condition of it — it was probably worth no more than $ 15 in tip-​top condition. At first I pointed out the top of one of the tables which was clearly stained in some fashion, and he told me he believed that is just the patterns of the wood stain. When I showed him the other 2 tables that didn’t have that problem (but these tables had chipped sides and crimped legs), he didn’t really have an answer for me. He told me he could not do the $ 15 and the best he could do was 10% off. I said ‘no, thank you. I will find something somewhere else.’ He was nice enough, but clearly didn’t need the sale that badly I assume.
Overall — low quality bordering on CHEAP household items, and prices for those items that were not kosher with the quality you were getting. Wal-​Mart, IKEA, or even Menard’s would probably have better bang for your buck. Your local Good-​Will store would probably carry comparable stuff (for some items) for much cheaper — I kid you not.
The few staff members I interacted with WERE NICE enough, but that in itself would probably not warrant me buying anything from this store, unless I need a quick Halloween or Christmas relic or something extremely basic. The ‘manager’ trying to only knock down 2 – 3 bucks off of an obviously damaged, cheap-​to-​begin-​with small table won’t do the stores any favors either.
Decide for yourself. The other reviews which state verbatim «the stuff is great quality for a great price» are wrong, though. All I ask anybody to do is look at the selection of tables in the back of the store and see just how ‘great quality’ they are — bring your common sense along.