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October 2024 by Eric Bohn
This family owned and operated establishment is my one-stop shop for framed sports and music memorabilia. In a world of e-commerce, it’s refreshing when you can enter a place of business and actually converse with the owner, which is exactly what happens at Bleachers. Keith, Patty, and Sam take their family business seriously and consistently exceed my expectations. Dating back to their original storefront in Winnetka and now downtown Wilmette, Bleachers’ art pieces are unique, eye catching, and professionally appointed. Yes, the prints, sports jerseys, and other inventory are rare, but it all really comes together with the expert framing. The matting around the piece always brings out the colors even more, transforming it to a true piece of art that looks wonderful on my home walls. Furthermore, upon request, they will procure rare prints via their network connections. It’s always a pleasant shopping experience at Bleachers in Wilmette. My basement walls would agree.
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September 2024 by Sean Booe
This place was absolutely AMAZING. I actually went to check it out and didn't realize it was closed about 15 mins prior to me being there. They were generous enough to let me come take a look and didn't rush me at all. The place was exactly what your looking for in any business. Super friendly with an awesome selection. Some great memorabilia of all kinds and good products for sale. I would HIGHLY recommend that you check this place out. I will definitely be a regular. Cannot say enough good things. The owner was awesome and showed me some really great sports memorabilia while I was there. Reminded me of going to a local shop when I was a kid. THANK you guys again.
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August 2024 by Julie Kras
Great store!
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August 2024 by Brendan McCarthy
Great education for my 11yr old son on cards and caretaking
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July 2024 by Brian Covelli
Brought my son and his friend in to find soccer card packs (which aren't as easy to find) and everyone here was very friendly and gave us a tour and a story behind all the jerseys and cards in their collection. They had way more soccer memorabilia than I was expecting and were very helpful and happy to show the kids everything. Very memorable experience and now we have to save up for the signed kits and cards :) The best part? My son packed his favorite player in the car right after we left.
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July 2024 by Sarah Schaid
Keith was extremely helpful and quick to respond! He went above and beyond to make sure the jersey shipped quickly and arrived in tact! Thank you Keith!
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February 2024 by Armando Serrano
Professionalism at its finest.
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November 2023 by Pedro Z
Great local spot in Wilmette. The store really has something for everyone. Went in with my two young kids - we had fun checking out the cards and all the sports/music memorabilia - Keith and his son are super knowledgeable, friendly and engaging.
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September 2023 by 22ndCenturyDigital
Negative experience. We were in there looking around and dealing with the lady worker, who was great. Everything was going well. I didn't catch his name, but the older, bald guy, who I think is the owner, felt the need to interject himself into our shopping experience. And not in a way that was helpful or to provide customer service. Rather, it was to bloviate some nonsense for whatever player he was fanboying for at the time. Instead of fostering fun conversation, he started personally attacking us with insults and being rude in general when we weren't buying his shtick. I'm always a bit caught off-guard when people behave like this, but I have stopped trying to figure out why people do this. It was our first time in this shop, so we were total strangers to him. Why act like a jerk so quickly to someone you don't even know, let alone treat a customer poorly like that? It's simply not necessary. I found his interpersonal and customer service skills to be abysmal. It's a good thing he has his own business, because if he worked for me and I heard him talking to customers like that, I would have fired him. As a former potential repeat customer, all I can do is fire him by not visiting ever again. He doesn't deserve my business. He should stick to the back office and let the other employees handle the customers as he doesn't have a knack for it.It's a shame that his behavior and his behavior alone produced a negative experience for us, because we were looking forward to going there. The only reason for the extra star in my rating is the female employee who was wonderful. But I cannot recommend this shop to my friends and family.
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September 2023 by Patricia Coan
Always nice to stop in at the lcs. Great help and great selection Thanks again!
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August 2023 by Andrew
I had an excellent time visiting their store. The owner/staff was very kind to chat with me about current baseball. I found the exact card I was looking for. They have a wide selection of great athletes... including many Chicago favorites. I was amazed at their jersey displays. Lastly I'll mention the authenticated Babe Ruth signed baseball. Go see it before it's gone!! They have great jersey packs as well. Support local business ?
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July 2023 by Tim Shanley
I brought in my Cub autographed jersey to frame. Bleacher Sports did a fantastic job! They made a couple of great recommendations, completed the framing timely, and were wonderful to deal with. They have reasonable pricing and I could spend all day looking over the merchandise. I'd give them 10 stars if I could. I'll be back to buy some of their high quality memorabilia.
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July 2023 by Gabriel Levi
This store is absolutely INCREDIBLE. Cards are great, and I LOVE bring my kid here. He is also a collector and really enjoys the conversations about sports and the hobby with the owner. I most definitely recommend this place and it is amazing
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July 2023 by Cubs Playoffs
For a store of this kind, it's the best I've ever seen. I brought in 2 jerseys for framing. Their reputation was spot on. Very high quality. Very fair price.I will also say they have the best selection of sports and music memorabilia I have ever seen, all with market known authentication. in my experience, that is rare. They have great music stuff. Even a Taylor Swift signed piece. (And when I came to pick up my jerseys, I brought my son. a card collector and my daughter who is a 'swiftie'.)She is 13 & was at the concert in Chicago & she had to have it.I walked out with a Springsteen autographed piece and my son bought some packs. The staff are pleasant, smart, and sharing.We will definitely be back.
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July 2023 by Yue Zhuo
One of the best sports souvenirs stores I have ever been to! A lot of sports famous moments and players uniformes are extremely wonderful, plus the players have all sighed their uniformes! Nico Hoerner, Shohei Ohtani, Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan，and much, much more! My mom and Iare amazed by many rare goodies. The owner is realy nice and showed us around the store. We will definetely come back again!
