Just the right size for browsing, this quaint bookstore has a thoughtful selection of books for all ages and most interests.

Very fast service, it is nearly empty, besides the staff. They close at 4pm today so if you have to get your books today, thats the cut off. Other than that the staff is very helpful and very nice and understanding and patient when it comes to getting vouchersready or prepared.

Pretty 😎 store. They have a wide variety but some items are a bit pricey. Staff was really friendly as well. Good experience.

Staff is always friendly, store is really clean.

Get in, get out- get educated.

Workers are super friendly and willing to help. I buy little things here and there. Every time i need something they go above and be beyond to make sure I am getting what i want. At times they run out of product because some items are just so popular they go in the back and check for me or let me know when products will be in. Great workers with great customer service.

The books are overpriced here and you can only sell hardcover books back. Sometimes you cant even sell the hardcover books back if there is a new edition of the book for the next semester. Its better to rent the book online (Amazon, Chegg) and return it once you are done using it. I would definitely recommend getting the online copy since its much cheaper and also get the books a couple of days early before the semester starts. Amazon increases the prices once a lot of people start buying the book.

Their bookstore has better selection of phone and tablet accessories

The service at the Apple Store is terrible. The personal is careless and unprofessional. I went there to order a computer for my girlfriend. Since I wanted a special setting and I was about to leave the country, I ordered it ahead of time, expecting some days to have it. I talked to a lady who took all the info about the computer, all my contact info and told me it would take about a week to have it. I said Good, Ill come back in a week then!. I still had two weeks before leaving, so I left perfectly happy. Later I went again to the store to ask if I could pay with a certain credit card. They said there was no problem. Again, I left perfectly happy. After a week I receive a phone call from a guy asking if I still wanted the computer. Kind of surprised, I said I thought he was calling me to say the computer was arrived. Oh no he said We havent sent out the order yet, you need to pay first. And that sounded a little more than surprising. Nobody cared to explain me that I had to pay before they bothered to order the computer! Kind of pissed I asked him if there was enough time to have it before I was leaving. He said he was unsure and he would call me back. I didnt receive any second phone call and I didnt find out there was no time until I went there in person, where the lady apologized by saying Oh, Im sorry, maybe we should have been clearer about the fact that we hadnt order it. Yes, maybe.

Great place

Very clean, organized, and found exactly what I was looking for. The sevice is very friendly and quick.

Recently remodeled for a brand new tech section. Very spacious, although expensive for most UIC branded products such as sweatshirts. Technology is priced around what you could find anywhere else, usually as expensive or more so than Amazon prices. Most staff are students. Would recommend for anyone needing to buy a quick replacement or supplies for school, but there are better prices and selections online.

The place sells textbooks which wont affect this review. The problem arises with everything else it sells. They overpriced everything. Recommend going to Walmart instead. The only saving grace that gives this a 2 is the occasional video games they have for xbox one users which have reasonable prices. Still dont shop here unless you need school textbooks.

Merch section is fairly priced. Very open and inviting space. The people behind the counter are nice. Tech area is cool but its overpriced and the people there just want to sell you something.The actual bookstore however is a different story. Horrendously overpriced bad quality school supplies that you could get at Walgreens for $1-2. The kids that work there, both walking in the aisles and at the counter are always super nice and very helpful.And I refuse to pay an arm and a leg for a book Im not even going to open more than twice during the semester. 😡

Nice.

Good service. Nice employees.

People are always friendly.

It offers a lot of different things that are helpful throughout the school year.

On campus for an alumni event. Nice merchandise and displayed for easy shopping. Friendly staff.

Great for all things UIC. Helpful and friendly staff.

Everything is pretty right where youd expect it to be and honestly everything is ... College priced.

Order online and pick up! It’s so much easier! Ps. Try to make sure you go right when they are open to avoid long lines!

In addition to books and school supplies there is a vast selection of UIC clothing and merchandise as well as a tech area with laptops and earbuds, etc.Only some of the books are able to be rented, which is definitely what you should do when possible. If you buy books then sell them back you only get a small amount back so its not a bad idea to keep your books. Prices for clothing and other stuff are very steep, however its very high quality with some of the brands being adidas, Under Armour, Champion. The electronics selection is decent and all the employees are pretty friendly. Nice place to hang out too as they have a seating area and some TVs.

A great place to pick up some UIC Swag...

The service is great! And the workers are polite.

The best place to get official university merchanidse of high quality

Well buy all tge bks u want for ur classes!!

Fair prices to students, the staff is always friendly and helpful!

Good store but very limited choices.

Very overpriced selection, sadly they wont even discount for their own students. The clothing is okay, some brands are worth buying than others but they are still overpriced.

Great people who work here very helpful staff

Kinda pricey but great school stuff and electronics.

The books are generally overpriced for textbooks. Youre better off trying to find the PDF online or renting/buying from somewhere else.

Always seems that there is a need to talk to a manager. The employees are polite but undertrained, I need to visit this place twice a year and for the past 4 visits no improvement.

Nice place with pleasant employees. Not much of a choice if youre looking for school textbooks

I went to return a book at the bookstore. I lost the receipt and explained to them that I called before asking if it was possible to return the book without a receipt because I used my i-Card. The person on the phone explained to me that my i-Card has a record of my purchases. After I explained my situation, the cashier just rolled her eyes took my i-Card to have reprint a copy of the transaction. Then she went to her co-worker who was working next to her and calling the students stupid for not having their receipt and how students should be charge a fee for not having a receipt. I was able to get a refund for the book that I did not need because the teacher wanted the class to get an earlier edition of the book. I have never been disgusted by customer service especially by bitter old women working at a University Bookstore. Completely unsatisfied with the professionalism of the staff at the bookstore. Never in my life have I ever come across a bookstore whose staff has attitude and such hate for the student population at UIC. Not happy at all with todays customer service at the store

A nice play to shop for UIC souvenirs and city items

They have a lot of stuff here but everything is very expensive. They have really good earbuds tho

Great service. Reasonable time. Outrageous prices.

Store is good and neat. But prices for books are very high. I use bigwords and save a lot

The people who work here are nice, but its overpriced. Furthermore, the last time I went, no customers were allowed into the actual store. The staff had to stop us in the lobby, write down the book we were looking for, and then go retrieve it for us. They were personable and efficient given their task, but a line grew and customers waited very long. Seeing as the store had cut their staff to a minimum (a couple people were manning the whole store, since the operators clearly werent worried about long waits for customers, and theft wasnt a concern since the customers werent allowed near the merchandise) youd think at least they could stay open until, say, 7 or 8pm. After all, this UIC is a commuting school. Nope. Until 6pm Monday and Thursday, 5pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 2pm on Saturday and closed on Sunday. So, good luck trying to shop here if you have a job. (Google Pluss posted hours are incorrect for this store, I learned the hard way.) Professors, PLEASE let your students know the publisher, edition and date of the texts youll be using in class, so that we may buy our books elsewhere without getting lost when you ask us to turn to this or that page (due to different editions).

You end up needing to spend way too much money here

Overpriced but good student discount on apple products

Great location to pick up Apple supplies and accessories.

Standard book store (books are expensive but there is also a rent option). What they sell non-book wise is really good, wish there was more school supply variety offered

Way better than what it previously used to be

Great service, super expensive campus merchandise

Items are expensive but it is the only location to find UIC merch

They didnt give me my degree yet

I dont shop here anymore (especially after finding out I can save alot more money purchasing textbooks elsewhere ) but the only issue I had was the price of the books; obviously cost way too much for most.

Typical college bookstore nothing special, always check your group chats for online texts first

Dont shop here its cheaper online, and specially dont rent any books its a waste of money and they wont take them back.

Somewhat pricey, but contains a wide variety of UIC apparel and accessories. Theres an Apple store as well.

Overpriced school wears and books.

Found what i wanted.

Very costly.Should be cheaper especially when it is meant for students.

Kinda racist tbh

This is where to get your books

It has a lot of books for you to buy from but it can bit overpriced..

Lovely place

OK location, sponsored by Apple and priced by Mr Scrooge!

Does not contain a lot of books, lot of times

Very nice

Ok place.

Looks clean and professional

Convenient but expensive

Real expensive

Expensive books and items.

The bookstore for UIC courses

Quite expensive.

Very pretty

Overall, the price of the goods is expensive. In particular, products bearing the UIC logo are 25% more expensive than the market. And there arent so many pretty products. Dissatisfied