Fitzgerald’s Fine Stationery

I love this store! I’ve been shopping here for years. Colleen is so helpful and I’m always greeted by a friendly face when I enter the door. The employees try very hard to help locate an item if it isn’t in stock at the store. I love all the lotions, gifts that are located in the center of the store. The cards are different than what you find at big name stores, which I really appreciate. And they carry single sheets of decorative/​plain cardstock! Love this place!

Just worked with Colleen on invitations for a party. She was extremely helpful and made excellent recommendations. She could not have been nicer to work with. We ended up adding guests and needing to order more invitations last minute, and she totally came through for us. She provided a template file and we inserted all the guest details so envelopes look spectacular, too. Would definitely recommend Fitzgerald’s and will be repeat customers.

Colleen is great to work with. I wanted an invitation that was different than the average wedding invitation. I had a vision and Colleen helped me in bringing my vision to a reality. I was amazed at how many people called or text me to tell me they were the most beautiful invitations they have ever seen. I did design the whole invitation from the ground up and Colleen was so patient with me during the process. My invitations were pricey but that is because I wanted a rhinestone broach on each one. The invitations I originally wanted were from a company in Boston and were $ 30 each. Colleen helped me to custom make my invitations and they were only $ 10 each and were much more beautiful than the original ones. I would recommend Fitzgerald’s to anyone looking for quality along with service.

Colleen was so great to work with. Even with last minute changes to invite list & table cards, Colleen got it done. I never had to worry! My wedding invitations were beautiful

Good stuff, horrible service. Went in knowing exactly what I wanted and just wandered around for about 5 minutes without anyone asking if I needed help! Since I didn’t feel like scouring all the shelves individually by myself (there’s a lot, and not organized all that well) I left out of frustration. I will gladly go spend my money elsewhere!

Very upscale, friendly, helpful staff. More variety than Staples or Office Depot. Didn’t have everything I was shopping for, but pointed me in the right direction. Would have gotten the 5^th star if they had!

I love Fitzgerald’s — they have a really nice selection of cards and gifts. I especially love picking up cards here for Father’s Day and Mother’s Day because they generally have unique choices. On my most recent trip I saw that they are now selling monogrammable jewelry — bracelets, necklaces, etc. Very cute. I also purchased birthday invitations here for my daughters. The invites were adorable and affordable. They also sell stationery, wrapping paper, photo albums, thank you cards, lotions, candles, etc. Worth a trip.

I’ve purchased Shea hand cream as a treat for myself from them before with no problem. When they are out I’ve asked multiple times for them to notify me when reorder. No follow through or even attempt to call to say that it’s been ordered or back in stock. I was trying to support a local store, but I guess that I can go to BBW or L’Occtaine in the future.

I’ve been shopping here since it opened almost twenty years ago. They always have what I need if I want a special bday or graduation card. I usually use them for invitations –I’m not a fan of the evite. Colleen is always extremely helpful in finding the perfect invitation and she takes the time to help me word the invite and add the special touches I enjoy.
I think the comparisons to The Paper Source are unfair as while some of their merchandise is the same, their inventories and strengths are totally different. I also shop at The Paper Source, but it’s for different things.
For personalized service for invitations, stationery and beautiful gifts, this is the place.

I’m sure this place is 5-​stars fantastic for people who want to do wedding invitations, baby announcements, or stuff like that. I like to write letters, send postcards, and give the occasional birthday card. For those things, Target or Jewel-​Osco is superior. Let me explain.
Fitzgerald’s is cute and small. There is a small section of greeting cards (mostly humorous), and another small section for occasion cards (e.g. wedding and birthday). In the middle of the store there are a few novelty gifts (e.g. super expensive soap and candles).
I’ve gone in a couple times to buy cards and small gifts. I would have liked to buy greeting card sets or books of postcards but came up dry. While I was there, I saw other clients planning their special events that required large quantities of cards (such as the occasions I previously listed). It really seems as if the store is focused on bulk clients. For my needs, I’ve experienced better.

A designer by trade, I am always on the search for a fantastic fine paper source for my invitations, announcements, save-​the-​dates, etc for clients and usually, brides. Collen, of Fitzgerald’s Fine Stationery & Gifts on Lake Street, has stopped my searching. Her papers are lovely, she is extremely friendly and helpful and doesn’t mind when you come into the store a gazillion times in a week. LOL I always enjoy supporting local businesses, not huge chains, and Fitzgerald’s is the place for me. The next time you need something along these lines, I highly recommend visiting her store.

Stopped here with my sister who needed a custom address stamp made. It’s a clean, smaller space with a nice selection of stationary & cards. I found the sale shelves held a treasure of awesome items at really great prices. The custom stamps are affordable and the turn around time is reasonable. The woman helping us was really sweet and super helpful!

Sorry to disagree, but I’m not particularly charmed by this store. I prefer Paper Source, chain that it may be, right around the corner.
The quality of the items here is good, and the various pretty notecards and stationery sets have lured me in more than once. However, the salespeople seem determined to be unhelpful, despite me being the only person in the store. That fact, the steep prices, and the lack of enough selection of cute occasion cards left me pretty disenchanted with the place. Especially as there are something like 3 stationery shops that I know of in a ½ mile radius of that area.

Great shop because they offer solutions at every price point. I had a nice time looking through sample books of stationery and found several possibilities. And the staff are wonderful.
There was a moment of unrequited love when I found a gorgeous Kate Spade notecard in the signature green of her handbags. We weren’t a match. I’m still a little sad about it.
Do you ever talk to someone and the mere sound of their voice makes you feel completely blissed out and lightheaded? Is that what they mean by warm and fuzzy? I don’t know what it’s called but after spending two minutes talking to the nice woman who works here I felt like I entered a relaxing spa. It was quiet, some peaceful music was playing, I had my helpful mentor. Next time I need centering, I’ll be back.