Wednesday, February 02, 2011

For the first time in 6 years...

ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE will be closed in honor of the Blizzard of 2011. Barring any more ThunderSnow! we will reopen Thursday, February 3rd, at 10:00am.
Photo: Ella Phillips
In the meantime, you should download Tom Skilling's iPhone app. The WGN • Chicago Weather Center app is a must have in these unusual weather times.

Oh, and Urbangeneralstore.com never closes! Our website is open 24/7 for business! In fact, why don't you shop today and take 10% off your entire order. Enter promo code "ThunderSnow" after you've filled your online shopping bag. Offer valid through Friday, February 4, 2011.

Saturday, January 01, 2011

Daily Candy's The Weekend Guide

Apron Cooking Guides now available.
As featured in Daily Candy Chicago's The Weekend Guide

Apron Cooking Guides
What:
Get help in the kitchen with a wearable cheat sheet ($30) of numeric conversions, freezing instructions, veggie cooking times, and more.
Why: Never let them see you sweat.
When: Company’s coming.
Where: Enjoy, An Urban General Store 4723 N. Lincoln Ave., at Giddings St. (773-334-8626); and online at urbangeneralstore.com.
Apron Cooking Guide from SUCK UK

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Procrastinated? We won't judge.

procrastinate |prəˈkrastəˌnāt; prō-|
verb [ intrans. ]
delay or postpone action; put off doing something

We know you are busy... planning holiday meals, snow days for the kids, relatives visiting, traveling for the holidays.

You didn't really procrastinate, there just aren't enough hours in the day. We understand. And we want to help.

Place your holiday order by 5:00 pm (central time), Wednesday, December 22 and select 2-Day Air to receive your items by Friday, December 24, 2010.

Live in Chicago? Place your order and select "Free In-Store Pick-up". Any orders placed between now and Thursday, December 23 at 5:00 pm (central time) can be picked up the next day after 10:00am.
Get more details here.

Also, we are offering extended holiday hours at ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE for all your last minute stocking stuffers and holiday gifts.
 
Remaining Holiday 2010 Hours
Wednesday, Dec 22, 9:30 am 'til 9:00 pm
Thursday, Dec 23 9:30 am 'til 9:00 pm
Friday, Dec 24 (Christmas Eve) 9:00 am 'til 3:00 pm
Saturday, Dec 25 (Christmas Day) CLOSED
Sunday, Dec 26 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
 
 

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

A (belated) Happy Movember

We at Urban General Store Headquarters have long been fascinated with the mustache.  Be it Stephanie's long string of hirsute Halloween costumes (Fr. Guido Sarducci, Mr. T., Animal) or Rebecca's childhood obsession with Magnum P.I. So you can imagine how excited we were to learn about MOVEMBER (the month formerly known as November), a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.

Unfortunately, we learned about it too late.

While we like to think we keep up on any and all social media/pop culture minutia, we missed this one. Well, until today, November 30. The last day of Movember.

Blame it on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, or a write-up about our Bacon items in the Chicago Tribune. Whatever it was... we missed it.

But, in this season of giving and our love of deadline extensions, we'd like to continue Movember for a few more days. We will donate 5% of any purchase of our novelty Mustache items now through Friday, December 3, 2010 to the Movember Charities.

Check out all our Mustache related items at www.urbangeneralstore.com. Then add your own 'Stachetastic photo on our Facebook Page.

 

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years

We were saddened to read the story "Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years" on Mashable.com.

Goodbye Walkman. We loved you. We had your bright yellow "Sport" model. We had numerous off-brand cassette players, each with their vaguely Japanese-sounding high-tech names (GPX, Sansui, Magnavox!), and every possible variety of headphones known to man--each with its own set of foam ear covers, headbands, bendy wrap around the ear attachments and other ear torture devices. But we kept buying you over. And over. And over.

Until our short-lived affair with the portable CD player.
And, then, MP3's.

Which brings us to the present. And while we have chosen to embrace the digital age we know, in our heart, that a mix CD will NEVER be as cool as a Mix Tape.

So we'd like to celebrate the venerable portable music player with these oh-so-retro and hip cassette items. And they're on sale for 15% off now through Sunday, 11/21/2010 at Urbangeneralstore.com.


Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Happy National Sandwich Day

National Sandwich Day is November 3. Get 15% off selected "sandwich" items one day only at urbangeneralstore.com.
Shop now!

Turn National Sandwich Day into a "holyday" with
the Holy Toast!™ Bread Stamper from Fred