It is hard for me to find something good to say about this place, considering the service we received. \r
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My friend and I (who happens to be a tarot card reader himself) were visiting Chicago, and decided to take the Red Line up to Bryn Mawr to check Enchanted Mystic out. The first red flag that came up was when I called prior to arriving; rather than answering with the name of the business, I got a confused sounding ""Hello?"" After verifying it was indeed the business I was looking for, I was questioned with ""okay, so what do you want anyways?"" and ""I might be here, I don't know.""\r
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Ignoring the initial impression, we made our way up to the shop and walked in. Immediately you realize there is hardly any walking space...which would be fine if it was because the shop was filled with products. Rather, the shop is cluttered with unnecessary decorative objects, and absolutely no prices on anything...so you are left confused as to what is for sale and what is part of the decorum.\r
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Anyway, we walk in and hear a woman's voice yell from behind the curtain in the back of the shop... ""wait a second."" So we stand there, waiting. And waiting. Finally, a woman comes out and asks us, confusingly, ""what are we there for and how did we hear about this place?"" I explain the Google search, at which point she immediately begins trying to probe me, likely trying to build up info about my life and such for the inevitable reading she was going to try and sell me. After some awkward small talk, of course this happens; we politely decline and say we are just looking for candles and oils.\r
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My friend finds what he looks for, and goes up to pay. We find out she doesn't accept credit or debit cards. We leave, go to an ATM, and come back with a 20, assuming we can use the change to get a train afterwards. Nope...we are told (after some brief hesitation) that the price of the candle and half-used oil is $17. Trying to be respectful, we go ahead and hand over the money, ready to get out of there. Before we go, the owner once again tries to sell us a reading, handing us both business cards (fyi - the word astrology isn't spelled right on these cards). She also warns us not to put the oil on our skin because she ""has no idea what oil it is.""\r
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Long story short; awkward, abrasive service combined with an uncomfortable, questionable atmosphere makes for one of the worst experiences I have ever had in a shop like this. Avoid this shop until the owner makes some drastic changes in both attitude and the products available.\r
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