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    Cracker Jax

    4.3 (37 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Carl F.

    So Target has a sale on the wet cat food my boyz eat where not only is the bulk pack discounted, but you get a $5 Target gift card too. I couldn't even remember the last time I was this excited... until I realized that I was going to have to spend that $5 gift card on going back to Target and buying carpet cleaner for all the clearance food my cats had just puked up. Ughhhhhh. f*cking circle of life. So I decided I needed to schedule some zen time for myself and figure out a new happy place (that isn't Target) to just release some stress and be (dare I say), feline-free... or least farther away from fur-balls. Enter: Cracker Jax This shop is totally, 100%, without a doubt worth a trip out to, even if you're driving in from the city. There's literally (and this is just ball-parking it on the lower end of the spectrum) no less than infinity +1 things in this shop that only seems little from the outside, but actually has like 10 different rooms, all floor-to-ceiling covered in vintage, used and new items for men, women and children. My guy came with me to the store on our first visit and even though he hates shopping with the passion and fire of a thousand burning suns, he found himself amused by the many grandfatherly items and things you'd expect to see in the trophy room of a one Mr Ron Swanson. Some real old school manly-man type relics up in this piece, although he admitted feeling quite a bit overwhelmed with the amount of clutter and stuff in this store. I, on the other hand, felt right at home... I've also been threatened by every person I've ever lived with in every location I've ever lived that they were going to make a tape of the way I live and send it to the show 'Hoarders'. And while I'd like to deny it and say my habit isn't that bad, I know that'll I'll probably die from a stack of magazines and junk mail toppling over on my person while fighting through the piles of junk to find a cat, that may or may not have already been impaled by a rogue stiletto at the bottom of collapsed pile of clothing. It's not ideal, but it's just the way it's always been and it's something that I've been dealing with all my life and while I'd like to not be that way, I seems as if I was programed to be a hot mess from birth, and I like that Cracker Jax (in a much more tasteful way) helps me celebrate that. So anyway... All the things. I think that meme originated after one person's visit to this shop that literally has all the things you never knew you needed, but now inexplicably can't live without. Home-wares, clothing, accessories, books, games, antiques, vintage gems, knick knacks galore, old broken mannequin parts, air fresheners, tongue-in-cheek jesus tchotchkis, and more... So.Much.More. All one-of-a-kind. It's like returning to Mrs. Havisham's old mansion of dusty, aged treasures, but without the dust. We came in about an hour-and-a-half before closing time and it honestly felt like we'd been there 5-minutes, yet before I knew it, the shop was closing up and I'd still had more rooms to explore. Definitely give yourself (at the very least) an hour in this store, but don't be surprised if your time here leans closer to 2. The shop girl was young and hip and sweet and funny... and most importantly a little twisted and totally someone who got my tasteless humor regarding a gift I bought there for a friend that I will not mention because it's only something a dark, horrible human being would think was funny, and plus, it's none of your business. I don't know that I've ever left a store regretting not getting a girl's digits because I wanted to hang out with her extra curricular-ly, but it totally happened here. They wrap your goods up in the cutest boxes and tissue and don't be surprised if while you're at the counter you convince yourself you need to throw in some of the locally-made caramel treats they sell for a quarter or something ridiculously cheap like that at the register. This place. It just 'gets' me. It reminds me of when my brother and I were (quote, unquote) "horrible monsters" and my mom would threaten to run away and never come back. I feel like the next time my kids (cats) act up and I go missing, you'll probably be able to find me here, finding myself amongst the menagerie.

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    Allison C.

    This is a great shop, VERY large and full of items to thrift thru. The prices though are a but much for me on certain items. I came across a few vintage dresses and a pretty nightgown all for over $100 and not in my budget. There are 3 spacious rooms to weave in and out of while touring the shop. There are many different items placed all over the store. Thrifters paradise!! There are many photos I have uploaded to help me with this review because I believe that way you can see the store for yourself before going. This was my first trip to Cracker Jax and not my last. I recommend this shop and they are open on SUNDAYS!

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    Very poor communication. Paid for something back in November 2024, still have not received it Feb…read more28, 2025. Keep calling but no answer and no way to leave a message. Just want to get our money back but cannot reach anyone. Charlie - Shabbona, IL

    The man in charge was in the back of the store when I walked in. It took him a good 4 minutes to…read morecome to the counter and ask what I wanted, which was resizing of a watch. He proceeded to do it, but I noticed he was slow and acting as if he were doing it for the first time. In fact, he dropped one of the bracelet pins and had to go down on all four to find it. That's when I noticed the floor of the store was littered with small bits of everything. He also criticized my choice of watch, hinting that it might be counterfeit and that I should have come to buy one from him instead of purchasing online. He removed two links and charged me $8, which is OK with me. I returned later as the watch was still too loose and suggested a microadjustment. I also brought in another watch to replace the battery. In the end he fixed the watch but about a week later I noticed one of the links barely hanging from the bracelet because he hadn't driven it in well. I took it to another store where they fixed it promptly. Moral of the story: the man in charge doesn't seem to care much about the store or his customers, the place is dusty and dark. Not really inviting. Somewhat interesting pieces but not worth a trip back.

    Cracker Jax - antiques - Updated May 2026

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