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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love going to this place! Whatever you need (or don't need for that matter) They have it. The staff seems pretty knowledgeable, But I do agree it is hard to look around. My only reason for not…
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For 17 years I am a client at Merz Apothecary - a place where one could find great European products but more important to me, an excellent service! Last week I was so impressed by the professional…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I only leave off a star because for the first 6 years I lived here I swear they hired someone just to follow me around the store. It was annoying, disconcerting and made me feel like a criminal. Hey,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think if I were only allowed to shop at one store for the rest of my life, this would be it. (Well, except for clothing, which you can't buy here.) I'm in love with their massive selection of…
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sweet lord, I think I died and went to aromatherapy heaven! The air is heavily scented in here, all the better to wander around in a cloudlike daze, buying beauty products by the truckful. The range…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
As a self-professed HBA nut, this store should've been my mecca. Unfortunately, as much as i've tried to love this store, I simply can't give it more than an average rating. Aside from the high…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have SADLY moved from Chicago. But every couple of months I return and make a visit to Merz. You can get lost in all of the soaps and mysteries Merz has to offer. You can even buy loose teas…
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
One day they'll come along with a big bottle of spray starch, coat this place from top to bottom, and send it off to the Smithsonian. It's like an olde tyme drugstore inside a cuckoo clock. Honestly, I…
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
An amazing selection of products for any junkie out there who needs a fix. You know who you are!
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
An interesting little store that sells a large selection of different soaps, lotions, candles and much more. My boyfriend was actually the one that wanted to go into the store ... he was interested in…
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been here a limited number of times because, like many reviewers before me have said, it' s really easy to blow your grocery money at this place. if you like smelling nice, but not like…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been traveling for the holidays and then really bogged down with work upon my return. My wallet is empty so lots of meals at home and no shopping. Life is so unfair!!!! Although, meals at home…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going to Mertz Apotheke for decades. Aside from a German lineage, I went to a language magnet school (LaSalle in Old Town) for grammar school and we went there on field trips. The…
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have never stepped foot in Merz Apothecary. This review is for smallflower.com Merz's online store. My new obsession with Labello lip balm led me here, to smallflower.com. This site carries a…
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I nearly weeweed my pants with joy the first time I came here. It's like a perfectly preserved 1920's Swiss Drug Store, but updated...Tons of fancy soaps, candies, teas, bubble bath, loofahs,…
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow! If I were European and homesick, this is where I would shop. I get a kick out of the sensory experience of smelling the products and looking at the gorgeous packaging. Yes, it will cost more…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's a very nice place to shop, not too cheap but they offer a lot of herbs (all the way to mugwart) and the free smells are great :D. Great place for getting presents, or for looking for personal…
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place rocks! they have tons of soaps, lotions, perfurmes, and natural remedies. everything seems reasonably priced and the staff are very helpful. it's the kind of place you could lose…
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I still have my package of Smooth Moves here in the kitchen. I'm still unsure if I want to take it.
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Geez. I'm a very thrifty person. Rarley do I buy stuff I don't need. And then... there is Merz.
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cool place to browse and they have a large selection of Demeter fragrances, the most I've seen in any retail store. They didn't have the one I wanted and they offered to order it for me. It came…
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I schlepped all the way up north during a crazy rainstorm to come to Merz. And it was worth it, they had a million and one beauty products, helpful and friendly staff. Cute. Apparently there is also a…
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ear candling: never had it? Or you just can't freaking HEAR ME? It sounds gross, but you need it, Because every mildew, mold and pollen-filled spring Chicago becomes a level of hell Dante neglected to…
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really like this store. There are so many good things to say about this establishment, that I don't know how much space I can take. To recap: I had a really powerful poison ivy rash and was having a…
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow! I checked this place out after reading the reviews here and I was not disappointed! I think I could have walked out of there with about 20 different bars of soap. There is so much nice stuff…
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you have a weakness for imported soaps, lotions, bath salts, etc., then DO NOT walk in here! Every time I walk in here, I end up spending 20 minutes more than I expected sniffing at various milled…
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A Chicago staple that is a fun place to shop in, but an expensive place to buy in. I have lived in Lincoln Square for 10 years and their stock has hardly changed (which is good and bad, I guess).…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It smells like grandma's house in here. But they have things I never knew existed. I swear, witches (whatever, ok, "Wiccans") probably shop here for their various mystical throat lozenges or whatnot.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oooh, I love this place! I could spend hours just checking out and sniffing the huge variety of soaps, lotions, candles, etc. I bought some bath products (each one from a different country) as a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Incredible selection of imported, organic, vegan health products. Very helpful staff, too. A great place to shop for man, woman, child and beast! What great gifting you can find here!
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I could spend hours browsing in Merz. They have something for everyone (even men) and it's a great place to shop for gifts. I highly recommend checking out their selection of Archipelago products-…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
(drool) Ahh. What can I not say about this place? It leaves me in a catatonic state. All I need is some Prozac & an iced coffee. Instead of going to salon after salon, I can use my time wisely and buy…
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My friends have been recommending this place to me for years. Although I am in the area very often, for some reason, I could never find the time to make it in the door. I finally did last week and I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I may have to ban myself from this store. I'm obsessed with odd medicines and toothpastes...Not to mention the phenomenal soaps and cremes they carry that no one else does. I walk in there to browse…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Limited hours aside, this is a Chicago institution. Although I wish prices were a little lower, there is no better option for the exotic and homeopathic. Plus they keep the word APOTHECARY alive!
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Merz Apothecary is so good for your mind and body. If you can't make it there to enjoy the place in person, the website is nice also.
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I walked in to Merz for the first time the other day and oh my lord. Can you spell "sensory overload!?" I have never seen so much-- stuff, for lack of a better word. Immediately, and every five…
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Want to buy something unique for your favorite toiletry whore? Or, are you the bath products junkie? I could spend an easy hour in this place, then while I am there I find myself listening and trying…
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is ancient, and so very awesome. They offer everything for you. Mostly I buy these great washcloths that are so soft, and a few very amazing lotions (especially in the winter to keep my…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I must go in with blinders and a very short list, otherwise I spend way too much time and a whole helluvalot of dough. Great finds and always great service.
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The only place in the States that I know of to buy Labello chapsticks. What a haven for me, the self-proclaimed toiletry connoisseur. Dr. Hauschka brand, soaps, chapsticks, obscure "candies" ..…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has an amazing smell as soon as you walk through the door. Great place for buying unique gifts. Has strange hours though, call before you go to make sure they're open.
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lov this place! Great products! Great Staff! You have to stop by here for lotions and facial products!
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a place you can spend hours and hours in,as well as lots of $$$$. This was our local pharmacy when I was a kid. It used to be on Lincoln Ave., just past Southport and they had everything under…
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I made a special trip back to Merz when I was recently in Chicago for two days (visiting from San Francisco). I brought back with me things (Euro soaps, mainly) I can't find in the SF Bay Area, which…
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Not cheap, but has quality European toiletries. They have a kiosk in (former) Marshall Fields, now Macy's, on the First Floor. The entrance to go through is across the street from Old Navy. They have…
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Merz Apothecary is a really lovely store, and their selection of goods is great! I love all the vintage fragrance and hard to find lotions I cannot get anywhere else. They prices are good to…
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There are so many interesting products in this store, it could take days to go through everything. The space is small and cozy, but I think that gives it a more "authentic" feel. The staff is…
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love the assortment of Badedas and also the time stands still feeling here. Pretty bottles and exotic scents. Soft herbals, rich florals and spicy sandalwoods. Even Australian red liquourice and…
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Out of the very few apothecaries I've been to in Chicago, I really do like the Merz in Lincoln Square the most. Maybe it's the added feeling of being in a "square". I've noticed this location has…
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
A disappointment. We were excited about coming here, but after two tries, we're never coming back. It makes no sense where stuff is in this store. There's barely space to walk, and you can't really…
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love the "European feel" for this place. They carry all the brands/items that I frantically look for in the International Terminals. My favorites are the candles, and the "upscale"…
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Bring me Meswak, get me a tube of dentrifice from France. There's no better place to stock up on your global toiletries than at Merz. So you think the prices are high? Try taking a vacation in Europe.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wonderful! The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. Bought a straight razor for my bf; he loves it.
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This store is the devil...in a good way. My only beef is that they keep European hours so you can't really stop in after work. ***I'm knocking this down a star as I'm starting to become slightly…
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Go with a plan. This place almost has too much to offer -- and that's coming from a serious product whore!! It's great for the hard to find item to the basic main stream... Check it out.
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A magical wonderful place! I smell 100% better since I discovered Merz.
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Even though the smell of the place is overwhelming, the items inside more than make up for it. The sheer number of foreign cosmetic items is exhilarating, and the salespeople are helpful and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you're in the market for horehound throat lozenges, Merz is the place for it. You can also pick up some astragalus drops and licorice tea. I wish I was more into health and beauty products, because…
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a true old school Apothecary but with a great selection of products. Unlike Caswell Massey in NYC, this place isn't bogged down with self-serving crap. Instead its chock full of good old…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A neighborhood tradition. Sure, it's mostly upscale and imported bath products - but the really cool part is the herbal section. The man in the back knows about a cure for pretty much anything -…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Since the late 1800's this store ahs been providing unique apothecary items. Situated in the remaining heart of the German neighborhood, it is a place I could easily loss myself in for hours, and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love, love, LOVE Merz Apothecary! It's one of those places left over from the old-fashioned days when pharmacies looked like the candy store in the beginning of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you like unique beauty products, you could spend hours in here- I have! My husband lived in Germany for several years and we have found some great stuff for bath and body at Merz. Back by the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A cool place with stuff you'd be very hard to find anywhere else - all sorts of beauty products, soaps, health stuff from around the world - I was very impressed, my BEST piece of advice is if you go,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
RULES! Forget crappy American toiletries, it's all about the Euro stuff, baby - smells better, more natural ingredients and better packaging. Spend the extra bucks on yourself, 'cos you're worth it.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a cool old German drug store in the heart of Lincoln Square. My stepfather was a candy maker from Germany who turned me on to marzipan and I have been addicted ever since. I first came in here…
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is an intruiging, kind of mysterious place, especially since it's always closed when I'm in the hood for Sunday brunch. The stuff looks so interesting, like a mad scientist's market, with…
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Merz Apothecary has been around for a long, long time. I love coming to this small shop to shop around for bath and body products, as well as finding some help for an ache or pain or a cold that…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2005
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