Color Cocktail Factory

We had an incredible experience at Color Cocktail Factory for our private holiday celebration! Brittany, our instructor, was absolutely amazing. She guided the class with so much patience and positivity, making sure everyone felt supported, regardless of their skill level. For many of our staff, this was their first time trying something like this, and Brittany’s encouragement and expertise made it such a fun and rewarding experience. The atmosphere was festive and relaxed, and everyone had a wonderful time learning a new skill together. Thank you, Brittany, and the team at Color Cocktail Factory for making our holiday event so memorable. We’re already looking forward to our next visit!

Such a fun experience! It was my first rime attempting wheel throwing and the vibes gave “you got this”. This beginner friendly class was large yet thorough! I don’t know how Britteny did it, but everyone got help when needed… even if you needed a little more than others. I will DEF be back! Did I mention the class is the most affordable in the city that I’ve seen thus far?! 10/10 RECOMMEND

My first time throwing clay! This class was very informative & fun. It definitely is not easy but the instructor gave feedback & assisted when needed. I made a small bowl, i will definitely return for more classes. Be prepared it is messy, so please don’t wear your date night finest clothes or shoes. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Had a fun time learning how to make a bowl. Instructions were simple yet realistic. Would recommend it for a date. A good time to just chill and try something new. Britney helped through the whole process and was very patient. She also provided all the material which was very nice. It was a fun time having it collape on me and laughing about it.

I love this Color Cocktail Factory - Yo-yo and Britney provide very caring step by step instructions and offer a very affordable option to explore your creativity. I have been coming here for years and plan to come back again and again. It’s a perfect for a girls night, couples night , family bonding or solo .. come and check them out in their new location! Come and get your creative juices flowing!

A really great space for working on art. Brittany was really nice and helped me a lot in designing and planning out my piece. Even though I had no idea what I was doing she made me feel proud about my work. I had some scheduling difficulties which caused me to reschedule but the studio was accommodating, which I really appreciate. Although I went by myself, I can see this being a really fun environment to work on something with friends. I will definitely be going again!

Amazing experience! Learned something new with my husband and had lots of fun. Britney was very helpful when we were having trouble. She made the experience even better. Would definitely recommend and try again myself.

This as a fun date night experience. The staff are very supportive, even if you have no marketable skills when it comes to clay throwing / pottery making. The teacher (Ella) taught at a pace that was easy to follow along. And other instructors walked around to help and encourage us. Brittany was our hero and because of her, we’re able to go home with something that resembles a bowl 😀 highly recommend for couples or friends!

This was a great experience getting to try the potter's wheel for the first time, and all the more fun to do it on a date!! Very fun and helpful to get feedback. Would come again!

Fun date night activity to do! There's so many different options for what kind of pottery you want to do or if you want to do pottery with the spinning wheel. We opted into going to a candle holder class. It was only me and my cousin who was at this class with our instructor. We had our own section we sat in and the instructor was very helpful/gave us some great tips. While we were doing our pottery class , there were other classes going on as well, and some people came in to paint their previously made pottery.The candle making was fun because we were able to personalize the candle holder and make it our own!  The class itself was easy to find and book online. You do have to book a seperate online reservation for painting your product you made. The new location they moved to is super cute and easy to find with street parking around.

TAKE YOUR MONEY ELSEWHERE! I visited this location in November of last year, I paid to have my piece blasted to take home and I never heard from them again. Nor did I get my product. They don't answer phones They don't respond to emails You'll be lucky to get an instagram reply. Extremely unprofessional. I would not recommend unless you want to risk wasting your money.

My wife and I were gifted a class here for clay molding. While the class itself was fine and our instructor was accommodating and friendly (5 stars to her) the rest of the experience was anything less than favorable. There are multiple classes going on at one time so it can be a bit chaotic and your instructor usually teaches other classes as well. We were told that the glazing and firing of our cups & bowls would take 3 weeks to pickup and cost $10 per item ($40 total for us). We had no problem paying and went back 5 weeks later. When I went in I was told to pick through the large amount of other pieces scattered on a few shelves to find our pieces. After searching for a bit and getting flustered I found a few of our pieces but not all of them. I went to show one of the instructors and she asked for me to provide pics of my pieces to prove they were mine. My wife had the pics so I called her to ask for them - before I could the instructor kept telling me I needed to be careful because these were "works of art people worked hard on" and acting rude as I tried to confirm they were our pieces. I finally got flustered and told her we'd be back. I understand these are projects for other people but I found ours and was treated like I was stealing (no robber would steal any junk from this place). When my wife went back, she was told our pieces in the crawl space and had to dig through to find 2 of the 4 pieces. We request our $20 since we couldn't find the others and have yet to be contacted back. This place is a front of some sort and I would never give them a penny. Crooks I tell ya!

After doing a pottery experience (see previous review), we paid $10 each for 4 pieces to be glazed and fired. The pickup process was a mess. My husband went and was met with the rudest staff member imaginable who told him that they probably didn't have our pieces anymore. I sent a Venmo refund request for $40 since our pieces were not available despite being within the pickup window, and also sent an email. My Venmo refund request was declined with no message and we received no email response. Two days later, we were able to make it over to the color cocktail factory again. I went in and was met with a pleasant enough person who apologized for the way my husband was treated. She said that our pieces were likely in the crawl space under their building, and led me out the back door into the alley and down a set of stairs and showed me racks and racks of glazed pieces I could look through for my pieces. The ceiling was low, and I ended up picking through multiple racks of pieces and only being able to find two of our four pieces after about 30 minutes. I went back upstairs and asked for a refund on the two pieces I couldn't find. I was given the managers personal cell phone number to call in addition to emailing again. It's been over a week, and I've yet to hear back in any way from this business. What a scam.

Blonde woman that seems to either be the owner or the manager is a raging b****. She does not have an ounce of respect for the customers or for the business. Speaking to her is liked getting scolded and spoken down too when asking a question. The instructor for the pottery class on the other hand was very nice and was working her butt off. She was running around helping everyone in the class as the blonde woman did absolutely nothing to help. After the class the blonde woman said to come back in 3 weeks for our bowls, which we did and we were again berated from the moment we walked in the door to the moment we left. We were unable to find our pottery and so we showed her our pictures of the pottery and showed her our payments and she made us seem like we were not telling the truth and became mad when we asked for a refund. She then told me to message her on instagram which I did and she never found them, messaged me back, or sent me my money back.

Website not user friendly, some of the staff weren't helpful, kept skipping past us. We booked online at 10:03 for a 12pm class. I'm only in Chicago for the weekend and was looking for something fun to do. When my boyfriend and I arrived to the place we waited for about 15 mins before one of the staff greeted us and once she did it was very dismissive moving forward. It was clear we were struggling and after a while I got frustrated and told him let's just leave. A total waste of money and time. One of the ladies inside was very helpful and polite but the other two just left a bad taste in my mouth so to avoid any problems I just left.

Place is a scam! They'll take your money in a heartbeat but fail to be organized enough to provide you your pieces when it's time to pick up. Take your money elsewhere where it's going in the hands of good people. Not the raging a**holes who run the place.

The staff was engaging and friendly. In our Spinning (Throwing) Wheel Pottery Session, everyone in the class was a beginner. However, our instructor was so patient with all of us. The website and confirmation emails are very detailed in what to expect. This is a very affordable way for people in the community to try something new. I would definitely recommend this.

Unorganized, rude and unwelcomed is how i would best describe my experience here. hate to rate a small business bad, but the experience was overall just odd. First, when we first arrived to our reservation we were standing around clueless for a while. Second, while creating our pieces we received minimal instruction. Lastly, were told to come back to pick up our pieces in three weeks (you're charged extra to either come back for an extra class or have them glaze it for you, to ensure you can actually use the piece) we would not receive a text, call or instagram dm. three weeks have passed and we came to pick up our pieces. it was a challenge finding them and we only found 3/4 pieces. we were told to submit a photo of our missing piece to their instagram to get notified if it was found. glad to receive that help but frustrated to have to return a third time. while we were struggling to find our missing pieces we were told there was a possibly they hadn't been glazed yet because they ran out of specific colors- had they had a better way to communicate to their customers we would've known that. overall this business needs better communication with its customers and a bit more organization. pictures show our pieces pre glaze and post glaze. we were charged 15$ to glaze the bowl and the glazing is chipped and uneven.

What can I say about taking this pottery class.. well. Be prepared for rudeness the moment you walk in. We walked in and a person was sitting and painting with apple headphones on, we waited.. then she looked up and was like "yea" what class? I'm like the spinning class.. she's like how did you pay? I said I have QR codes. She didn't bother to look at them she kept painting. Then Eventually after 5 more minutes she's like take an apron go over there.. We walked over to the spinning wheels which are jam packed next to each other you literally will be sitting on each others lap for the class. And then we sat. Waiting. No one greets you and tells you hi or welcome NOTHING..one lady Brittany we find out later is our instructor. Be prepared to get yelled at during her Instructing class as if you are in grade school. She stops the class if you are talking and waits and doesn't say anything. Now she did say she would do that at the beginning of the class but we had people show up late and they didn't hear her announcement of that so we sat and she didn't say anything. AWKWARD Then,As she walks by you, you ask her if you are doing this right. Her response," does that look like mine on the tv?" And then walks away. No guidance what's so ever to help those who have never taken her class. OH Wait!! She did say if you want personal help it is $75 per hour! At one time I asked another "helper"if this is right she said you need more water (my cup was empty) I said ok do you bring the water. She was like no you go over there and fill it up yourself.. so I did. And went and filled about 9 more peoples cup so they didn't have to get up and not trip over all the cords on the ground or step on others peoples feet as you get up from your chair area because in the previous Yelp review That I saw after the class. I agree. It's like a sweat shop in there. Yes it's $24 per person Brittany said .. "How we should be lucky we are getting art classes for cheap" and how she would happily walk us out the door and refund us if we didn't like her.. she is cheap and you get cheap advice,cheap product and cheap service. You literally get what you paid for. Be mindful going there you thought you were going to have a good time. All you get is an Instructor with RBF with very little guidance on how to do this class. You pay to learn how to do it yourself. Also the address above is not the actual address! See pic.

I went twice! First for the penis class Cat vase was a Purrrrrfect date night class. 10/10

Went on a date here with my boyfriend we had a great time at the spin class, if you come on the weekend it will be busy so if you are hoping for a more relaxed and private time definitely would recommend booking a week day. That being said we went on the weekend and still had a great time!

I am extremely disappointed with the unprofessionalism and lack of accountability shown by this business. I initially purchased a Groupon for a clay class, and when I asked if the Groupon would cover glazing, an employee confirmed that it would and instructed me to message them on Instagram. Trusting their word, I went ahead with the class and dropped off my pieces for glazing. However, after the class, I was informed that glazing was not included in the Groupon. This was never clarified beforehand, and when I brought it up, I was met with dismissive responses blaming "human error" instead of the business taking accountability for the misinformation provided by their staff. I agreed to pay extra for glazing through Zelle or any form of payment since then I have been reaching out to confirm that my pieces (which hold sentimental value) were still at the studio cause they told me the pieces which are not paid are discarded, they said would "look for them when they have the time". This response felt dismissive, unprofessional, and completely indifferent to my concerns. I took the class on November 16th and I haven't heard back for the information if my pieces are there. While I understand businesses can be busy, the way my concerns have been handled--or rather, dismissed--is unacceptable. Their lack of communication, accountability, and care for customers' experiences makes this whole situation incredibly frustrating. I expected much better from this business, but this experience has been a disappointment from start to finish. I would not recommend them to anyone looking for professional or reliable service. Now I don't even have the pieces I worked hard to create. It feels like the class I paid for was completely pointless since I have no idea what happened to the cups I made. :( Update : The business has been very dismissive about me not willing to pay which is a lie. I am providing the proof that I have been messaging them asking what forms of payment they accept and I can pay it from the START! After knowing I can't used Groupon I have been telling them that I can pay via any form of payment portal they use and now I have been blocked from their instagram page. What kind of mockery is this ?

My boyfriend and I went here for our first pottery class, and absolutely loved it!! We decided to do the spinning wheel pottery session. The setup of the class really allows beginners to thrive, as it's 2 hours long and there's a camera of the instructor's wheel so you can follow along super closely! There's also multiple instructors who will walk around and answer questions. We both left with a piece we made! It was really fun and a great option to have a creative date night

(1 star--for the playlist) As someone who has thrown more clay than I can count and taken classes at several art studios in the city, I'm sad to say this was hands-down my worst experience. I really wanted to love this place--especially since my husband surprised me with a couple's wheel-throwing night for my birthday. It was his first time trying pottery, so I was hoping for a fun, memorable evening doing something I enjoy with him. Spoiler alert: it was memorable, just not for the right reasons. The rundown (and a few red flags): Rushed Instructions: The instructor, Brittany, raced through the steps faster than I could center the clay. If speed-throwing was the goal, we'd have crushed it. One Wheel, Two People, Zero Clarity: We were given one wheel per couple, which meant once her instructions were done for one person, the other was left to just figure it out. My husband's "what do I do now?" look was heartbreaking--and not in the romantic pottery movie kind of way. Lack of Engagement: After giving us the initial run-through, the instructor thanked us for coming and then disappeared to the back of the studio like Houdini--except he's more entertaining. We still had 50 minutes left in class, but she seemed ready to call it a night. Awkward Moments: Brittany got noticeably snippy with a guest for using the (loud) hand dryer in the bathroom with the door open--something that could've been avoided with a quick heads-up beforehand. Instead, the guest looked mortified, and I couldn't blame her. Unhappy Exits: The couples on both sides of us packed up early, visibly frustrated, leaving behind sad, abandoned lumps of clay--honestly, their half-finished pieces looked how we all felt. Suggestions for the studio: Engage More. Talk about why we're doing each step. Pottery is an art form, not a speed drill. Fix the Wheel Situation. Either give each person their own wheel or, if sharing is non-negotiable, repeat and refresh the instructions so both people can actually keep up. Set Expectations Clearly. Let guests know upfront that the $10-$20 glazing fee doesn't guarantee a finished product at pickup. No one wants to find out their masterpiece cracked or vanished after paying extra. More Time, Less Rush. If your instructor is in a hurry, maybe the class schedule needs a second look. Final Thoughts: We paid $40 for a class that felt cut short, and we left with leather-hard clay that cracked faster than my patience. This wasn't the creative, bonding experience I envisioned for my birthday, and unfortunately, I can't recommend this studio to others. The music? Great. Everything else? Let's just say I've seen pots with fewer cracks than this experience.

A great place for an interactive date night or if you just want to embrace your inner creative. Being BYOB is a nice feature, but when you're in the thick of sculpting your creation to perfection, you probably won't even remember you brought a drink (I wouldn't know that for sure though, I forgot to bring my Buzzball). The instructors were helpful and easy to follow. I only took the basic pottery class but they have a wide array of classes to choose from, which I can tell from the other students that were there taking some of those classes, are fun and challenging. A little more space between the tables would be nice but there's limited space, so it's understandable. I'd definitely recommend!

One worker by the name of shara or Simone made my entire experience bad. I came in looking to brighten my mood and have fun but she was completely rude. I know that she had on an orange beanie January 11, 2025 at the 2:30pm time slot. I will not return.

This business is highly unorganized and not customer centric. I always try to give small local businesses grace because I understand the extra hustle needed to efficiently run a business. However, the manager (Brittany) needs a lesson in customer service and also just decent humanity and likely some prayer. They recently moved and multiple balls were dropped in the process. Brittany nor her staff had zero remorse for customers impacted by their move. We planned on coming back another date, however, after dealing with Brittany I don't even want to be on the same block as this place. Poor customer service, poor management, poor experience. 10 out 10 would not recommend.

BRITTNY WAS TERRIBLE and RUDE BEWARE GROUPON SCAM !!! so I bought a Groupon same day hours before the class time. We get to the place and there's a line almost out the door btw it's winter time Chicago. No one is there to greet us, check in. etc. also it's extremely messy in there pots and clay everywhere. So we ask the people in line ahead what's going on and no one else knows what's going on either. Then after 15 minutes BIG BRITTNANY comes over and greets us and automatically starts referring to us as "LOVE" telling us that we can't use the groupon we bought because it's a small business they don't make money and the business needs to be sustained etc etc and we'll have to pay out of pocket to be seated and we can't do anything because it says online we can't use the groupon. but if we can't use the groupon why are they being sold??? and accepted? she told us that the system is old and accepts it anyways ??? ummm as a coustomer that's not my problem!!! i asked for a refund she said I needed to take it up with groupon or pay her now love. And then walked away because she was" in the middle of a 30 person class love" then she finally comes back with her same nasty attitude and keeps calling me love to which I told her DO NOT CALL ME LOVE YOU CAN CALL ME MA'M or something but stop calling me that because she was saying it in a VERY CONDESCENDING and BELITTLING WAY. To which BIG BRIT looked shocked and said she was "gonna walk away and to take it up with groupon". We left after exchanging a few more words to which she encouraged us to write a review. SO HERE I AM BIG BRITT ! YOU ARE RUDE NASTY AND TETRIBLE FOR THIS BUSSINESS AND ILL BE SURE TO POST ABOUT TO MY FOLLOWERS ON TIK TOK AND INSTAGRAM congrats big brit 100k people will hear about you !! Shoutout to Maria and she only who was able to even remotely help us but I could tell BIG B told her to not help costumer cus she seemed scared to say anything to us. come to find out out GROUPON was accepted there just not to the wheel and instead of seating us where our groupon paid for she decided to berate me about small business and call me LOVE ! My theory is she gets paid either way and has a chip on her shoulder that I tried to save money and was pissed and offered that I corrected how she referred to me. Is this a business or are you a friend ?!? anyways got my money back regardless and i'll be sure to post about the BIG B on groupon and online. if you are the owner of this business I highly recommend getting rid of her or not making her the face of the company because she's going to tear down the business and clearly has feelings about how she's being paid and etc. and is sharing that with customers. SMH

I recently attended a class at their new location at 1142 W 18th street Chicago IL. This place is completely disorganized and very very dirty. The bathrooms are a disaster. Separate steel basin sinks are not provided so that students can rinse their hands from class materials, instead the instructor asked everyone to stick their hands in these disgusting orange Home Depot buckets filled with brown/black water. People DON'T want to do this - it's gross. As a result, their bathrooms are some of the most disgusting I have ever seen. The class was rushed, and the instructor was mediocre at best. The staff seemed to be undertrained, and not very invested in their work. Additionally, their website is not at all intuitive, and all questions posed to the support team has to be asked via Instagram. The website is messy, hard to use and reliant on a 3rd party. This should have been my first clue that this was not going to be a good experience.

Horrible. Horrible. Horrible. Did wheel class. Instructor was demeaning, rude, refused to answer questions. Space was extremely dirty. You get 1 small ball of clay to use for the full 2 hours. $5 for another. You don't get actually pottery at the end that's another $15-30 Venmo.

I attended an event by this vendor on Dec 7 and had an unpleasant experience. I wrote a google review. This vendor responded with rude, unprofessional, and personally offensive remarks. Looking at other google reviews she has a pattern of personal attacks on everyone who submits a negative review which is a form of bullying. While my review was negative is was respectful and fact based, and her reply was not. Her replies on google show a documented pattern of aggressive and disrespectful behavior. Below if my review and link to see her response. https://maps.app.goo.gl/BQKYZNQcFac5cYzj7?g_st=im I booked the candle making class for myself and 3 girlfriends scheduled from 3:30-5:30 on Dec 7. 2 of us arrived a little late at 3:45 and there was exactly 1 other person there. Recognizing that we were late, we were surprised nothing was set up. There were no signs that we were even in the right spot for the class. There was no one at the front ready to greet us and checkin, none of the materials were set up and ready to go, and the instructor was not immediately present. We waited another 15 mins for the instructor to come out, bring all the supplies, and set up our work stations to begin. So now it's about 4:00 before we actually begin with a total of 4 people (3 out of 4 people in my group were present by this time). Then about 20 mins after we begin a large group of about 10-15 people showed up for the same candle making class and had to be seated, set up, and started which was really disruptive and chaotic. While that was happening the 4th person of our group arrived who the organizer almost didn't let in because she was "late". But how can you be late to a class where the majority of the participants didn't arrive until 4:30... an hour AFTER the stated start time. The organizer was rude and condescending and wasn't going to let her join us when we're sitting 5 feet from the entrance. Not to mention that her spot was prepaid for. The space is very crowded with both a candle making and pottery class happening at the same time which made it very chaotic. The scents and wax colors were all commingled on a small table that was right in the same space as the pottery class in progress which was hard to maneuver without getting clay on your clothes or bumping into other people. When we asked nicely if other scents or colors were available the organizer rudely responded to us that whatever was available is already on the table (oohhhh kaaay...) My girlfriends and I were looking forward to fellowship and supporting a small business but this was a disappointing experience. We made the most of enjoying each others company but I do not recommend this establishment. Based on previous negative reviews, I expect that the organizer will reply with something snarky and rude , which really just confirms my poor experience and lack of professionalism by the organizer. Best of luck to this business.

They are emailing people and offering 2 free tickets for 5-star reviews. The class itself was fun, but we were never contacted about our pieces. I reached out a few different times via different methods (email, phone, Instagram, etc) and never heard back. I would have given 2-stars because the class was fun, but now that they are bribing people for 5-star reviews, I'm reducing mine to 1-star.

Came here for a pottery class (and follow up painting session). Overall I'd say this is a great experience and right for the price (you get 2 separate days' worth of activities and a ceramic item you make to take home).

Went to the cat sculpt/pottery class- we got two hours to make it and ended up leaving them so we could get them fired bc they were too cute! Our instructor was nice and it wasn't too loud or when we went, can't wait to come back to paint them !

Color Cocktail Factory **** SCAM ALERT*** we came all the way from Indianapolis to try this place out. Class started at 7:30.... We have been here since then and the door is locked... they looked at our text and didn't respond and then cut their phone off... I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!

Awesome experience! Top notch instruction with just the right amount of assistance if you want it. A great date night or with friends...this is a fun way to start your evening. Don't forget your BYOB and cup with a lid! #colorcocktailfactory

We had a phenomenal time! We surprised our hubby's for Father's day & this was our 1st time here, but we'll be back. Mike was a great teacher & exceptionally helpful & patient! It was a great kickoff to Fathers Day!

Careful. Their website can be challenging. They're not big on experience, they care about the money. I apparently made some error booking. When they reached out to me almost felt like I was in trouble. Rather than correcting the issue, providing solutions, and welcoming me to their establishment they just wanted to let me know your RSVP is wrong. We're taking your money and we canceled this booking! No responses when I responded. All good though, just wanted to let someone know be mindful and cautious with this place. If you do go, hope you have a wonderful time.

Really fun beginner pottery class! Will be back for more classes and to paint. The instructors were helpful.

I've always wanted to do pottery. This was the perfect place to learn. I was really relaxed and felt comfortable. My instructor was really great and hands on as well. I could definitely see myself doing this class often.

Love the class idea and the teacher was nice but went missing a few times. Ran out of clay, feel like she could have instructed us to work in smaller proportions. Space is TIGHT - we were on the tables and wow those are close together. Only two bathrooms and no additional sinks to use which is inconvenient because it's a ceramics class and the wait to wash hands was crazy. You need to take your piece home to air dry and book again to glaze - kind of sucks if you took public transportation to get there. The wheel section looked well spaced out. Thinking they should reconfigure their space and maybe reduce the class sizes or change times because two parties of 8 next to each other was a bit much

Honestly this was such a scam, I feel so robbed. Class was $55 to sculpt and $15 to paint, plus had to pay for parking. Turned out being about $100 for the "experience" Received the most minimal instruction ever...you are basically paying for a lump of clay and their firing services but it was NOT worth it at all. The instruction they did give was horrible, as when I returned to grab my painted pottery after painting and firing it was in 3 pieces...

My gf and I spent multiple sessions working on our pieces. They broke both of them. Very disappointing. Massive waste of time.

I've been here for both the pottery spinning and mug making classes and have enjoyed myself both times. The pottery spinning was a bit less organized than the mug making since there was a lot of movement and groups. It's a byob location and they have Groupons available all the time. If you're looking for a quick and easy date night look no further. Definitely recommend

I had so much fun doing this! I am excited to come back and try again! I even came home with a piece on this first time!

This venue doesn't deserve any stars! One of the owners, Brittney has the worse disposition and disrespectful attitude to have to deal with. We were having a private party of 20 people who all paid FULL price. The room we were crammed into was the same room that customers from other parties came into to wash their hands. Brittney also interrupted our hosts Ariana and Isabella to send Ariana out to assist with another party, leaving Isabella to assist all of us. Honestly, I think she's very unprofessional, NOT worth going to and very b*tchy! The room was nasty and water was continuously leakin. FIND ANOTHER VENUE AND SPEND YOUR MONEY WHERE YOU WILL BE VALUE

PLEASE DONT SPEND YOUR MONEY & GIVE YOUR BUSINESS TO THESE PEOPLE!!! On the 17th of April I decided to book at the only pottery making class I've found in the Chicagoland area. I purchased through Groupon, but had to redeem the voucher on the company's direct website Color Cocktail Factory. I went to the website selected the class I paid for, entered my voucher number, however I didn't see anything about selecting the date I wanted to come in for the class. I didn't think much of it because I thought it would populate after I selected the class. I proceed to the end of the process & received a confirmation but still hadn't selected a date. I'm looking around on the website & saw that I booked for the very next day (the 18th) which I didn't understand how. I went back to the main page where you select the class & the class dates are in the smallest font size imaginable which I looked over because I didn't see it. I attempted to reschedule on the website but didn't see an option to do so. That same day I KEPT calling the studio to try explain what happened & it's a cellphone that goes straight to voicemail every time I called. I left voicemails, and never got a call back. I called on the 18th as well and still no answer. On the 19th I decided to reach out on Instagram since I had no luck reaching anyone over the phone & this is how it went. This was an experience I'd been looking forward to doing for a long time & I wanted to take the class in July for my birthday. One thing for sure, my intentions are ALWAYS pure and when you play with my like this it'll come back on you 10 fold. People like this truly don't deserve a seat at a business table. UPDATE: I also posted a Google review of my experience & read the response she left and how she speaks to her customers.

Had the best experience at wheel spinning pottery class! I love color cocktail factory and will be bqck for more classes!

The staff was patient and helpful. They gave very clear and easy instructions. Can't wait to go back and color my piece.

I loved my experience at the color cocktail factory. Everyone was so helpful & I loved my heart bowl I made!

My mom and I took a Wheel Pottery Class for her birthday and had a great time! It was my first time throwing pottery and it's harder than it looks. Our teacher was very patient, though and offered lots of hands on assistance. She's definitely very skilled! We'll be back to paint our pieces as well :)

Great staff and atmosphere! It truly was a fun experience! Great for date or girl nights! Extremely reasonable prices. I will definitely be registering for more classes.

Didn't know what to expect from a pottery class but had so much fun... it's certainly not easy and great way to get messy . My friends celebrated my bday here and couldn't have asked for a better bday party.... They even played Indian music which was really really cool. Our instructor Ardahika( I think ) was very helpful and sweet. My only advice would be to dress in comfortable clothing that is easily washable, proper shoes which u are ok with getting mud on and tie ur hair up Highly recommended !!

SO MANY promotions lately but have not been able to address my situation about their January promotion. I've been there regularly since fall. This is more than growing pains.

I took a mosaic class and had a great time! It was designed so that beginners (like me) and more skilled artists could all take part. Our instructor was great -- after giving us initial instruction, she checked in on us but didn't hover, and she sent us home with what we needed to keep our projects safe and finish them up. I'm already thinking about going back -- I just need to decide if I want to do another mosaic or a new thing!

It was my first time doing wheeling pottery and I was a little nervous because I have never tried pottery and when I saw this class it was a sign to go ahead and do it. All the workers were super nice and helpful when I got lost. Deff a must try!

If I were you I would go someplace else. The instructor (name sounded like yaya) was not pleasant to work with, rushed the whole session and was not helpful. You pay $55 to watch a quick instruction, you are confused, and then he comes by and does it for you and pressures you to finish fast. Not the worse experience because it was fun to do a new activity for the first time but I would save your date night budget to another spot. Please don't go here for a special occasion. There's no intention, love, or customer service going into this place.