Hobby Lobby

I get followed a bit when I go in here, and that’s a tiny bit annoying.
I’m from the East Coast (S.E. Virginia to be specific) and we don’t have Hobby Lobby where I’m from. So I got super excited to find out Hobby Lobby and their «I Love This Yarn» were near my new home.
This store is overwhelming with the various amounts of home décor and arts/​crafts supplies, but still manages to fall short when it comes to niche’ supplies.
I do a lot of DIY jewelry, as well as knit/​crochet. My big things are buttons, sock yarn, leather, and natural stone beads. I wish this location had a better thread, button, and bead selection.

Sometimes you can tell a lot about a business, and the people who shop there, based on the parking lot. Walmart owns the crown for this: shopping carts ditched in empty spaces, trash strewn along the sidewalks, smoke butts in the planters, and an astonishing array of pajamas, any time of day. This Hobby Lobby, by contrast, offers a parking lot loaded with righteous bumper stickers. Apparently, the Omnipotent One drives an SUV, he’s a much more judgmental dude than scripture generally alludes to and he spends his weekends crafting. Who knew?
The first thing I noted was that you’ll spend a pretty penny on fake flowers, if that’s your agenda. It’s kind of extraordinary what a bouquet of plastic plants will run you. The place is massive, and it has that emporium feel of Walmart, actually: florescent lighting, aisles upon aisles stretching to oblivion, but very clean. Finding a jar of Modge Podge was a hike, and finding someone who could direct me wasn’t easy, either.
I’ll also confirm a commonly reported Unilocaler issue with the front registers, which were understaffed big time for a Saturday. While I stood around awaiting my turn, I overheard a salesperson telling a customer that they received some kind of discount for being a member of a local church, which I found, um, interesting. And then when I attempted to return the next day, at about 11am, I found out the place was closed on Sundays which A) only added to the religious fervor surrounding the experience and B) made me wonder how they could possibly understaff the place on Saturday.

I love this store. I didnt have one in NY where I used to live but since I moved here in 2012 I have to say that I have been nothing but happy with all of the times I have gone here! I LOVE HOBBY LOBBY :)

I am not currently into crafts, too busy at work. But I see wonderful possibilities in my future and this place is well supplied. My husband comes here for most of his framing needs. We also love the seasonal knick knack products and our house has a few from here. Their cashier lines tend to get very slow that’s the only thing that bugs me.

This Hobby Lobby is a really good size, so it offers a large selection. It seems to be in a good location. Clean and organized well. I just wish they would staff more cashiers (especially on Saturday’s mid-​morning to noon) as the lines went into the aisles.

We just had the BEST experience at Hobby Lobby. We were in need to have a picture matted & framed today. Thanks to their outstanding customer service they saved the day!!! THANKS EARL!!! Live long & prosper!!!

I hit up Hobby Lobby A LOT, and it feels like the store doesn’t reflect the advertised sales. Meaning, when the weekly flyer states «Hey! Our storage boxes are 50% this week!», the signs in the store should match that… they don’t. I don’t know who is in charge of their signage department, but they gotta work on that. And, more people need to be working at the registers. If there’s four people in front of you line, it’s about a 10 – 15 minute wait till it’s your turn. Very annoying! Two stars.
*Update 5/​6/​13*
At this point, I’m writing off this location as a lost cause. I tried and tried to see the good in it, but, it’s like it was their personal mission to make me turn into an angry customer. The fact that I had to ask several times over the course of 20 minutes to get some help with the spray paint case was very annoying and frustrating. Then, when it came to check out. that’s when I finally had my breaking point. When the time came to pay with my debit card, the payment tablet wasn’t reading the electronic strip, so I handed it to the cashier for her to run through. She automatically said «I can’t key it in. The terminals don’t allow it». That’s a load of bull because they’ve done it several times throughout my many visits there. In fact, I tried to use the plastic bag method and it still wouldn’t work. The cashier got all sorts of put out and ended up calling up another cashier for help… cool beans, that works. NOPE! Even that lady didnt know how to type in the debit info. After 10 minutes of them both giving heavy, put out sighs and clearly acting annoyed /​bothered. they pull out an old impression machine to make a carbon copy of my card. Under any other circumstance, that wouldn’t bother me… what bothered me was being treated like I was a pain in their ass, the cashiers flicking the carbon copy at me to sign off on, then snatching it off the counter with a snotty attitude. As I picked up my bagged stuff, I said «Have a nice day»…the returned response? «Yah, whatever»…Annnnnd I’m done.
Word to the wise, if you don’t like working in the customer service /​retail world, DON’T work at a place like Hobby Lobby and get a pissed off and sully attitude when you actually have to give customer service!

I have shopped here many times, it is a great place for parents when kids have some project due that needs to compete with other parents living vicariously through their kids. That said…
On several occasions, I have been disappointed by their so called «sales» for instance, ½ off candles, and in tiny asterisked text, «not in multipacks» or ½ off art sets (only on items over 9.99) in some instances the signs on the floor do not have the notes, only the flyer does. This is really aggravating. My child chose a gift for his mom based on the sale, only to find out it was not on sale. I paid the difference, but it was clearly a strategy of bait and switch. I argued, even talked to a manager, held the line up, literally had another lady get upset behind me after realizing she had the same issue, and still, the same result.
The problem is, Michaels and Hobby Lobby do not contain the same items. So, you kinda have to go to Hobby Lobby.

Hate it.

I wrote a review of the hobby lobby on Wyoming discussing my love for this store and also my dislike for their «closed on Sunday» thing… Ugh
First thing about this store which was a little off were the 1 million fluorescent lightbulbs on the ceiling blinding me when I walked in,.
covers just pure bright light.
I’m not sure if the other hobby lobby does this but I found it really nice that up front they had sign ups for art classes for kids and adults. I’m mad I missed the november acrylic class that was 20 $ and came with all supplies and you got to keep the painting/​canvas. They had oil painting and sewing too.
As always don’t forget to go to
on your phone to show the coupon.