Hobby Lobby

It’s not a bad place to shop. With all of the recent moral problems in the media and whatnot, I sincerely try not to shop here, but in a competition between this and Wal-​Mart, it usually wins.
The interior is always clean, and while everything isn’t always in perfect placement in the shelves, it’s usually nearby or pretty close to where it should be. The store has a lot of random stuff — such is Hobby Lobby. You can buy random (but pretty, honestly) decorations for your home, framing for your photos or artwork, calligraphy supplies, fabric, seasonal stuff, paints, all types of posterboard, and so much more. It’s a pretty big store, and they’ve done an okay job of organizing everything. Once you walk around it a few times, you’ll have a general idea of where things are mostly located.
I’ve had to return some items here before. Returns went smoothly and were processed without much of a problem.
The biggest problem with this store is the staffing. The staff is nice enough, but no matter when I manage to go, I always get stuck in this a really long check-​out line. There might be three other employees in the general vicinity — or even they sometimes come and stop by to chat with the employee running the register, but rarely does another employee hop onto a register. I understand that not all employees are trained for that, but when it starts being a line of 6 people and everything is going extremely slowly because the person has a giant cart of tiny items or is returning items (which is done in the same single-​cashier line), it can get pretty slow. I’ve easily spent 15 minutes waiting in line here on multiple occasions. It’s partly the customer’s fault, I’m sure, as many of them aren’t in a hurry so they don’t rush through the check-​out process, but still, it’s frustrating.
The cost of some of the items is also another problem. I don’t expect cheap, but depending on what you’re buying (especially if you’re purchasing décor or furniture), you can expect to spend quite a bit of money. Some of the craft supplies are definitely cheaper, but their décor items can rack up quickly.
Final thoughts: It’s clean, easy-​to-​shop in, and the employees are friendly enough. They usually have a general idea of where things are if you need to find something. If possible, I’d much rather shop at Jo-​Anns which is just next door, but there are lots of things Jo-​Anns doesn’t carry. For those things, I’ll be heading to Hobby Lobby — and making sure I’m not in a hurry.

This place is a frequent stop for me. Their fabric selection is a bit disappointing but I am usually able to find anything else I need here.
There’s always a large number of items on sale so if you shop thrifty you can usually get what you need at 30 — 50% off. Make sure you check out their coupon online too as frequently you can find one for 40% off the regular price of one item.
If you’re looking for clearance check out the back wall of the store. Things here are not always organized very well and some of the things have been back there for quite a while so I wouldn’t recommend buying paint or things of that nature from this area.