Michaels

I always find what I need and the staff is extremely helpful. They go out of their way to find a coupon your purchase qualifies you for or order something if they don’t have it in stock. Definitely don’t count them out for home décor that doesn’t need any additional crafting. :)

This particular location is much smaller than the others.
Great selection but very packed with so much to look at it’s almost overwhelming.
I feel like every time I come into the store I end up leaving with so much more than I intended on purchasing, simply because I score great deals and love the products.
This location carries scrapbooking supplies, party supplies, seasonal items, and they’re starting to add fabric such as burlap in different prints and designs (very cute).
The sales staff are very helpful however don’t seem to continually bombard you unless you have questions in which case I found them to be very helpful.
***edit: This is very important to know! The restaurants close one hour before closing every night!!! This is due to a «chemical» that effect the ability to open the restrooms to the public shoppers. This makes little to no sense to me however upon pressing the issue I was able to use the restroom. :) good thing Bcuz I was about to get we on the floors!

Not very friendly or helpful… At checkout the clerk was short and did not provide a bag or attempt to offer assistance with my purchase and went on to the next customer before I had a chance to gather my purchases, and there was only one other customer behind me. I will not shop here again.

Terrible experience with the framing shop at this location. I paid approx. $ 500.00 to have a print framed. I was extremely disappointed with the craftsmanship of the frame. The corners did not meet-​up evenly, black paste was smeared on to try and camouflage the mistake. The hanger on the back of this 33″ x 30″ frame was attached upside down. I contacted the store and was advised by the store manager on duty to return it and to ask for her. When I arrived I was greeted by a pleasant and apologetic frame department associate; however the manager did not appear to speak with me. No apology from the Frame Shop manager either even after filing a complaint with the Corporate Office. I personally would not recommend this location for any large framing jobs.

This store has everything you need to be crafty. Sometimes it is hard to find what you are looking for or someone to help you find it. When you do find someone to help you though, they are great. The staff is knowledgable and friendly, there just needs to be more of them!

This is a smaller location then the others so there is less of a selection unfortunately. It is the closest to me so this is where I go for my craft stuff and there is always plenty of items for me to choose from so this hasn’t stopped me from going back. If I need a large quantity of something they will special order for you or they will call another location for you to pick up what you need.
I love that they have craft cards hanging on the isle giving great craft ideas. Sometimes I just want to make something but not sure what so I just go in and look around till I get an image of what would be fun for me. These craft index cards really help me.
The employees for the most part are friendly but not always overly helpful. I think they must have got a new manager because the employee attitudes have improved in the past weeks. I think they were under staffed for awhile and this led to stress and crankiness from being overworked. I can feel their pain so I will let that go. 8)
There is a lot of clearance Items right now which is awesome for your wallet! The clearance isle however is a mess and very hard to sort through. It looks like everything was just thrown on the wall and there is no organization to it. I do like a good hunt though so it doesn’t stop me. I do with they would clean it up they would most likely sell more of the items if people could see everything without sorting piles on the ground.
The do fun craft events there. I have not attended any myself but they look fun! Last time I was there they were decorating cakes. It did make me want to bake a cake.
Make sure you get the Michaels VIP card. They put coupons on it for you so you don’t have to carry them around with you and loose them in your purse.

This is as mainstream as art and craft stores get, and for a few particular items (like a portfolio case, in my instance), the prices would have been ridiculous if not for some of the groovy holiday sales going on. If you’re an arts and crafts noob like me, this will suffice. Do you know a thing or two about scrapbooking and such? Then there are cooler places in the area.

This Michael’s is TINY. Probably ok for general craft stuff, but if you need something specific you should probably go to a larger one.
I went on a Sat evening to get some cotton yarn for a crochet project. The one brand they had in stock was on sale that day (I know, crappy timing). There were only a few choices left, at a larger location I would’ve found something. Unfortunately this store has such a tiny stock to begin with that the stuff there was not enough quantity even if it had been in a color that didn’t suck. If you are actually making something specific this location is too small to count on for supplies (at least when it comes to yarn crafts).
On the positive side, the layout is better than some of the other craft stores. The staff was helpful– I didn’t get what I wanted but someone did go look in the back.
I do like the fact that Michael’s has good prices and there is always some kind of yarn on sale. It can really suck you in. Makes me wonder if there are any 12 step programs for compulsive yarn buyers;)

This is a way smaller Michael’s than the newer ones. It seems like there is less merchandise that regular ones and smaller aisles too. Maybe this is what they look like in big city downtown locations.
Located next to Anna’s Linens on Bell Rd on the South side of the street.

Michaels has been around since the mid-1980’s and has a little bit of everything when it comes to anything related to Arts & Crafts. When I first moved to Arizona there were only a few Michaels and their scrapbooking supplies were limited. Now the stores have stepped up and you can find almost anything if you are patient. Big plus is the 40% coupons that come out in their ads in the Sunday paper. During holidays often there will be 50% off coupons on special days. But the coupon is only on good non-​sale items. During Thanksgiving they have coupons for extra % off even on sale items so use it to stock up.
While this is not my favorite Michaels in Phoenix it is less than a mile from my house. So I shop here first and wait for those coupons to get deals — the coupons can even be used on magazines & books the store carries.
Most Michaels have classes to teach you off to do crafty things. Check it out!