Michaels

I’m not super crazy about this location. Whenever I’ve been there, I’ve had trouble finding what I’m looking for — sometimes they just don’t carry it, sometimes it’s out of stock, sometimes it’s in a really unintuitive place. The most disappointing thing, though, is that the staff seemed to be unknowledgeable about the products. Friendly, but unknowledgeable.

For all crafty people, places like Michaels and Hobby Lobby are heavenly. While I am not a crafty person, I can still see the allures of what is basically the Best Buy for knick-​knacks.
What drew us in this time was our desire to shop for next year’s Christmas decorations. Well, the place was pretty much picked clean after only about 12 hours of opening on Christmas day. There were plenty of bargains earlier in the day, though. We were salivating over all the mark-​down signs (okay, she was. I was just following her).
Why is this place just A-​OK? Because there were quite a few things in disarray all over the store. When it comes to crafting, orderliness and cleanliness are paramount. I spotted pegs without price tags on items in almost every aisle. The fabric area has one roll laying on the floor. There was not a single worker in sight when we browsed up and down the aisles. It’s not as if every worker is up front ringing up customers – most registers were closed and there wasn’t a line.
Maybe we came on a bad night. But staffing appears to be an issue at this location.