Jo-Ann Etc

Terrible customer service… no care in the world for anyone’s needs. And if they don’t sell a product such as a sewing machine… don’t expect any damn advice!

I always enjoy shopping Jo-Ann’s …but, a suggestion I may pass on to others… check the check-​out line before you start shopping. It’s the one issue I have with Jo-Ann’s…the line is always long, and v-​e-​r-​y slow! So, if you’re limited with your time, don’t bother :-/

I really feel that this place needs hell of alot more employees on the floor. One person behind the cutting counter doesn’t cut it when there is 7 lady’s need things cut out and they all need like 5 thing’s cut at that time!!! And 1 to 2 cashier to 10 people waiting to check out REALLY COME ON PEOPLE !!! I mean I’ve heard of hard times (BUT COME THE F*%K ON) I really think that need to higher some more damn employees!

sometimes i get pumped to go to Jo Anns only to go there and get heartbroken over the lack of product they have. a lot of times you could even find things cheaper online.
personally i knit/​crochet, embroider/​x-​stitch, and sew.
while they’ve had stitch nation yarn previously the past couple of times i’ve gone in they actually haven’t had any and so far here it’s been my favorite yarn to use since they have bamboo, sheep and alpaca wool in beautiful colors that are affordable. hopefully they were just out of stock but i’ll go back again and check.
as for embroidering and what not i wish that they’d carry Thread Heaven. if you’re looking for it you may as well find it online (sublimestitching is a great place to get tools and textiles). they also don’t seem to carry iron on pencils or pens and their patterns are old fashioned or very childish. :(
this is probably the only place to get fabric now since Walmart doesn’t carry fabric in their stores. if anyone knows of another store that sells fabric please let me know! anyway, i recently went in to find some fabric to make a blanket for a friend who’s about to give birth to a boy and for some reason i could not find anything nice for a boy but there were a lot of cute things for a baby girl. it’s probably just my luck though because i swear a year ago they had really neat prints for boys.

I go to Jo-Ann’s for yarn for projects that either: 1. Are for people who can’t be trusted with luxury fibers or 2. Impulse projects that I can’t justify spending lots of money on. I don’t go there expecting much, honestly. And lately I’ve been sorely disappointed. The selection is incredibly sparse, and there are almost no natural fibers left. I can’t argue with the prices though!

I will admit to having a crafty side. I go here often to get what I need, and browse alike. All too often I am shocked by the customer service– its TERRIBLE! I have talked to the manager even, but I am continually dissapointed by the behavior of the employees. Not only do they not follow up on things, i have actually had them be downright rude.
Its a pretty sizable and reasonalbly priced fabric selection, they have a good selection of yarn as well. They have things i need, else I wouldnt go there, thats for sure!

Oh, I’m in love with this store. If you do pretty much anything related to crafts, this is a great place. They have fabric, they have soap making supplies, beading, various yarn crafts, you name it! I’ve gone through so many different hobbies and am always coming back to this store! The women who work in the fabric section have ALWAYS been VERY friendly.