Hobby Lobby

I had been debating writing this, but eventually felt my experience should be known.
We drove over an hour to get to this store on Dec 22^nd. We arrived at 7:50 pm. When we walked in, there was an very rad announcement that the store was closing in 10 minutes. I was pretty surprised. Most stores are open to at least 9 the week of Christmas… I had over 10 items that needed frames for presents. So I went back and was going to get as many as possible.
When I got there, I started to pick out frames. Within a minute of being there, an older lady came up and said, «You need to take your purchases up front and pay for them, we are closing now. «I said «Really? You’re closing early the week of Christmas?!?» And then… She said «It’s the Christian thing to do. Please go up front now.»
Now I have worked in many retail positions over the years, and I had NEVER treated a customer like that. If you have someone willing to spend a few hundred dollars, you stay open a little later.
The reason why I gave this place 2 stars, is because the girl who rang us up apologized for the way people were acting. Even with the manager standing, arms crossed, and scowling near us, she still took the time to be nice.

A crafting Mecca tucked away in Altoona. Imagine Michaels, Home Goods, Pier One, and Jo Ann fabrics is an almost WalMart sized space and you have Hobby Lobby. Everything you could want or need for crafting you will find here.

This place has everything you need. A bit on the pricey side, maybe even a bit more than Michael’s. i rate it a 2 star because i waited in line to check out for 25 min. There were only 2 registers open on a busy Sat. afternoon. everything has to be keyed in rather than scanned (which is more efficent).