Hobby Lobby

The sales associate Caitlyn apparently has a variation of the adage «The customer is always right», but substituting «Caitlyn» for «The customer». I have no idea what her malfunction is, but when I stopped at the counter to inquire about framing a painting, she was totally uninterested and dismissive of anything I had to say, talking over me repeatedly before I could finish my idea. What I was able to explain was that I was price shopping. My last painting cost a sizable amount at a reputable local framer, and she boasted that Hobby Lobby could perform the work for a lower cost, insinuating that local shops overcharge. If I was a less secure individual, I would think this upstart was attempting to make me feel stupid.
After going through my requirements and providing a quote, the price was MORE than the local framer. To whit, the local framer, who is excellent yet doesn’t particularly need the business, had told me before I went to Hobby Lobby that his framers have no less than 15 years experience at his shop, and he doesn’t use coupon because he doesn’t mark up the price so as to create the perception of value.
Caitlyn was somewhat humiliated by the price quote she calculated that was more than my framer charged, and being the gentleman than I am, I did not take the opportunity to deflate her pomposity.
Caitlyn and Hobby Snobby are an appropriate couple.

I cant stand this chain for a few reasons. Mostly because I don’t find the aisles well marked and don’t find things easy to find as a result. And since I tend to come to craft stores for specific things, not to browse, Id like to know where to find them quickly.
But there was not a Michaels around that I found, so I popped in here for some paper stock. Eventually I found it. And the pricing, while slightly higher than it may have been at Jo-​Anns or Michaels, was fine.
It could go to 3 stars if they marked the aisles.
Easy parking.