Hobby Lobby

I have a love hate relationship with Hobby Lobby, most recently it has been less love but not necessarily hate. It really depends on what I am looking for that day.
They have a really strange way of organizing the store which I think is an attempt to compel you to wander around and potentially find something you didn’t anticipate buying.
Unless you have a great coupon, which they do circulate from time to time, the prices are just OK for what you are getting. That being said, it completely depends on what you are looking at buying. I found the most amazing glass cloche that is comparable in size to one I have been eyeing at Restoration Hardware for over $ 100. Granted it is not identical but it looks pretty close and I only paid $ 28 plus tax. It still looks expensive and I love it.
All that being said, in a general sense, this place is not bad for this type of store. It’s basically Michael’s on steroids.

Yeap 5 stars!
This place is very similar to Michaels. Awesome sales throughout the store. Luckily everything we needed was 50% off, sale changes every week. They have all sorts of things here, great for DIY projects, scrap booking, furniture and loads of Christmas items.
You can also find coupons on retailmenot or their store website. No need to print out the coupon, just show it on your phone. The staff members were super sweet and helpful.
I got a diamond studded wine stopper for $ 2.49, SCORE!
Overall, no complaints. Thanks for making our first trip to Hobby Lobby a great experience.

Never again. Went here to get hardware to hang a heavy mirror. Found what I needed but they couldn’t sell it to me– it was for their framing dept use only. So I asked if they sold what I needed– no they don’t, they have been out of stock since December. Ok. If I bring the mirror here would you be able to put the hardware on the mirror? Nope, «we don’t mess with mirrors.» With this kind of customer service I’ll take my business elsewhere.

I love hobby lobby. First of all, i love scrap booking and pretty stickers so this place was awesome to me. i really am excited to know i dont have to drive way to slidell for a hobby lobby. i walked in and felt like i was right at home. i was disappointed though because i couldn’t find much that i needed their at all. however, i found other good stuff and very excited about my deals i found. I felt very good about everything i purchased and overall i had a good vibe about everything so i was happy camper!

While I enjoyed popping into the Hobby Lobby on the Northshore when dropping off my pups over there for their vet, it wasn’t the most convenient if I really needed something from there, so I was happy that they opened one on this side of the lake.
I thought for sure they’d be my new one stop shop, and while I find that I can get most my craft/​DIY/​Pinterest paraphernalia there, I still end up going to other stores in the area like Michael’s to pick up more supplies.
Their sales are usually pretty good, but my suggestion is to snap a photo of the sale so that when you get to the register, you can show it to the cash register just in case they say it’s not on sale. I’m too lazy and the store is too big to walk back to Row Double Z in Aisle W. Michael’s and World Market have better basket options (I make a lot of gift baskets), and you really can’t beat the service/​prices at Michael’s when it comes to frames in this area, in my opinion.
What I do like at Hobby Lobby is that they have really cute home accent things. While some are priced a little high, again there are discounts on pretty much everything. They also have a crap ton of Christmas stuff that I’m assuming may be year round and then blows up to about 4 times the rows right before Halloween. I saw some cute mustache ornaments, and this year being possibly my first year with a Christmas tree, I’ll probably scoop up some filler ornaments here.
The staff has always been pleasant. Parking is copious. Beware of the percentage off that you can’t use a coupon with, mostly on bigger furniture pieces.

They have a lot of stuff for all sorts of projects, crafts and hobbies along with toys. The main problem here is finding anything as there is just so much stuff but fortunately the staff can usually direct you to what you need. They seem to have some good sales here but some of the items seem a bit overpriced when not on sale. It will be the main game in town for many items so I expect this will be a popular location.

I did a quick walk through with my kids recently and I will say its HUGE and filled to the top with crafty stuff. In my eyes I seen mostly fake flowers, bushes, berries and twigs. So maybe the appeal is lost on this particular person. Also I saw Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc, decorations everywhere. Like the holiday monster threw up.
I seen alot of potential gift ideas and fun to do things, if I am ever on the hunt for something, this place is now in my rotation.
Its big and grand and has a bunch of decorating ideas, so with that I say A-​ok :-)