Hobby Lobby

While I’m not a huge fan of their religious beliefs and the application of that to the health insurance they offer employees, I suppose if you take a job their that is your choice and you know what you are getting.
With that disclaimer out of the way, they have an amazing selection of craft and hobby items at better prices than almost everywhere else. Typically my wife is the one doing these activities, but with one child still in Cub Scouts, I have to get involved at least once a year when we build his Pinewood Derby car. They have a great selection of wood blocks, wheels, accessories, weights, axle polishing kits, and model paint. If you really wanted to go all out, you could probably go crazy building a car here. I try to get the items we need, convince the kids that they don’t need another science set or more dinosaur toys, and get home to start building the car.
The other great service they have is that if you buy a picture frame, they will put your picture in it for no charge. I recently went to reframe my college diplomas and while a custom frame would have been around $ 350, I found two nice frames for $ 15 each and had them put my diplomas in them so they were nice and straight. Now they look great hanging on the wall of my office and sometimes I glance over at them to remind myself that I really do have a Master’s degree… especially when I’m doing something so basic it could make me forget.
Finally, before you check out, get on your phone and Google «Hobby Lobby coupon». There’s pretty much always a 40% off coupon you can use to bring down the price on your most expensive item.
And remember, Hobby Lobby is closed on Sundays, so if you need something, remember to get it during the other 6 days in the week.

Thanks Hobby Lobby you always have what I am looking for! The only thing I would suggest is more cashiers or faster cashiers and a manager that helps out when lines are building up instead of standing there and watching people get frustrated.

After purchasing some new art work for my place I was in need of a few picture frames… A girlfriend told me to check out hobby lobby and let’s just say upon entering the store it was clear that I could not only get lost in here for days but it could also put me in the poor house as well! There is def something there for everyone… And every project Pinterest throws your way.
The frames were cheap to begin with but they were 50% off as well!

This is the best Hobby Lobby in the valley. Clean, bright, and everything is updated weekly. I had an employee offer help in funding a certain item. He even, called around looking at another location for it and had it held for me there. The Holiday section us the best to place to shop for Christmas decorations, Allhallows off! They have a wonderful collection of Nutcrackers which I was on the hunt for that day. 2 3Footers to flank my entryway. I found them half off!

I got overcharged by 20 bucks for an item I didn’t buy. Check your receipts because otherwise, you won’t get your money back. Never shopping here ever again. Worst place ever. Then, they check cameras like you stole the crap, and make it feel like your a thief. Thanks for judging me like I stole stuff. Never going to a hobby lobby again.

Dear Hobby Lobby, thank you for taking all of my money! Okay, okay, I know that I choose to spend my money here but seriously, in my defense, where else can you go to buy home décor, crafty supplies, paper plates & utensils for a girls’ night & ANYTHING holiday related?!
When I moved into my new place, I switched my décor to a more «rustic» feel and literally purchased 90% of my new goods here! {Lamps, mirrors, metal letters, wooden frames, baskets, candles, vases, canvas art, shelves, mason jar soap dispensers, pillows –you name it, I bought it!!}
The best part, they ALWAYS have a 40% off of 1 regular priced item coupon on their app and you can use a new one each day! Yes, I may have come here 5 days in a row to get everything that I needed with that coupon, but hey, it was worth it {A $ 90 mirror for $ 45, I’ll take it!!}. You can also check their app for their weekly specials where they mark certain items 50% off for that week only!
I LOVE LOVE Hobby Lobby! {To the point where it may be a problem!!}

Very nice staff! VERY NICE! Not very helpful though. They don’t know where their own items are located throughout the store, but they expect you to find it. I asked for specific items. She (and manager agreed) said «I don’t know where that’s at, because we move things around the store everyday. Just look towards the back of the store… «So I did. I Searched for quite a while. Never found items, or assistance. Thank goodness there’s a Michaels around the corner.

Careful if you do not watch the cashier while they’re ringing you up they’ll rip you off. Not so good about actually putting the discount price. If an item is on sale you better watch what they ring it up as.

The staff was very loudly and obnoxiously complaining in front of customers about their manager. Some statements included «what a great way to make an impression» and «looks like the new mom is too busy to support us.» The icing on the cake on this experience was when I went into the parking lot and saw a car filled with post-​it-​notes saying «worst boss ever.» Perhaps not the most professional way to deal with frustrations with management.
Needless to say, as this loud conversation across several aisles was taking place, I was struggling to find what I needed. Upon asking an employee I was given some general direction to my item and no follow up to if I found what I needed or not. Well I didn’t and left empty handed.

I am so disappointed! This was my first time to visit the famous Hobby Lobby, and I was expecting it to be awesome! All I needed to buy was a black paint pen and I asked for help three different employees, and they would not help me but they would say things like I don’t know where they are but they might be by the picture frames… Picture frames? There’s 10,000 picture frames all throughout the store. Finally, the third employee we approached was so unenthusiastic and said she really didn’t know anything about these pens but after a 20 minute scavenger hunt around the store I finally found where the pens were and… They were sold out so I completely wasted my time and I won’t go back anytime soon
Update… Went to Scottsdale Hobby Lobby
Same experience
Also sold out!!!
Also…sold out

Super nice cashiers that help you out with finding the coupon on your phone! He literally was teaching the elderly couple in front of me how to get the coupon to pull up so that they could have 40% off. He made sure to tell them they could use it every day. You should have seen the old man’a face! Too cute! He tried to offer to use his phone coupon for my transaction even. Anyway the store has a much better selection than the one back home in Colorado and they always seem to have so much stuff on sale, like 50% off kinda sale!

Too political. Uhg.

Yesterday, the SCOTUS granted Hobby Lobby its petition that it be treated as a person, with religious beliefs and religious freedoms, and the ability to deny its employees equal access to healthcare. Just as Hobby Lobby can now pick and choose which equal rights it wants to support, I can pick and choose never to shop there ever again.

Wished I had discovered this place sooner. They have everything for home decorations. If your looking for bible verses to put on your wall, this is the place. We have also bought clocks, wind chimes and candles.

Hobby Lobby has EVERYTHING you could possibly want for any arts/​crafts/​home décor/​scrapbooking… literally everything. I could get lost in this store! And their prices are phenomenal; haven’t found another place that is cheaper. I love you, Hobby Lobby! :)

Hobby lobby is a magical place! This is the place to go for all your craft needs! I love this location and the staff is very helpful!
Need home décor? Try hobby lobby! Need party supplies? Hobby lobby is where it’s at! This is craft heaven!

We went here today for a specific item and while found what we were looking for we spent some time looking around to see what all they had. Besides having a huge selection to choose from we also found that they had a huge line with 8+ people waiting to check out. They did finally call for some assistance at the cash register, but why they waited so long is beyound me.

I used to love this place until they hired the slowest staff known to man/​woman! The 3 stars are for the content of the store because if you’re into arts & crafts this place is fantastic and they have some really good deals. But the fabulous deals can in no way compensate for the unbelievably slow service. The check-​out folks have absolutely no clue what is going on. ever. I’ve let the slow check-​out lines slide in the past, but recently I waited in line for 30 minutes. During this time 3 people abandoned their carts and left the store (4 if you include myself). I ventured over to the Bell location after work and it was much much much more efficient. I don’t like leaving bad reviews, but this place has GOT to shape up — sorry!

I did not have Hobby Lobby in SoCal and boy did I miss out. My fiancé has this silly rule that he cannot step foot into a Michael’s or Joann’s Craft store with me because he would die of boredom as I perused aisle after aisle. Well, when I found Hobby Lobby shortly after we moved to Phoenix I told my fiancé that he had another store to add to his Do Not Go In list. When he asked why I described it to him as the Costco version of Michael’s. Yep, no more description necessary. He did not want to hear anymore.
But I did so I went back several more times in a few short months and happily walked down aisle after aisle exploring the materials I need for current projects as well as daydreaming about future projects. Be prepared — this place is large so it will take some time to walk around — it’s best not to be in a rush so you can fully enjoy looking at everything!
While Michael’s is still a great place to get quick supplies this place has more of a selection if you need more variety. Prices are comparable to other craft stores but the neat thing is that you can resuse the coupon they email to you all week long as many times as you’d like.
I’ll be going back frequently as I start collecting items for my upcoming wedding which is something I’m definitely looking forward to.
Don’t forget to sign up for the weekly emails to make sure you get your handy dandy coupons!

I was not impressed with this store. Not at all.
While they do stock materials for a wide variety of pastimes– modeling, painting, jewelry-​making, dollhouse building, sewing, flower arranging, scrapbooking and quite a few more –many of the departments are too small to be of any meaningful employment. At best, I could see this place being useful for grabbing several odds and ends for those of eclectic crafty nature, but it’s really not a one-​stop shop for anything.
They do carry some more unusual craft items. There’s a small section of resin-​casting equipment hidden in the back and they stock some Amaco items (in the same aisle). Which brings me to my major gripe: everything in this store has a distinctive leftover from 1985 vibe. I came across many grossly outdated notions, old lady nicknacks, dusty substance containers. The Amaco items? Their Friendly Plastic consisted of colors such as «frumpy» and «frumpier», including quite a few discontinued for a reason hues. I would have bought some, but many of the planks were brittle and scratched.
Curiously, the home décor section is enormous. I found an entire aisle dedicated to every variety of end table, many of them dusty and all of them on sale. I was not aware end table collecting had such a major fan base.
Service was average.
On a final note, I would point out that subsequent to my visit, I discovered this chain is owned by a fundamentalist family of the sort which opposes human dignity for anyone who isn’t a white, Christian male. I would not suggest shopping there to others, or anyone would a speck of talent in any specific artistic field.