Hobby Lobby

I love Hobby Lobby! There’s always great deals to be found here. Don’t forget to pull up their website on your phone for their 40% off one full price item coupon. I’m deducting a couple stars for a few reasons:
1. It is nearly impossible to find things in here unless you can locate an associate for assistance… Which is also nearly impossible.
2. The lines are always crazy long– even at 9 am on a weekday morning. More cashiers are needed to assist!
Teachers also receive 10% off here if you show your ID– not combinable with other coupons or discounts. I like the Rosenberg location slightly more than this one because they often have more items in stock.

So I haven’t been to a Hobby Lobby since I was little. My mom used to be a wedding cake baker/​decorator and got alot of her decorating supplies here. I’m pretty sure this is the same Hobby Lobby that we went to as well!
Anyways, my bf likes to paint figurines so he buys alot of material and his paints here. I’m also on Pinterest (who isn’t?) and noticed ALOT of DIY materials here too. Like, if you’re getting married and are planning to DIY alot of decorations, Hobby Lobby is the place for you!!! I hope I don’t regret saying this for when the time comes for my own wedding lol. I haven’t had to look for anything specific here, so I can’t really comment on the selection of inventory, but I discovered a bunch of cool things that I’d like to try out when I have the time to. I hear DIY-​ing is addicting, so I expect to come here way more often for myself in the future.

15 people in line. 3 registers open. Why are the lines moving soooooooooo sllllllllooooooow. I can’t with slow cashiers. Just can’t.

I love hobby lobby! Who doesn’t?! When I came here, I pretty much knew the gist of where everything was since I always come here for all my crafts! It’s literally one stop shop! When I was just pondering the paint isle, a sweet worker asked if I needed help. I politely said I was just looking and he politely continued what he was doing. I felt so welcomed that I asked for his opinion on something and help on another thing and he gladly helped. He even went out of his way to go in the back to check if that had any empty boxes I can have for my project. Customer service was definitely a plus and I got everything I need for an awesome price!
**don’t forget to pull up their website on your phones to get the 40% off coupon on a single item!

Given the few locations of Hobby Lobby in the metro Houston area, I love that this one is close to my school. I can always rush in for art supplies, organizational equipment, and other things to simply ease the many stressed in life.
They have a great staff, too! Each time I need matte boards cut up or anything framed, I can always count on the helpful staff at Hobby Lobby.
Plus, they have amazing sales just about all year long! It helps to subscribe to their newsletter for coupons and other goodies!
So, minus 1 star because I wish there were more Hobby Lobby locations inside the loop.

This store terrified me upon entering. Why are there two whole aisles dedicated to Christmas when it’s September right now? Why does this place reek heavily of cinnamon apple/​sandalwood/​vanilla?
It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you come here, especially when you are a girl like me. I had a mission here. I needed piping tips and things for chocolate mousse plating. It doesn’t help that this place is huuuuge. When I was ready to leave I actually ended up walking into a whole new section dedicated to fabrics and yarn… And that entire section was about the size of a Walgreens.
When I finally found the baking aisle, I was sorely disappointed. The full aisle was not dedicated to baking, so the selection was lacking. They do have individual tips available for a dollar (Michaels offers this as well), but I was looking for a 24 piece tip set. They had one… For $ 60.99. You can easily find these sets online for $ 20, so no way. Forget it! Thanks Hobby Lobby for trying to screw your customers out of money. Michaels was offering the same thing for half the price.

RUDE!!! I was in there today looking for rhinestone mesh trim, walked around everywhere and couldn’t find it so I asked a lady who worked there who happened to be in the ribbon aisle… HOLY RUDENESS! Not only did she not say anything helpful but she didn’t even look at me, had her back to me, and gave a snappy rude as hell answer. Clearly someone pissed in her coffee this morning. I proceeded to walk away to ask someone else; since I didn’t walk in the direction she told me she yelled «it’s the other way!» In an aggravated rude voice so I yelled «I know!» back to her. The next associate wasn’t as rude but she still didn’t help, and briefly gave me an answer and then turned away and kept working clearly not wanting to help. Had either one listened to me they would have known they don’t carry that product! I finally asked a gentleman working in fabric and while he was very nice and helpful he then let met know it’s not something Hobby Lobby carries. His niceness is they only reason I’m giving 2 stars instead of one! I don’t care that they didn’t have my item, I DO care that two associates were RUDE AS HELL to me. I work in customer service so I know it’s challenging at times BUT JESUS LADIES, REMOVE THE STICK FROM YOUR ASS!

Love the 50% off sales which seem to be almost every day. This location is a lot smaller than the one in Missouri City but still easy to find things. If you need to make anything or need to decorate your house go check it out before Michael’s.

Pricing: The Pricing here is expensive. Remnants (1yd or less) are usually cheaper than what they are here. Joann Fabrics sells their remnants for an additional 50% off. Highly disappointed that they weren’t on sale and that they do not price match things.
Appearance: I will give this store credit for being very organized and clean. Especially in the fabric section. Nothing had dust on it and everything was tucked away nicely.
Employees: Their employees at this location suck. Every time I have come to this store, the employees are distant, not smiling, and act as if they are bothered when you have a question. They work at a craft/​hobby store, not a funeral home! There are always team members walking around putting things away and seem to get annoyed when you ask where an item is. This store definitely needs to work on their customer service.

My wife needed a pair of fabric scissor (I have no idea there is such a thing) and i was given the task of obtaining it. Since I have no clue to what it look like, my first thought was to go to Hobby Lobby instead of driving around to Walmart, Target, etc. I figured Hobby Lobby has everything related to art and craft. The store was huge, bright and clean. I grab the first sale associate I saw and she led me straight to the aisle. I got the cheapest pair of fabric scissor on the hangers. I was in and out in 10 minutes, sweet. Wife was happy with my selection.

They had what I needed, but the staff was absolutely horrible. They couldn’t help me out or answer any of my questions.

Sometimes they are out of what I need, but its a clean and organized store. If you come at a busy time, the lines are long bc there will only be 2 registers open. I’ve noticed its a lot more flowing during the holiday season. But after that, the long lines and waiting are back.

I absolutely love Hobby Lobby! They have a great selection of anything a crafter would need!
This particular location is a nice store with everything generally pretty organized. However I am giving them only 3 stars because I have been displeased multiple times with the attitudes of the workers. I will say I’ve had wonderful happy ones, but the bad ones ruin it for them all.
Usually when I check out and I have a coupon the sales person will let me know what my highest priced item was that I can use it on. I had a particular person the other day who seemed irritated that I asked and responded with attitude that they didn’t know.
Also, I went to pay with my gift card that I knew had more than enough money on it and they told me it didn’t work because there was no money in it. I quickly called the number on the card and verified that there was money on it but the sales person still told me they couldn’t do anything about it. I explained it had money and asked why it couldn’t be fixed, and they shrugged and let me leave. I asked if I could get a new card so this would not happen again, and nothing. Luckily I ended up asking another sales person and they typed in the card number in two seconds and it worked! I understand this person may have not known exactly what to do, but ask someone! Don’t just stand there acting put out when it’s your job to help.
This person was lazy and irritated and did not volunteer any solutions.
I would expect better.

Love the selection. The place is usually well kept as far as tidiness. Picture frames highly decorate the aisles. You will find what you need in here as far as décor and more!

The name of the store, «Hobby Lobby», is rather misleading. There’s not much hobby-​wise unless your hobby is mostly home décor and picture frames and some model crafting items.
Home décor abounds here. That is pretty much the bulk of merchandise. There’s much to choose from in silk floral arrangements of many styles. A variety of picture frames for all types of photography are also available.
Seasonal décor is available with Christmas season being the most prominent. Quality ranges from cheap to decent. I’ve purchased a few good quality seasonal items here and am pleased with them.
They do carry wicker type baskets but they lean toward cheaper quality. There are assortments of knick-​knacks that range from figurines to hanging or standing pictures.
If you like model cars and planes you’ll find a pretty good selection here. There are some school type crafts, plain T-​shirts for decorating in many colors and art supplies but not in a wide variety. Things can get a little overstocked and cluttered so patience and searching to a long way.
Employees have always been friendly at times I’ve been in the store. The store is pretty big and easy enough to move around in even with a shopping cart.
Overall Hobby Lobby is fine for a few seasonal touches or if you like silk florals and are in need of frames. There are some good decorative touches to be found but it may take some searching.

So I’m really not sure why someone would come here. I came looking for a special type of paint that only hobby stores carry (and according to the product’s distributor, Hobby Lobby carries), and it turns out they didn’t have it. The people were friendly enough, and they do have a rather large selection of models (cars, boats, planes, etc), but most stuff you could get here you can get online for cheaper. Of course that goes for most hobby/​craft stores.

This Hobby Lobby has a pretty good selection of arts & crafts related stuff. I have always found what I needed, and combined with the 40% off coupon, it ends up being cheaper than buying it on Amazon.
The employees have always been pretty friendly, though I wish they had more walking around since I can never find one to help direct me to the right aisle.

I’ve been a customer for years and enjoy the chain. Their selection of silk florals are the best of any craft store, and their prices are good. When they have a sale, they include most all their flowers whereas Michael’s, for example, is bad about limited sales. I enjoy their selection of seasonal décor as well. Though this location is fine, it is often understocked and picked over compared to the newer one in Missouri City. They need to work on cleaning it up a bit as well. Now, if they’d only be open on Sunday!

Back when this location first opened it catered to more of the arts and crafty type person. Lately, though when I go in there, it seem to have lots of well junk especially in the realms of home décor. However, if you can sift your way through all of that and know where to go for what you are looking for, they do tend to have more options than Michaels. It tends to be messy and unkempt in there as well which is a shame.

This Hobby Lobby is large but I often avoid it when looking for any type of craft supplies. When I have been in here, there’s plenty of staff walking around but not helping anyone. I asked one employee for help and she basically pointed to the back of the store and said «it’s over there»… uh thanks. My husband had to wander from aisle to aisle as we listened to high school aged employees chat as they wandered around. I asked someone else and she said «oh I think you’re in the right area». They completely lack any motivation or customer service skills. All I wanted was some Shrinky Dink plastic!
When I found mostly what I wanted (they didn’t have much to choose from), I went up front to pay. The manager up there was super nice and helpful and was able to help me get a teacher discount and a tax free sale (I have the proper forms). How can she be so pleasant and the rest of the staff be so incompetent?
I will avoid this place whenever possible, since I don’t want to look through all the aisles for hours on the hunt for things while the kids/​employees earn their minimum wage for socializing.