Hobby Lobby — Local services in Janesville

I coordinate a local stitching (knitting, crocheting and numerous fiber-arts) group. Once upon a time many years ago, I shopped at Hobby Lobby. THEN Hobby Lobby decided its self-proclaimed religious rights put it above and beyond the rights of employees and consumers who must abide by secular, Constitutional law. I realized the hypocrisy of selling items made mainly by underpaid women in Chinese sweatshops where abortion and contraception is often mandatory. I realized that this decision applies only to women while men enjoy complete reproductive healthcare coverage including vasectomies and Viagra. I learned Hobby Lobby continues to invest in drug companies who produce exactly what they do not want to cover in employees EARNED benefits. I refuse to support businesses that have decided that their personal philosophies are more privileged than the same of their employees. Birth control is a vital – and common – aspect of women’s healthcare but, because women often do not make a livable wage or decent benefits for their labor, they often cannot afford the healthcare they require . I do not believe that the religious beliefs of an employer trump or give permission to take away the religious freedoms and bodily autonomy and integrity of Hobby Lobby’s female employees. As such, I cannot and WILL NOT support businesses, nonprofits, and religious entities that do not respect the PRIVATE healthcare concerns of their employees. Such decisions are rightly between a patient and doctor ... not the corporate boardroom and CEOs or any government body. I am urging everyone in our stitching group and anyone else who understands that in a democratic society, our secular law must apply equally, fairly and justly to ALL and therefore we must stand up and never again shop where (only) women's health is considered secondary to religiously inspired profit-sharing stock-holders; where gender discrimination is proliferated; where...

Why is it that Hobby Lobby is behind on their technology when it comes to the scanning of price tags? Cashiers are required to manually enter sale discounts. And some cashiers, including managers, are not aware of the sales. Blank t-shirts, sweatshirts, onsies, etc. are always 30% off. Neither the cashier nor the manager was aware of this. I had to go back to the department (clear in the back of the store) to grab a photo of the sale sign and stand in line once again to check out. Still, after seeing the picture of the sale sign, the cashier and the manager were still convinced the items were not on sale. So, the manager said she could check the iPad. (I could tell she was not real excited about doing that!) I said that would be great. Now mind you, the manager has no smile whatsoever during this brief discussion. Yes. The items were 30% off. I made my purchase and left. Not once did the manager or the cashier apologize for the inconvenience...

I have been a returning customer to their frame shop, but today’s visit was my last. I live outside the county and use hobby lobby cause they are still considered close. I got a phone call saying my frame job was complete. I dedicated a good amount of my afternoon to pick up the finished piece; only to see a partially finished frame job, one piece was not cut into and added to the matting and incomplete. I was told it would take another hour to finish and I couldn’t hang around and wait because of other obligations. Paul the store manager refuses to call it a mistake on their part, it’s easier to say there was confusion to limit responsibility for correcting. I’m wasting almost half a tank of gas now to go back and pick up the finished piece, all while paying full price. I will still go to Janesville for my framing needs, but I will use their...