Hobby Lobby — Local services in Nampa

They have cute stuff, but it's expensive and the staff has never been friendly or helpful. We had to flag a fabric employee down last time we went and she sighed when we "caught" her. It seriously is like you have to trap them to get help. The other frustrating thing is they wont just display the price of an item. Almost every single item will have a price on it and then a sign above it saying how much off the labeled price it is. It's a marketing way of tricking consumers. They want you to believe you should buy a product because it's only on sale for a brief time (You know, the true definition of what a sale means). When in actuality, they will always have a sign up saying it's on sale, always. Then, they offer an amazing 40% off coupon online but you cant use it on anything!! This is because they say you cant use it on sale items yet, as I said, almost everything is listed as on sale at all times! This is another marketing trap on the consumer. They advertise this too good to be true coupon to get you in the store and then you cant use it on anything! It is a ridiculous con in my opinion. The prices are high and that's why they label everything as on sale. They want customers to think: "Yes, the price is expensive, but look what it's original price wouldve been if it wasn't on sale." And then you end up buying a way too expensive item that never really was a true sale item to begin with. The items are cute and fun, dont get me wrong, but the quality is cheap and the prices too high. Id recommend going to Ross over Hobby Lobby if you are looking for cheap cute decor. The silk flower prices are insane as well. Try Walmart or even the dollar store for those. All in all, we dont ever want to go again. It's been the same bad customer service since they opened and they surely arent going to change their sleazy marketing techniques. When the woman checked us out last time, we got our coupons out on our phones and she flippantly ran everything down the register saying, "Nope, this is on sale, nope the coupon cant be used with candy, nope the fabric was 30% off, nope, nope, nope." We literally started laughing because that happens every single time we go. I politely told her everything is always on sale and she just glared at me rudely. She didnt even say I was wrong or tell me what wasnt on sale or what I could at least use the dang thing on since we had drove all the way there. If you have the coupon--dont bother. It has only worked once ever for me and that was on an already cheap item so the savings didnt matter. Their final trap is to make you feel like you didnt waste a trip over the coupon when you check out by giving you the false perception of, "Well, i didnt get to use the coupon, but it was 30%...

Me and my girilfriend and son used to always shop here for all of our art/craft needs, until one day I had a similar occurance like a previous reviewer, Christine Fries. Me and my family were in one day last month just window shopping, (did it often there) and when we decided we were done looking and started walking towards the entrance/exit, who im pretty sure is the manager, walked up and SHE asked me if I found everything alright. I found it very suspicious because the whole time we were in there, a lot of the staff were following us around but we didn't think anything of it because they're always walking around, stocking and what not. When we reached the exit she asked me if I found everything okay and all I could do is give her a confused look and said yes and asked her as to why she was asking me as I was basically almost all the way out of the store. She said she was just wondering and making sure. As me and my family walked to our vehicle, her along with 2 or 3 other employees/managers were standing outside taking pictures of me and my vehicle. I laughed and still do. They don't get any more business from me. And btw if you are a human being that agrees with human rights, you would not support this business, as they take away from women and do not support homosexuality. Do some research if you don't believe me. Thanks for reading and hope this changes your mind about shopping at a harassing place...

I knew I was going to regret being introduced to this store. :-) The selection is vast. The employees have always been helpful, kind, and wonderful overall. Yesterday a young man (Micah, I believe) carried a bistro table out to my van for me because I had other items and my two young sons (not yet able to carry the table themselves). Debra was the helpful employee who retreived Micah to come help move the table from its display location.

I loved how another reviewer mentioned to wear comfy shoes! I could not agree more. When you're new to this store you definitely need to walk ALL the isles. There is SO MUCH in there.

I personally love that I can walk into this store and see scripture verses and Christian sentiment throughout.

The varied styles of decor they carry means this store is great for all tastes and their craft sections are enormous... sadly, I'm not crafty, so that's wasted on me.

Even my boys enjoyed looking at all there was on the shelves. The picked out the cutest lantern - think Little House on the Prairie. I wanted them to feel like they had a say in the decorating of our new home.

You will love this store even more once you get the hang of their pricing and sales. Don't see what you want with a sales tag this week? Come back in the weeks to follow and you will be rewarded for...