If you are looking for a review from someone who knows about home decor, decorating, or any of that…read moretype stuff; I strongly suggest you stop reading now. Under normal circumstances a trip to a store like this would involve me finding the plastic flowers, stabbing myself in the eyes, and then smashing vases over my head until I was put out of my misery. This trip was a little different. Interested in how? Keep reading slacker. So my oldest child decided that she wanted to paint something for her room. She told me she needed a canvas, paint, and some sort of other stuff that sounded like a foreign language. She said there was a Michael's in Gulfport and that if I loved her, I would take her. I briefly plotted sending her to a boarding school as punishment for such an outrageous request, but I relented. Michael's is located in a massive strip mall complex north of I-10. That complex sees some heavy traffic so don't expect easy parking, easy navigating, or a quick exit back to the real world. Inside the store there were every type of craft and home decor item ever invented. My pulse quickened, my head began to throb, and the plastic flowers were calling to me. Then I noticed some antique type fishing floats. Then I noticed some beachy decor. Then I was like: WTF John? Are you actually finding things that don't cause your brain to explode? I couldn't understand what I was feeling so we quickly grabbed the canvas and other stuff so I could get out. I knew if I stuck around I might devolve into some Feng Shui spewing knick knack paddywhack decorating aficionado. There was no way I was letting that happen. Then boom, I saw the photo section. In the photo section I discovered everything from custom framing to gallery quality mats for displaying my photos. Not only did they have that stuff, but the prices were very reasonable. I didn't buy any since I don't have any gallery shows booked, but it is good to know that I can score this stuff locally instead of going through my printer. The check out experience quickly snapped me back to reality. It was super slow and waiting in line with folks overjoyed over sconces reminded me why this will never be a place I frequent. But at least I made a bad situation better by finding stuff that interested me. See, I told you that you should've stopped reading way back at the beginning. But if you did make it this far, thanks!

I went to hobby lobby on 3 different occasions for assistance from the framing department...all 3…read moretimes I was ignored dodged and overlooked...on the 3rd time I sat in my car for 30 mins and placed a review on the customer service in the framing department... I went to Micheals after leaving there....JONESSSS in the framing department is absolutely amazing! Her customer service as well as her personality is amazing....she was so nice and polite... I had to tell her that she was a breath of fresh air...she framed my husband retirement certificate for me on the spot! Jesus if we could only have more people like her! THANK U JONES U MADE MY DAY my husband is a retired disabled Veteran...he has a stack of awards to be framed for his new man cave...Michaels is my new fav...THANK U AGAIN JONES (I'm a happy camper)!