A good place for art supplies generally. I get a lot of good sketchbooks and markers here and it's always been good for that. I have also purchased frames here for my diplomas and there is a decent selection of frames, with a bunch of different sizes. Even though the paper sizes on my documents I wanted framed was weird, I managed to find good frames for all of them. The staff in my experience have all bee nice and polite, however I haven't really interacted much with staff as usually when I go here, I know what I'm looking for and where to go. Unfortunately some of the stuff that gets shoplifted often is locked up, and while I understand that, it makes it harder to choose which ones I want to get. It makes it easier to choose when I can easily hold them in my hands, and it being locked up makes it harder to decide if I actually want it. Not sure why but it does and that's the only thing here that I've ever had any trouble with though. Overall a good shop for art supplies, it's my favorite place to go as an avid author and illustrator. And as far as I've seen, the prices are very reasonable, probably as good as they come. Some stuff here is expensive, but it's very much a "you get what you pay for" type of deal. read more

Why the hell would you sell frames with staples in the back of them leading for them to snap off and stay in the frame... And then charge 40 dollars for said frame the back is all marked up now because they all snapped and I had to pull them out with needle nose pliers... This is just ridiculous and waste of freaking money if you ask me... read more

The selection of art supplies is OK, basic, not great. You can find some things you need, but not everything - not super-professional, more hobby. But what really shocked me is when I asked if they could match a price if a watercolor set at (Dick) Blick, none of the salespeople or manager said they ever heard of this company! Blick Art Supply is the leading art supplier in the US, and has been in business over 110 years! The fact that nobody working at Michaels even heard of them tells a lot about their knowledge of art supplies. read more

The store itself is good but if you aren't hiring maybe take down the multiple listings? or at least send a rejection email

Staff is rude. They refused to accept my return of spray paint. I bought it for a project (needed to add color and glitter flare to glass bottles with a glitter paint). Not only are some of the colors super sheer, but the force of the air from the spray cans causes the glitter to spread and run. She had no problem taking my bag of glitter spray paint though! read more

Michaels - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Nashua, New Hampshire

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Do not use their framing department. They took an autographed photo and made a disaster out of it. Every excuse in the book and yet the piece is damaged. Frame your Newberry Comics posters here but not something that is not reproducible. Emily, the framing manager made like she was going to get a solution to the issue and that made us feel fantastic. Still waiting MONTHS out for a solution from the management team or someone in the corporate office. read more

I needed some guidance regarding my cross stitch to be framed Colby, who works in the framing department was extremely helpful and supplied me with all the materials I needed to successfully frame my cross stitch picture. He is a very valuable employee to Michaels Store. read more

Sometimes I feel like being crafty! I'll head over to Michaels to browse and get some ideas. Michaels is an arts and crafts superstore with a pretty good selection of all sorts of supplies for that fun project. The store has plenty of colorful flowers, decorations, activity kits, knitting supplies, books, art supplies, paints, paper, cake decorating, stickers, beads, felt, glues, frames, scrapbooking, baskets, toy kits, and much more. Michaels has plenty of Disney items such as Hannah Montana and High School Musical, and the BEDAZZLER kit for which allows me to decorate my clothing and other items with COLORFUL RHINESTONES. Disco Stu is back in the building! The prices here are decent with lots of percent off specials. I always use Sunday ads, which usually have a 50 percent off any one item coupon, a great deal! The staff is helpful in finding me the products they have in stock, but there are some items that they just flat out don't carry in the store. For example, I wanted blank white mousepads to create neat gifts for "my friends," but I had to order them on my own from the manufacturer. For sh-ts & giggles, they don't carry the "scratch and sniff stickers," you know the ones the grade school teacher put on your quiz or homework when you did well. However, I can find plenty of general drawing supplies in stock including architect drawing kits, engineering scales, and hard stock paper. Overall, Michaels is a good store to pick up activity kits for the kids and general supplies for a fun and creative projects such as homemade Halloween costumes, school projects, cool party decor, and very colorful posters. For special supplies and items, I'll order from different vendors or go to specialty shops such as an artist supply store, hobby shop, or a cake supply store. read more

Michaels - Arts & Crafts Near Me - Nashua, New Hampshire

Love doing crafts and they always have tons of fun projects! Judy helped explain some differences in the types of sealer I need for a project I'm working on. She sounded like she enjoys her job and knows what she's talking about which is helpful at a store like this. read more

Giant store!! - I had to pick up some edible paint and acrylic paint. Hope I don't get them mixed up. Anyhow, this place is enormous; it's the biggest Michael's I've been in. They have everything - lots of good stuff - very inspiring. If you have kids and need ideas on things to keep them busy, this is a great stop. Make your own candy, dip pretzels, paint birdhouses or shelves, all kinds of arts and crafts. And lots of stuff is on sale or 20/30% off. Plus the sunday paper had a coupon to get one item 1/2 off. So, win-win! read more

My husband wishes I wouldn't like this store as much as I do, he thinks I have my own craft store in my craft room, but I LOVE michaels. I have my fingers in everything from scrapbooking, to crystalizing shoes, to floral arrangements and everything else I can come up with. Their prices are always way lower than A.C. Moores, but pretty comparable to Jo An Fabrics. There are always good deals to be had, and oh the clearance.. how I love the. The staff is always helpful and happy. My only wish is that they brought back the classes. They do wiltons cake decorating, but nothing else right now. I tend to shop there two to three times a week during the holiday season, infact I have it on my to do list to pick up supplies to make easter cards today! TIP: To avoild the traffic, say on the highway into mass, take the first exit that lets you come back up the highway and use the exit thats on the border, I don't know the number. Saves time and frustration. Simple solution. read more

Every time I go to Michaels I remember why I would rather shop almost anywhere else, and last week's visit was no different.The checkout lady was friendly and cheery, but that just can't make up for the inconvenience of the rest of the experience. Here are the problems, and both seem typical of every Michaels I've been in: (1) the store is so vast, and there's NO help anywhere except possibly at the customer service desk, which is about 1/4 mile from the place where you need the help. If you can't find it, tough luck.Since it's painful for me to walk, I often don't get what I need. (2) The checkout lines. I don't think I've ever not had to wait at least 5 minutes to check out, and often longer. Last week I was not wearing a watch but when I got in line there were 6 people ahead of me and I'm certain I waited over 10 minutes. I gave it 3 stars rather than less because the selection of stuff is OK (except for the yarn much of which looks picked over) .Unfortunately, I just had to get something that day, and Michaels was the most convenient to the other errands. So now I've promised myself, once again, never to go there again. read more

Ok, so Michael's is playing the coupon game that A C Moore plays. Just try to find something in this store that doesn't somehow manage to be exempt from their 50% off coupons. Today was a new one for me. I got to the checkout and "Wendy" told me that the coupon, once again, did not apply as "everything that I bought was on sale." I said, no surprise there and then I discovered that the price on the back of a coloring book that I purchased was the exact price that was on my receipt. I questioned the clerk and now she tells me, "well this is an outside vendor's item and our coupons do not apply to those." Well, why would a customer know that something was for sale from an "outside vendor?" Never heard this one before. AND, I was also told that the coloring book was considered an actual book which you also can't use a coupon for. There isn't even any words in this coloring book so what is this all about????? I told the clerk this was all quite a gimick on their part. She just said, "next customer over here please." Another store obviously not concerned with customer service. read more