Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Buying Art Suppies? Here's Some Info!



Physical Stores/Online Stores


Hobby Lobby:
Has a large mixture of diffrent things. (Just about everything you could want!)
Best customer service. (They deserve a metal for customer service. I will write a post on this later)
Quality material. 
They do a good job with matting. Again, awesome customer service.
Prices aren't overpriced.
Coupons are available here, usually it's 40% off.
Clearance is awesome!

Michael's
Has a large selection, not as diverse as Hobby Lobby. (from my observations)
Have amazing Black Friday Sales! (Usually have a %50 off the weekend off as well)
Good customer service
Coupons available here, usually pretty good ones.
Has a different feel/decor than Hobby Lobby, which I rather like (can't pinpoint the feeling, sorry)
Pricing is fair

Joans
Custom framing/matting is gorgeous. Expensive. But gorgeous.
Everything is a bit pricier. (coupons and sales are lovely things)
Coupons avalible here.
Customer service isn't as good as Hobby Lobby.
If it's not on the shelves they don't have XXX item.
They have a huge sewing selection!
Clearance is awesome!

Online Stores


Dick Blick
Decently priced items
Wide variety of items
High quality items
Only had positive experiences thus far with them.
They have sales on occasion, check around.

Amazon
Variety is wide - you can get almost anything on Amazon.
Cost is sometimes pricier than Hobby Lobby/other stores, you have to do your research.
Shipping can be free if you have Prime
You can look up reviews right there.
You don't have to leave your art studio/home. :D



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