Hi, I am going to come back to Ciao after a long time away so it will be fun meeting you all again a...
Hi, I am going to come back to Ciao after a long time away so it will be fun meeting you all again and now i have more time available to me i can get back into it. xxx
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I am quite a craft loving person anyway so now that I am getting married I have decided to make all of my decorations and invitations. My first stop for this kind of stuff is always hobbycraft as it is absolutely fantastic. It is a craft paradise and I am not sure there are many people which would hate it. So here is why I love Hobbycraft and will always go there for my craft supplies.
The shop I am reviewing has the following address;
Bentley Bridge Shopping Park Wednesfield Wolverhampton WV11 1BP
This shop is my closest bunt there are a lot all over the country so go find the one closest to you to visit.
Hobbycraft is easy to spot as it has a massive bright blue sign with Hobbycraft in yellow letters so you cant really miss it even if you wanted to. The name gives it away but this is truly a store for people to buy crafts or even for people to find inspiration to begin a hobby that they might like.
When you walk into the Wednesfield store you immediately see row after row of crafts and there is a huge walk way down the centre of the shop so you can very simply find what you like. They sell all sorts from card making supplies to scrap book making supplies and then beading, paints, model making and knitting! In fact they should have everything you want to do with crafts there.
The amount of stock they have is great and I went into there with a list of sticky backed magnet, small pegs, red ribbon, small A6 envelopes and butterfly embellishments. I found every single item in this store and literally within 5 minutes which was great. You see although everything is in slightly small packets you can still find everything as all similar items are in the same place so you don't have to go running around the whole store to find different items.
The stock will all mainly have Hobbycraft on it somewhere and prices are very clearly labeled. The prices are not bad either as my magnet was £2 and that has made me 160 strips for my invitations. My envelopes were £3 and my ribbon was £3 but there are so mane metres of it which is great.
They also have a good selection of everything you could want so for me I had the choice of about 20 red ribbons which was nice but made it hard for me to choose as its me. Then envelopes and card was in all sorts of colours so I found things that were very me and ended up getting exactly what I needed and wanted.
Staff at this store are fabulous and I was surprised to find that whatever I asked for somebody could direct me straight there. Considering the thousands of items they have it was great that they could do this. They are friendly and I think because of the crafty people you get in here it must be quite a nice place to work.
This store is very clean which is good and considering how small a lot of the items are it is always very tidy. The location is good too as it is on a business park so you can also go to Dorothy Perkins, Boots or even a cinema or for something to eat. It is a nice place.
I like this shop and will always go and visit here if I need anything so I recommend to you all.
Thanks for reading.
xxx
P.S. This is posted on the other side by me katygriff
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Love this shop, always come out with more than I intended though!.....Sue
Amazingwoo 03.12.2008 09:49
I ventured into the one at Romford on Sunday and found the particular pen I'd been searching high and low for - I didn't realise they did so many things either and yes, the staff are incredibly smiley and helpful too. Bonus!
Minha 26.11.2008 10:10
Nice to see you back! I always find things I DON'T want in Hobbycraft - but not the things I'm looking for! I usually shop on-line for my craft "stuff" - some great websites for that sort of thing. Hazel xx
Advantages: Good store to spend money if you want to do crafts AND good customer service. Disadvantages: Not got enough money to spend in there though...
Advantages: Loads to look at, leaflets to learn from, workshops held, most crafts catered for, children and adults crafts catered for Disadvantages: You can spend a long time in the shop perusing as there is so much to see
Nov 25th, 2008
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