Advantages: go in and come out with a new hobby in mind and thinking I can do that Disadvantages: you will want dozens of new hobbys
There is a good chance that if you just pop into this shop you will leave with a new hobby. I did.
HobbyCraft was launched by Warren Haskins, chairman of the well-known Haskins Garden Centre Group. Their shops have 32,000 arts and crafts products so there is bound to be something of interest for you and your family whatever sex or age you are.
I went in looking for knitting patterns and came away with candle making kits which when I went into the shop knew nothing about.
Around the shop for most of their crafts they have pamplets on the hobby telling you what equiptment you require and help and tips on how to do things. With the help of these pamplets I was able to make the candles perfectly. I know its not rocket science to make candles but following the leaflets I achieved it so it proves how well written they are ...
MAllen400 20.07.2007
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Advantages: this shop caters for most hobbies and tell you how to start Disadvantages: you could go in for something worth £1 and spend much much more
This shop should come with a warning that there is a good chance that if you just pop into this shop for one item you will leave with a new hobby. I did.
HobbyCraft was launched by Warren Haskins, chairman of the well-known Haskins Garden Centre Group. Their shops have 32,000 arts and crafts products so there is bound to be something of interest for you and your family whatever sex or age you are.
I went in looking for knitting patterns and came away with candle making kits which when I went into the shop knew nothing about.
Around the shop for most of their crafts they have pamplets on the hobby telling you what equiptment you require and help and tips on how to do things. With the help of these pamplets I was able to make the candles perfectly. I know its not rocket science to make candles but following ...
Having travelled from Ipswich to Basildon, to find out more about HobbyCraft, which so many people were talking about, I can say that it has to have been the most wasted trip we've ever made!
While there was certainly a lot to see, there was nothing exciting or new. Prices were normally exorbitant, higher than many small stores, except on a few things that were obviously being got rid of quickly. The layout was awful, resembling nothing I've ever seen before - certainly offered no attractions to anybody looking for specific items.
Customer service was virtually non-existent and staff knowledge of what they were selling was risible!
To cap it all, there was an attempt to overcharge by more than twice what little we had spent ! When challenged, we were informed: "Oh, the tills do that sometimes"!!
A very unpleasant experience ...
