A.C. Moore Arts and Crafts

Dishonest bait and switch.
So me and the Mrs are in there to pick up school supplies, and they’ve got a big ol’ «BUY ONE GET 50% OFF ONE» sign in front of a big display of a brand of kid’s art supplies. So we grab what we need, make sure that we’ve got an even number of everything, and head to the register.
Where Lo and Behold, the promised discount doesn’t go through.
«Oh, that’s only for Crayola supplies,» says the cashier.
I point to the sign, and there’s a clerk guiltily taking down the sign and moving it.
An honest business would have acknowledged their mistake and honored the advertised price anyway. A C Moore decided to waste an hour of our time and not honor their price.
Companies will continue to jerk us around until we tell them NO. So NO MORE, AC Moore.

This was my first trip to AC Moore, for some reason I never think of it when I need to head on over to a craft store. It could use an update, the store setup in underwhelming and the bathrooms are dingy. However they certainly pack a ton of product in so you can hopefully find what you are looking for. I came here for frames because my cousin had, had good luck at her AC Moore. The frame section did not disappoint, they had about four isles of frames which was exactly what I needed.
The reason I gave four stars instead of three is that they are very generous with their coupons. I didn’t come in with any but the guy working the register scanned in a 50% off one item coupon as well as a 25% off your entire purchase one. At other craft stores they usually allow only one item and nothing off of sales (unless its a super special promotion) so I am grateful for that.

We came in to buy 2 picture frames and asked a simple question about a marked sale for a particular brand of frames. The same brand was on the other side of the shelf with no tag displayed underneath it, making us question if it was apart f the sale. We asked an framing sales associate about it and she replied back in a snide, rude way that «If didn’t have a sign underneath it, it wasn’t on sale.» She was very condescending about it, in which I replied that «The signs have a particular brand that is advertised as being on sale, that’s why we asked for clarification.» She replies with a remark of the same nature, rudely saying again «If it doesn’t have a sticker it isn’t marked down.» My girlfriend began to tear up and we immediately ran to the front to pay and get the hell out. I told the check out clerk what happened and she quickly informed a manager. This person made my girlfriend cry and cause a spectacle. THE FRAMING SALES ASSOCIATE WITH AN OLD HEAVY SET FRAME AND BLONDE HAIR IS LADY TO BE AWARE OF!!! Will never ever come back to this establishment and completely degrade it to all I know.

Pretty average for an AC Moore location. This place was PACKED when I came in. Not sure why everyone and their brother was craft shopping that day… it made for a bit of an aggregating visit. To top it off, they had the heat cranking and I felt like I was melting.
A qualm I have been having with businesses lately, including this store today, was that they are doing major restocking during regular business hours. Like– taking up the isles with loads of merchandise being stocked by a million employees. Why why why not do this after the store closes or before it opens??? I find it annoying when you can’t get to where you want to go or what you need bc there are tons of boxes or people in the way. Ugh. Frustrating. Like I said, it seems like every store I go in is like this.
On a positive note, I like that they take competitors coupons. I even used a 60% off JoAnn’s here.

Nice assortment of spring flowers, art supplies, and craft supplies. There’s also a section for jewlerly making. I’m sure there are more sections, the store is huge. I was looking for a wreath for spring and some flowers (fake) to put on my dining table. The selection of wreaths were pretty weak and pricey, even after the 40% off, IMO. But, the flowers I found actually could pass as real, which I thought was great!

Overpowering smell of cinnamon (yeah, I get that it’s the holidays, but… woah!). I went looking for Christmas ribbon to make bows… vastly underwhelmed by the selection. The lady in front of me at the cash register wrote a check. I didn’t know people still did that! Overall, this place was crowded with stuff, cluttered in appearance, and rather claustrophobia inducing.

Great yarn supply and accessories. I was able to get crochet hooks I could not in other store in Florida. Huge area for jewelry crafts and lots of other crafts and art supplies. Employees are very friendly and helpful.