Michaels

I dig this Micheals. Is it the cleanest, most well put together store I’ve ever been to? No, but I always manage to find what I need here, and let’s be honest… I could easily kill an hour (or more) just browsing. This location is right across the street from my office, so I find myself here during my lunch break quite often doing just that — browsing. Aside from all the crafty stuff, you can find some good household décor. I especially look forward to Halloween and Christmas time so I can see what decorations they have. Probably my favorite thing about Michaels in general are the coupons. I have the app on my phone, which allows instant access to the current weeks coupons. Usually they always have a 40% off one item coupon. Typically there are also framing deals every week, but I’ve personally never used their framing service. On your way to the cash registers, make sure to check out the dollar section… lots of little goodies for cheap.

I like this little arts and crafts store. They have a limited selection compared to 2 other big name crafts stores, but they always have random good finds on clearance. I LOVE me some clearance, as I am a impulse buyer and have that «just get it, it’s cheap» mentality. LOL
The associates are friendly. I grabbed a bunch of things that were 80% off and one of them didn’t ring up. So, the cashier asked the manager on their walkie-​talkies and he came up to the front to tell her to adjust it.
I get their emails and texts on deals and coupons. This is a good and bad thing for me. I’ll save money, but want to buy more things I may not need.

Good luck finding an employee. Spent 40 minutes in the store couldn’t find an employee. When I finally found someone I asked for help and they just pointed in a direction and said its over there. Not much help. I ended up leaving and just going to Jo-​Anns.

I love the store and all their awesome sales, but forget about needing help! The staff will literally try to pass you to another employee or just refuse to help you. When they do actually try and help they it’s obvious that they couldn’t care less about what you need, it shows through their lack of product and failure to assertively follow through on finding the product in question.

Once a quarter i try to have a new floral arrangement to take to my baby daughter’s grave. Everytime I call this Michaels to speak with a floral designer I’m always told they don’t have one and there’s a couple managers ‘filling in’. I asked to speak with one of the managers who was filling in and she was quite rude and when I asked if it was possible to have a floral arrangement made today she flat old told me ‘no’ and that she would need ‘about a week’ to make one. A week?! A week to make a floral arrangement sounds a little long to me. They have an entire desk devoted to floral design! They are always rude at the Winter Park michaels. I always have better luck at the Altamonte store. Much nicer and friendlier and willing to help.

I love Michaels! They are a great go to craft everything store. The only negative is they can be a little pricey, and they do not carry fabric. Not too many craft options in the area, so this is not a bad stop. They do, however, have really good sales and often, especially after holidays.

I love Michael’s on general principle because I am a very crafty person. I am very happy to have found one pretty close to my new home.
My eldest and I needed supplies to make jewelry, we are on that kick and she was visiting so of course hours of crafting and chatting are in order! I suggested we pick up a few things here on a Saturday and off we went.
The store was nice, kind of empty which was great. She pointed out that in Miami I would NEVER had suggested going to Michaels (by Mall of the Americas) on a Saturday. She is right, it is a hell hole every day, but impossible on the weekends. Here? No problem.
We found what we needed, check out was easy peasy and the gal at the register was super helpful and sweet.
The store itself has everything you find in other Michaels and I found some great sales.

When I am in need of craft or framing supplies, I usually stay away from Michael’s stores. Every now and then, though, the convenient location of this particular one lures me like Winnie the Pooh to a beehive with the promise of honey. And then I regret it afterwards.
The store itself, aside from smelling funky, having dirty floors, and a poor checkout line layout, has a typically decent supply. However, what sends them over the cliff are the people that work there. Or lack thereof. Just the a couple of days ago, we circled the entire store seeking an employee because we were unable to find stencil paper on our own. After almost completing yet another round, we finally found an unsuspecting victim.
He had no idea what we were looking for and directed us in the direction of the aisle next to the one with pre-​made stencils. After it was evident that they were not there, he simply said, «I have no idea» and stood there silently complete with a blank expression. I had to prompt him with, «could you ask someone perhaps?» Clearly, I had lost my patience with this store by then. My tone must have appropriately scared this young’un and he went running to his colleagues, two of whom miraculously appeared to his aid. Where were they before, I wonder?
We didn’t end up finding what we were looking for and had to purchase a back-​up to our original because we simply could not afford the travel time to another store after having to spend the majority of it searching for their employees.
I should note that this was not my only negative experience with this particular Michael’s. Previous visits suffered from the same main symptom: lack of knowledgeable employees; lack of employees in general.

Michael’s Arts & Crafts is awesome. I am a straight, married man, and mostly do manly things, but I can honestly say Michael’s is cool. I think mostly women come here to do things like scrapbook or make things for the home, but they have everything that you can think of, and something for everyone, no matter your artistic skills. I have been here several times since moving back home to Orlando, to do everything from getting posters framed, to building my own gift baskets. The wife could spend four hours in here and not even realize it. This particular location is great, right across the street from the Winter Park Village, in the same strip as Office Depot & K-​Mart. The store is clean and well organized. The people that work there are very knowledgeable, and can always help you find what you are looking for. Most of the stuff is affordable, but some of the custom frames are expensive, especially if you get matting, but that is normal anywhere you go, so can’t complain too much. The turn around time on the custom framing is fast and they do a great job. All in all, Michael’s is as good as it gets.

i’ve gone to this Michael’s at least a few times each month this year. The check outline is the worst! Actually it might happen to all Michael’s, but having one person at the register is unexcusable for the amount of people waiting. It practically wraps around to the floral area. Its so dreadfully slow especially during lunchtime which seems to be the time where a lot of people go.
Also, a lot of the items I look for are out of stock, and when asked about it, I’ve had employees say its probably discontinued or try ordering online. I just feel the customer service was not very helpful.
AND! I continue to go because its the closest to me, but it doesn’t mean I can’t complain about them!

Great valentine stuff if your crafty

This store is enormous! Was on a hunt for oil paint and decided to stop in. They were running a 40% off sale on easels so that paid off in the end. While I wouldn’t rate them as high in the canvas department, they still had a great selection. Like any city, I suppose some stores have some good items, and others are found elsewhere.
I don’t typically get into any other craft other than painting or drawing, but if you are an open book as far as crafts go, its definitely worth your time to take a spin through here and see what jumps out at you.

Nice Micheal’s, good stock of seasonal and regular merchandise. Store is laid out a bit differently, but it’s easy to navigate. There is always tons of parking.
The 2011 Halloween season, this location seemed to have more seasonal merchandise stocked close to the holiday than other area locations. Nice for those of us who weren’t around much to shop in September.