Hobby Lobby is my weekly Oasis, even since June when the pandemic restrictions were largely lifted in my town, I made it a point to still keep my weekly visit to check out what was happening Christmas wise. I start "Christmas Hunting" each week beginning at the end of April, very beginning of May. My HL was shut down for about 6 weeks this year, before it opened back up in May, and I think it really got them behind. But since they got it in gear in June, holy crap, Christmas wonderland.
I have roughly 6 more weeks to enjoy going in there, because if you are like me and LOVE Christmas, going in there in December will make you sad. Even in December, they have began consolidating Christmas down to about a quarter of the store. Broken and damaged merchandise are on display at heavily marked down prices. It is really sad. I'm not gonna lie, it made me feel like I was going to cry one year when I wasn't expecting it. That's why I stay out of there largely in December if I can help it. But like I tell everybody, the plus side of having a HL, is that I will get to see that "Christmas Magic" again in April or May, so it is sort of a double-edged sword!
