So this morning, I finally made it to the Michael’s store that is occupying the former AC Moore site. It’s 5 minutes from my house - I could walk there, if I had to. The “old” Michael’s is still open (I asked) - it’s in an older shopping center, probably 15-20 minutes away, through traffic, so it’s a pain to go there. The parking lot is also a weird design so ingress/egress isn’t all that easy ... actually, that’s a ‘pain’ too.
The “new” store is a great facility that is only a few years old .... spacious, roomy parking lot that’s easy to get in/out of, etc. However, I was SUPER disappointed because they hardly had any yarn ... the old store had quite a bit & a selection of brands. With such a big ‘new’ store, there was one short row of bins & another short row that was 3/4 blanket yarn. There was hardly any brand variety. The yarn was so sparse, I almost walked right by it. Grrrrrr .....
I made a point to stop and talk to the ladies at the cash registers (weren’t waiting on anyone) and it appears this new location is not going to be expanding their yarn selection. I told them I was VERY disappointed - had been in AC Moore all the time, getting yarn for projects. They said they would “pass it on”.
That’s a shame!
FWIW, I don’t have ANYTHING near me, so when I yarn shop I order on line with Hobby Lobby. I wait for a sale, of course!
I don’t seem to find much yarn in the thrift stores anymore, either. Our St. Vinnie’s has a FABULOUS yarn sale usually in February each winter. They hoard all the yarn for this event. However, they move it from store to store (to be fair, I guess) and sometimes it’s just too far from me to make it worth the round trip of 50-60 miles depending on where they hold it. I skipped it last year for that reason. :(