I know many of you hit up the craft stores regularly and some of you might be venturing in for holiday supplies. I thought I would post the coupon policies for each store in one spot for easy reference.
Familiarizing yourself with all the policies can lead to huge savings so this is great information to have! Most of the coupon policies were pretty vague so I requested additional information directly with the corporate office of each store. The details they provided are what is listed below.
These policies are a general guideline but you may find a few differences at your own stores.
{Hobby Lobby:}
- Coupon is good for one item at regular price only. One coupon per customer per day. Must present coupon at time of purchase.
- Offer is not valid with any other coupon, discount or previous purchase. Excludes CRICUT products, Tim Holtz Vagabond Machine, helium tanks, gift cards, custom orders, special orders, labor, rentals or class fees.
- A single cut of fabric or trim “by the yard” equals one item. Online fabric & trim discount is limited to 10 yards, single cut.
- They do not accept competitor coupons.
Bottom line: Only one coupon no matter how many items you buy and it needs to be a Hobby Lobby coupon. I have never seen a Hobby Lobby coupon that didn’t exclude sale items- so you want to look for items at full price.
*Policy sent via email from Hobby Lobby 9/13.
{Joann’s:}
For All In-Store Coupons:
- Cannot be combined with any other discount or coupon.
- Reproductions not accepted; no photocopies or multiple printouts.
- A single cut of by-the-yard merchandise equals one item.
- One coupon per item in the transaction
- They accept mobile or printed or weekly ad coupons, from Joann’s or a competitor. The competitor must sell the item in order to use the coupon.
- The coupons need to have different codes- so if I have 4 items I can use a mobile Joann’s coupon, a printed Joann’s coupon, a weekly ad Joann’s coupon and a Joann’s coupon from in store providing each coupon has a different bar code.
Bottom Line: Joann’s is my favorite because they are so generous with coupons. Most coupons will be for items that are not on sale but you can use Michael’s, Hobby Lobby and Joann’s coupons in one transaction. You can cut them from the newspaper, print them from the web sites or use the apps in store. (I have all 3 store apps on my phone and just pull up each app at checkout and use a coupon for each item I buy that isn’t on sale.) If I am buying several items, I have also found that I can go to the web site- Joanns.com, on my phone and that will have a coupon with a different bar code from the app.
Here is the one thing that gets a little tricky. You can only use one coupon per item. So let’s say you have 4 items that are full price and 2 items on sale that you are buying. You could use (4) coupons from Joann’s or a competitor for 40-50% off regular priced merchandise. If you happen to have a total purchase coupon (i.e. 20% off your entire purchase including sale items) you can also use that but only on those (2) sale items. The 20% off would not stack with the 40% off coupons you already used on the non sale items.
And one other little note as far as competitor coupons. Joann’s only takes competitor coupons for items the competitor actually sells. So you would not be able to get a cut of fabric at Joann’s and use a Michael’s coupon because Michael’s doesn’t sell fabric. You can use a Hobby Lobby coupon because Hobby Lobby does sell fabric.
{Michael’s:}
- Limit one coupon per customer per day; no combining offers.
- They accept mobile or printed Michael’s coupons OR they accept competitor coupons if it is printed out (not mobile) or from a weekly ad.
- Michaels coupons are not valid on: As Seen on TV, MiDesign@Michaels™, Silhouette and Cricut brands; Custom special order products, services and package pricing, Tulip Screenit, Fiskars Fuse Creativity System Machine, 4′ and up Christmas Trees, books, magazines, DVDs, gift cards and debit card products; sale (except on entire purchase coupons), clearance or buy & get items; Buy the Bunch™ orders; online purchases; class, in-store, birthday party, shipping, delivery or installation fees. (A recent addition has been Rainbow Loom items.)
Types of coupons:
Type 1 – % Off Any One Regular Price Item – Newspaper, In-Store Promotion, Bounce Back, Internet or e-mail
Type 2 – % Off Entire Regular Price Purchase – Newspaper, In-Store, Bounce Back, Internet or e-mail
Type 3 – % Off Entire Purchase – Regular Price and Sale Newspaper, In-Store, Internet or e-mail such as 15% Off Entire Purchase including Sale Items
Type 4 – Any type Bonus Coupon – Newspaper, In-Store, Bounce Back, Internet or e-mail such as 50% Off Handcrafted Floral or $5.00 off a $50.00 purchase.
(Multiple bonus coupons are accepted.)
Following are some examples of acceptable coupon combinations:
- (1) 40% off one regularly priced item coupon and (1) 20% off Entire Regular Purchase (either a Michaels Stores Inc. coupon or a direct competitor)
- (1) Bonus coupon for an extra 30% percent off tabletop frames and (1) 40% off one regularly priced item coupon
Bottom Line: For the most part Michael’s takes one coupon per transaction. There are the occasional exceptions as noted above but it is best to familiarize yourself with your store’s policy as Michael’s tends to be the most difficult as far as coupon acceptance.
Here are the iTunes apps for each craft store- they are all free:
- Michael’s Stores (Use at Michael’s or Joann’s)
- Hobby Lobby Stores (Use at Hobby Lobby or Joann’s)
- Joann’s Stores (Use at Joann’s)
I hope that makes sense and helps you to save a little money at the craft stores this holiday season!
Shawn B! says
I was lucky enough lady week to get a great cashier at Hobby Lobby. She let me use a 40% off coupon to over-ride a 30%off sale. So instead of paying $7 for a regularly priced $10 item, I only paid $6…..
Jess @ Make and Do Girl says
Thanks so much for posting this. It IS helpful to have them all in one place! And thanks to your post, I’ll print my JoAnn’s coupon to take to Michael’s–you just saved me 25%!
Alissa says
Thanks, this is super helpful! I will download all the apps before I go!
Angel says
Hi,
I was at Joann’s today with a 60% off coupon. I tried to use it with the rainbow loom but they wouldn’t accept the coupon. They said it was an exception BUT it wasn’t listed with the othe exceptions on the coupon. I ended up paying full price with a note from the manager as to why I couldn’t use the coupon.
Can they refuse to honor their coupon or should I try to fight them on this technicality? It was printed as an exception on their online coupons, but not the flyer one I had clipped.
Thanks for your help!
Charlene says
Angel, at my store there are signs up saying you can’t use any coupons on the loom kits. Personally I wouldn’t want to argue that. I always feel Joann’s is very generous with their coupon policy, but if you want to fight it you can contact the corporate office.
Angie says
Thanks!!!! I am giving diy xmas gifts and this helped me a ton!!! I did not know any of this 🙂
Jamie says
What about A.C. Moore? Where I live we have an A.C. Moore in the same plaza as Joann’s and they offer coupons as well, sometimes higher value than Joann’s. Does Joann’s also consider them to be a competitor and would they accept their coupons?
Charlene says
Jamie, you can call your local Joann’s and ask. I am not sure on that.
Jamie says
They do! Thank you!
Matthew says
@Angel
They have every right to deny the use of the coupon, they also have every right to not even let you make the purchase. The reason Rainbow Loom’s are not discounted is because the vendor themselves does not allow it, the store has no control over what the vendor allows and doesn’t allow. This is true for all stores that offer the Rainbow Loom.
Debbie says
Does anyone know if Joanns will allow a competitors coupon to be used with their BOGO sale? I.e. would I be able to use a Hobby Lobby 40% off coupon on the regular price item and get the other item free?
kathy tregle says
Where do I go to sign up for employment at your new store to be opened in Mountain Home, AR.
Charlene says
Hi Kathy,
I am not sure which store you are interested in but you might check the web sites directly.
Hobbylobby.com
Michaels.com
Joanns.com
Or usually you can stop by the construction site and they will have applications available.
Good luck!
fay says
do you know if any of the three stores above price match from any of the other stores? additionally, do you know if they would price match from an online version of those stores in the store? you are a wealth of information! thank you so very much!!
Sam james says
Just an FYI. As of today Jo Ann’s will no longer accept mobile competitors coupons. I was denied at the store. I called and asked 1-888# and they referred me to FAQ’s about price matching, which to me says price matching not coupons but they said it has to be printed price match ad or printed coupon. So be aware. Print your mobile coupons before shopping at Jo Ann’s.
Charlene says
Hi Sam, how funny. I was at Joann’s just this afternoon and used a Michael’s mobile coupon no problem.
mike says
A am actually a worker at Jo-ann and the coupon policy is even more complected. i will list all that i know so far.
limit to only 5 coupons
only one can be a total purchase
only one can be a competitor
no total purchase competitor’s coupons
only Hand Cock coupons work on fabric/notions. all the others are only used on crafts
competitor coupons can only go up to 50%
you must surrender your paper copy
despite what the competitor’s coupon allows, it is still subject to Jo-ann’s policies
NO returns to use a coupon, even if the coupon doesn’t come up on your phone until after the transaction.
you may not share your coupon over the phone if it has been used by you. ESPECIALLY if the coupon has your name on it.
you may not make multiple printouts of the same coupon to use in multiple transactions. This also includes using the same phone coupon.
you can not change the sale of an item even though the coupon will save you more
total purchase coupons can not be used on items with single purchase coupons used on them
employee discounts are the only discounts which are not subject to exclusions and may be used on items previously couponed.
and more…..
JC says
JoAnn’s will also price match their online sales. I happened to search online for a few bobbin related items and saw that many were marked down quite a bit so off I went to my local store to pick them up. The items I wanted weren’t marked down in my store so I asked an employee about it. She said they don’t always have the same sales as the online store but they’d match the online price. I’m not certain if they’d price match online sale items marked “online only” though. You may still get a better deal if you decide to leave it at full price and use a 40% off coupon instead of going with the online sale price.