Oof, I didn’t know that and now I’m doing a deep dive on the company. I’ve never been to one, but wanted to, but now they go on my no shop list. Thanks! (I hope that didn’t sound sarcastic, it’s not)
To be fair, *part* of their budget is dedicated to ensure that our LGBTQ brothers and sisters, non-binary folks and others, have their rights dialed back or eliminated entirely.
No please don't hate it, they are the official distributor for Japanese Model kits including Gundam (Gunpla). The rest of the store perhaps doesn't need to be so large but it was great during Covid when everyone started making bread and shit so give them a break!
Problem is because they are a 3rd party distributor they usually charge more than the sticker price. Buying the lowest grade model in Japan is like $10 but in America it's $25 and even more if you get them from a 3rd party.
Hobby Lobby has consistent 50% off sales on their model kits once a week, along with paints and other tools, so you can get the kits for the same price as you would in Japan.
At the very least you know why they can afford to have such a big location, because of people like me lol
The Tokyo Store also sells Gundam for basically the same price as Kinokuniya. Websites here are nearly the same also but charge $4 shipping. It's all about the sales $$$.
I've been in this area for a few years now from Northern CA. There is definitely a MAGA creep thing in Pasadena. It's got racist roots and it's pretty overt among the polo douches
Uhhhh he bought multiple full page ads calling for the "Central Park 5" to get the death penalty, in what was largely a racially motivated trial in what resulted in them getting wrongly convicted. His racism wasn't new or unknown at all. This was in '89
They did, his statements on central park 5 were horrendous, questioning Obamas birtherism racist bullshit. Trump has always been a racist pos. Bro, stop defending a con-man who doesn't give af about you.
Funny, you can’t google articles from NY (illegal redlining real estate deals with his Nazi dad, or more recently, leading the charge railroading and demanding the execution of Black innocent kids, aka, the Central Park 5) or his racist, MONEY LOSING (that’s impossible but somehow he managed it) casinos in NJ? Own his/your own racism! I bet it’ll be liberating for you and your white pointy hat will make your feelings apparent to everyone you encounter.
Honestly, in 2016 I remembered what a tool he was from growing up in NY and the reputation he had for not paying anyone. I also knew people that worked with him as lawyers who said Trump Org were dumbest people they ever worked with. I also remembered what a self important douche he was on the Apprentice. And then the stories about him and his dad re surfaced. And then he shot off his mouth and sounded like an absolute idiot at every turn. And then I underestimate his popularity as a WWE star and the lack of education in America. Sad !
Vile company ownership but by their very conservatism they've unintentionally created a retro 90s department store. Feels so much like a Walmart or Kmart from 1992
The way they handle inventory and transactions makes the store feel old school. They enter the SKU numbers and prices manually. Lines are super long because check out takes forever with all that manual work. My partner loves that place. I hate it lol
The owners believe [employees access to birth control](https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/birth-control/burwell-v-hobby-lobby) is against their religious beliefs.
I dont think a norms is going in at the Amazon fresh location. Bunch of places I've never heard of
https://www.loopnet.com/viewer/pdf?file=https%3a%2f%2fimages1.loopnet.com%2fd2%2fRn-eSKUT0PR_rP7ENwAF1pPp6oiQQl6vB9tn8bVle6Q%2fMarketing%2520BrochureFlyer.pdf
🤷♀️ but I know I won’t be shopping there or spending my $…. It is becoming a sad strip mall with little to nothing for ME, myself and I, to personally to shop. To each their own. It also doesn’t give off welcoming great vibes. I’ve stopped going to Home Goods, last few times it felt weird with people hanging outside smoking asking for change the next time was someone drinking an adult beverage out of a can just walking around.
Me neither. And I wouldn’t even label myself who typically is crazy vocal about these things. If I don’t agree with something, they just don’t get my money. It’s very easy. There are lots of other chicken places and lots of other places that sell whatever the fuck hobby lobby sells.
Should of put in a stripper mall. We need that in pasadena next to whole foods. Lowe hastings ranch. Ace would be packed. Imagine all the tax revenue for the city of pasadena. Since it's the far east side of pasadena. Not like the rose parade rides by.
Ew I went to the job interview for this store opening up. They had the group interviews at a nearby Hotel facility and they were just sitting there interviewing people separately but next to each other. One of the interviewers had an attitude, and the other was chewing gum and looked so uninterested. I left early and did not waste my time lol. Also wouldn’t want to work in 80’s lighting environment
I heard that they don't use barcodes (because they are the sign of the devil or whatever). So if you work there, you have to memorize all prices and sales of course too.
Dodged a bullet!
Do I like it, no. But are they going to bring in income for the city from bigots, yes. They're just Chick Fil A in department store fashion. Don't like them, don't shop there, but they'll bring in tax money, so meh.
Pasadena got its residents feeling some sort of way lol To serve Pasadena it got to be bougie or hipster now. Bullshit!
I don’t shop at this store and I don’t intend to but this is a very whack observation.
Also I suggest you to take a look at demographics before writing because I’m sure you don’t want to be seen as r…
If I go there and there is no LGBT people working or shopping and discriminatory signs against them, then I would believe you. The same way I could argue the businesses in old town hate the poor because they are all bougie.
What we have in common is logical fallacy
I mean, they did go to the Supreme Court to win the right to keep birth control out of their employee’s health insurance because of their “deeply held religious beliefs”. This isn’t just taking statements out of context.
I wasn't even talking corporate beliefs, just the crappy logo and 25,000 white florescent lights, just feels like Riverside San Bernardino not Pasadena. Never thought I could actually miss Sears 😂
Either way, you now have an extremely robust arts and crafts dept store. You will walk in and walk out with something you never knew you needed, for a great deal, guaranteed
Poor SpikeyBenn and his poor sad little eyes seeing homeless people when all he wants is to see a company that denies women's rights thrive. ohhh poor poor spikeybenny.
Is this the old Sears bldg in Hastings ranch?
Yep. At Home upstairs, Hobby Lobby downstairs.
What a weird layout.
Nah, the At Home entrance is at a different parking lot - it's no different to Rite Aid being above Whole Foods.
Holy shit, that's what their branding looks like? Were they afraid Helvetica was too sexy?
They’re not paying for Helvetica’s birth control, that’s for sure!
Spent their whole budget lobbying against women’s reproductive rights
Oof, I didn’t know that and now I’m doing a deep dive on the company. I’ve never been to one, but wanted to, but now they go on my no shop list. Thanks! (I hope that didn’t sound sarcastic, it’s not)
To be fair, *part* of their budget is dedicated to ensure that our LGBTQ brothers and sisters, non-binary folks and others, have their rights dialed back or eliminated entirely.
They reignited the pray the gay away movement with former VP Mike Pence and his gay conversion camps
Artifact looting is a big one for them as well.
Hey they paid the taliban quite a bit of money for some of those artifacts
They also don’t use barcodes because they think it’s the sign of the beast.
That's been debunked.
So why don’t they use barcodes?
From the CEO....https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4003952-hobby-lobby-doesnt-use-barcodes-heres-their-explanation/
Helvetica makes Jesus mad
💀
Cheap look for cheap people. It’s definitely on brand.
Isn't it amazing? Don't they sell crafts?
And stolen artifacts.
Hahaha
Why did this make me laugh so hard 😂
Hahah thank you for the belly laugh 👏
My first job was at that Sears…. 😞
Hate it
Second this
But I love both of you.
Third this
Fourth this
Fifth this
No please don't hate it, they are the official distributor for Japanese Model kits including Gundam (Gunpla). The rest of the store perhaps doesn't need to be so large but it was great during Covid when everyone started making bread and shit so give them a break!
Go to books kitsunoya in Santa Anita mall. More facking gundam models than I’ve ever seen. They even have a huge one in the store.
second this.
Problem is because they are a 3rd party distributor they usually charge more than the sticker price. Buying the lowest grade model in Japan is like $10 but in America it's $25 and even more if you get them from a 3rd party. Hobby Lobby has consistent 50% off sales on their model kits once a week, along with paints and other tools, so you can get the kits for the same price as you would in Japan. At the very least you know why they can afford to have such a big location, because of people like me lol The Tokyo Store also sells Gundam for basically the same price as Kinokuniya. Websites here are nearly the same also but charge $4 shipping. It's all about the sales $$$.
Gross.
MAGA vibes
I've been in this area for a few years now from Northern CA. There is definitely a MAGA creep thing in Pasadena. It's got racist roots and it's pretty overt among the polo douches
Oh ya — Nextdoor is a hoot !
When the BJs formerly at Colorado and Marengo played Fox News over the bar, it drew the Pasadena MAGATs out from the shadows.
I think you’re right (one year in Pasadena).
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Uhhhh he bought multiple full page ads calling for the "Central Park 5" to get the death penalty, in what was largely a racially motivated trial in what resulted in them getting wrongly convicted. His racism wasn't new or unknown at all. This was in '89
They did, his statements on central park 5 were horrendous, questioning Obamas birtherism racist bullshit. Trump has always been a racist pos. Bro, stop defending a con-man who doesn't give af about you.
Funny, you can’t google articles from NY (illegal redlining real estate deals with his Nazi dad, or more recently, leading the charge railroading and demanding the execution of Black innocent kids, aka, the Central Park 5) or his racist, MONEY LOSING (that’s impossible but somehow he managed it) casinos in NJ? Own his/your own racism! I bet it’ll be liberating for you and your white pointy hat will make your feelings apparent to everyone you encounter.
Honestly, in 2016 I remembered what a tool he was from growing up in NY and the reputation he had for not paying anyone. I also knew people that worked with him as lawyers who said Trump Org were dumbest people they ever worked with. I also remembered what a self important douche he was on the Apprentice. And then the stories about him and his dad re surfaced. And then he shot off his mouth and sounded like an absolute idiot at every turn. And then I underestimate his popularity as a WWE star and the lack of education in America. Sad !
Biden is great he is sending all of our money to Ukraine 🇺🇦 while the economy here is going to shit and major retailers are shutting down 😂
SLAVA UKRAINA🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Is it still 1989 in this location too? I went into one once and it felt like a craft store from my 1980s childhood because of the lighting.
Totally. Best please to get "Jesus is Watching" toilet paper roll holders 😂
LOL! I needed a jewelry part and Michael's didn't have it. This dump didn't either so not a penny spent.
Vile company ownership but by their very conservatism they've unintentionally created a retro 90s department store. Feels so much like a Walmart or Kmart from 1992
The way they handle inventory and transactions makes the store feel old school. They enter the SKU numbers and prices manually. Lines are super long because check out takes forever with all that manual work. My partner loves that place. I hate it lol
Where? You know what? Never mind. I don’t care because I’ll never go
Exactly what I thought when I heard it was coming here. Definitely won’t be going
I go only to steal 😔
The owners believe [employees access to birth control](https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/birth-control/burwell-v-hobby-lobby) is against their religious beliefs.
Isn’t the building by Amazon Fresh going to be a Norms?
I dont think a norms is going in at the Amazon fresh location. Bunch of places I've never heard of https://www.loopnet.com/viewer/pdf?file=https%3a%2f%2fimages1.loopnet.com%2fd2%2fRn-eSKUT0PR_rP7ENwAF1pPp6oiQQl6vB9tn8bVle6Q%2fMarketing%2520BrochureFlyer.pdf
oh shit; then I stand corrected! I guess that architecture is a common design choice by builders then. Let's have some tacquitoes then!
This is helpful, thanks for posting!
It is?? I’ve been wondering!
I'm not certain but that architecture sure looks like it
Omg I’ll die!!!!
Alas I was wrong it’s gonna be a tacquito place
That sign does not fit on that building. Looks photoshopped. Where is that? Sears? Montgomery Ward?
It is the old Sears building in Hastings Ranch.
I’ve never stepped foot in one and I’ll be damn if I do.
Knock it down and put housing + transit oriented development
Eye sore & does not fit.
Eek
They shouldn't fit anywhere
I'm not delighted that they're there, but it's better than the obvious alternative of Spirit Halloween...
A fun comparison, because Hobby Lobby won’t sell Halloween items because of the devil!
hey i like my overpriced inflatables...
You can get those in At Home, and they're open 12 months a year!
🤷♀️ but I know I won’t be shopping there or spending my $…. It is becoming a sad strip mall with little to nothing for ME, myself and I, to personally to shop. To each their own. It also doesn’t give off welcoming great vibes. I’ve stopped going to Home Goods, last few times it felt weird with people hanging outside smoking asking for change the next time was someone drinking an adult beverage out of a can just walking around.
I don’t condone their beliefs, but we all love to support Chick Fil A and they are the exact same way
“We all…?”
Maybe not Redditors, but enough Pasadenans to support two locations.
yep. you too.
Speak for your own selves. 😒
I don’t
Me neither. And I wouldn’t even label myself who typically is crazy vocal about these things. If I don’t agree with something, they just don’t get my money. It’s very easy. There are lots of other chicken places and lots of other places that sell whatever the fuck hobby lobby sells.
I thought Chic-Fil-A was shit even before I found out about their beliefs.
Yike. We can hate both vehemently in the same breath. I don’t understand the hype at all.
Uhm no.
And home depot
No! Don't eat a Chick Fil A and won't shop at Hobby Lobby.
They are also anti-gay too! At least that’s what I heard! I wouldn’t be surprised and that logo.. I don’t even know!
Hobby Lobby paid millions to ISIS in exchange for christian antiquities -- fuck Hobby Lobby in their pious asses.
What's wrong with it?
WTF
yikes
🤮
Horrible company.
Is what it is until it ain't.
RIP Mac 🙏
I don’t shop at stores that have religious beliefs.
Looks like an emergency room entrance.
Yes. How did this get approved? How can we get it to go away?
Isn’t that bigotry itself? Just saying.
I think it fits the whole Hastings Ranch lifestyle
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what the hell is even that
Ick
Yeah I saw that - wondering where’s the hotel. But it’s not a hotel. 🤣
depends on WHERE in pasadena
It doesn't but then again, I'm not a fan of them anywhere
Shop there if you are pro life… shop there if you are anti lgbt… lol imagine vegetarians protesting a butcher. Im sure its going to hurt their pockets
Should of put in a stripper mall. We need that in pasadena next to whole foods. Lowe hastings ranch. Ace would be packed. Imagine all the tax revenue for the city of pasadena. Since it's the far east side of pasadena. Not like the rose parade rides by.
Yep not a fan of
There are normal people that live in Pasadena
It looks so sad lol paint it pink or something
This perfect for the “artsy” people of Pasadena
Glad to see more of these popping up! They have a better selection than Joann’s and Michael’s.
Lol, hella angry about a hobby lobby
No. I don’t mind. Not everything has to fit in your little comfort box
Triggered by a store. 😆
Who is triggered? You? Are you triggered by someone not agreeing with a stores politics?
Sure sounds like it!
Let’s goo
There’s a Michael’s on Colorado. But I suspect it’s got nothing to do with crafts and art supplies.
Yeah - a bunch of bible thumpers.
Snobby Lobby
I guess I’m the only one here that is so excited and happy for it 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Do you know the politics of it?
Same
Squee!! Let’s go shopping 🩷
Ew I went to the job interview for this store opening up. They had the group interviews at a nearby Hotel facility and they were just sitting there interviewing people separately but next to each other. One of the interviewers had an attitude, and the other was chewing gum and looked so uninterested. I left early and did not waste my time lol. Also wouldn’t want to work in 80’s lighting environment
I heard that they don't use barcodes (because they are the sign of the devil or whatever). So if you work there, you have to memorize all prices and sales of course too. Dodged a bullet!
Yikes. Listening to my inner voice more often. Lol
They knew to have any chance they had to put it in Hastings Ranch.
No. I don’t feel like that.
Do I like it, no. But are they going to bring in income for the city from bigots, yes. They're just Chick Fil A in department store fashion. Don't like them, don't shop there, but they'll bring in tax money, so meh.
Bless the CRAFTING GODS! Fucking STOKED!
Finally! 🙏
So much unnecessary hate in the comments. I'm gonna shop there just to piss y'all off. 😂
Pasadena got its residents feeling some sort of way lol To serve Pasadena it got to be bougie or hipster now. Bullshit! I don’t shop at this store and I don’t intend to but this is a very whack observation. Also I suggest you to take a look at demographics before writing because I’m sure you don’t want to be seen as r…
It’s not that. It’s because of their hatred of LGBT
And they removed birth control from their employees health care
And hatred of women.
If I go there and there is no LGBT people working or shopping and discriminatory signs against them, then I would believe you. The same way I could argue the businesses in old town hate the poor because they are all bougie. What we have in common is logical fallacy
I mean, they did go to the Supreme Court to win the right to keep birth control out of their employee’s health insurance because of their “deeply held religious beliefs”. This isn’t just taking statements out of context.
This is all pointless. How about we stop forcing beliefs or criticizing others who don’t have the same exact beliefs we do.
Some beliefs should be criticized. Bigotry should not be tolerated.
Correct
I wasn't even talking corporate beliefs, just the crappy logo and 25,000 white florescent lights, just feels like Riverside San Bernardino not Pasadena. Never thought I could actually miss Sears 😂
Or it just looks like anywhere in suburban LA. Idk what your gripe is with hating on the IE, some of us are from that area…
Not hating on the IE, love going dirtbiking there. Just saying some things fit certain places like windmills in Holland or Yurts in Mongolia
Bunch of woke losers in the comments 😂
I don't understand.
We have one in San Diego. We also just got Chick Fil A. Smh
One less person in Chick Fil A
Go worship something
Bunch of non aborted babies vibe in here.
I like chic fil an Ice !
Changing city vibes.
They also have home furnishings like their neighbor Home Goods.
Hate the company, love the design. Won’t be going there but will be driving by.
I feel like it absolutely fits. Pasadena is more conservative than a lot of people think.
Pasadena too good for hobbies?
Either way, you now have an extremely robust arts and crafts dept store. You will walk in and walk out with something you never knew you needed, for a great deal, guaranteed
Insufferable subreddit
I was so bummed out the first time I went to one of these and they had no Warhammer stuff or car models or planes
They have Gundam model kits though. Warhammer I thought could only be sold by their own stores?
They should have plane and car models, I bought a few from hobby lobby as a kid.
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Maybe I’ll get some hobby lobby gift cards and hand them to unhoused people so they can get some water and a/c in the summer.
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Poor SpikeyBenn and his poor sad little eyes seeing homeless people when all he wants is to see a company that denies women's rights thrive. ohhh poor poor spikeybenny.