Hobby Shops near Burlington, MA

“Although the store had everything that I needed, store personnel only pointed to the potential location of the items. Good supplies, poor associate interaction and support.
Several sale items were not priced.”

“I visited earlier today and definitely worth the 3 hour round trip. By far the best numismatic shop I’ve ever visited. They have a great selection of items and the staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. Peter the owner is a Spectacular individual, I’m so happy I met this gentleman! So yes I will be back and to you the reader check out this shop!!!”

“Visited and bought some books, Vallejo paint, and an Eevee mini for the wife. It was a packed store with a lot of fun finds! Prices are fairly priced for most of the store and I'm sure there are gems if you look ahead enough!”

“I've been coming here for about 3 to four years around late covid time with my dad and we've been coming up here since it is a short walk to were I live which is a short walk but prices are really fair for everything and staff is really amazing as well I would always come here”

“Very cool owners and a nice little shop! They were super nice to my mom who called ahead of time to double check that product was in stock! Will definitely be going back for future purchases! :)”

“Fantastic store, spent over 1 1/2 hours looking around at the great selection of HO items. Was thrilled to find a Boston and Maine rail car and landscaping accessories.......so much better than shopping online. Very helpful salespeople.Very much worth the trip down from Maine!”

“I've been very impressed with the customer service. Jim carries a great selection of kites and kite gear. We purchased the 13 foot Rainbow Bol and can't wait to get out to the beach to fly it.”

“This is a fantastic Michael’s! I always find what I need here and the staff are wonderful. Shout out to Hercules who was amazing when I had a tons of pestering questions! He was so patient, accommodating, and helpful! He also was everywhere, working every job, truly a great worker!”

“I've had 12 custom framing projects done here in the past 2.5 years, and I could not be happier with how ever single one has turned out. The whole framing team there is awesome to work with and they are kind and professional. If there has been any issue with any of my projects, they've been totally willing to work with me to make sure it's fixed. I really appreciate them and I wouldn't go anywhere else. I also love their large selection of frames, mattes, and other choices for custom framing.”

“What can I say...I LOVE Michael's and find myself feeling happy whenever I go there. They have every decorating, crafting, art, baking, party supply item you could possibly need. The prices are great. The staff is nice and helpful. I especially love coming in during fall, Halloween and Christmas times as the decorations are always so fun to look at.”

“Recently got into collecting silver and coins. This place is great. Charles and John are good guys to chat with and are very willing to share their knowledge and time.”

“We were there today.We ate there as we usuly do, once or twice a week.Leftovers.I couldn't finish my coke( no alcohol).I was plannnng on finishing it on the way home.Security said that I couldn't take it out.Why? Wasted money.Took.out food.”

“James at the Porter Square location was so lovely and helpful! I needed help with picture framing, and they were super patient and accommodating with my process. They also gave excellent advice and explanations of my options. Shoutout James!”

“First went to Batter Up in the late 90s back when I was a kid, and they were in the smaller location across the street. Same guys/family still own it, and are always very friendly & helpful. Great selection of sports cards, memorabilia, TCGs like Pokémon, products like sleeves/top loaders/binders, etc. Highly recommend anyone who's in the area, and interested to check em out!”

“I like this location a lot. I could spend all day in here thinking about what new projects I want to start (and maybe actually finish!). The employees are friendly, knowledgeable, and are always happy to help. Also, I think the rewards program is great! I've gotten so many great coupons and vouchers to pay for my endless need for crochet supplies. (Everyone who knits and/or crochets knows that it always takes more yarn than you think, even if you already got extra! ?)

Overall, it's really a great store, but I'd be remiss to not mention a few minor grievances I have. First and foremost: CROCHET HOOKS! Where did they go?? It seems that the hook isle hasn't been restocked for at least 5 months. I'm always losing my small-guage Susan Bates in-line aluminum hooks with rubber grip, and I constantly need to buy new ones. There aren't even any alternative brands for anywhere near a reasonable price! I need all sizes 4.0mm and below.

I am loyal to certain brands, as are many customers. And that brings me to my second grievance. Why are all the good brands of yarn being supplanted by a crappy low-quality brand called Loops N' Threads. I need Caron Simply Soft (a few skeins here and there on the shelf, but no variety and the quantity is always scarce!). The other brands I like are the Caron "pound of love", but this store does not carry enough color variety or enough skeins that are the same dye lot. That is also true about my other favorite: Lion Brand. There is less variety every time I go. No consistency. Another important crochet supply I can't find at this store are waterproof foam blocking boards that fit like puzzle pieces. Am I missing something?

Don't get me wrong - I still love this store! When I'm bored, or I am babysitting my 6-year old niece, I go here and ALWAYS find some cool project to do, book to read or game to play. They carry many unique products and I always find novelties, gizmos and gadgets. I was very happy to find all kinds of slime kits (because that's our favorite!),beads, paints, coloring books, model kits, cake decorating gadgets, origami paper, stationary, clay, colored pencils, *gel pens*, paint markers, storage containers, candles, holiday decorations, lights, CANDY ?, and so much cool stuff for kids (to get them to stop staring at screens all day!).

My only other comment, and it's controversial to say this, but here it goes:

I HATE PAPER BAGS. I cannot carry home pounds of yarn and other stuff in those useless bags. Oh, you want me to pay for a cloth bag? We'll, I certainly would if you had them in stock. Last time I was there my only option was to buy a $5 durable plastic bag. I shouldn't have to pay for bags, in my opinion. What if I had purchased a canvas, white yarn, drawing paper, or something fragile and I walked him in a light drizzle? I'll tell you from experience that I never make it out of the parking lot without my bag tearing and my purchases sometimes getting broken or ruined. What are you guys thinking?? Give your customers a darn plastic bag! Maybe I'll be able to USE it and even RE-USE it! It's so absurd that you refuse to provide what is a standard, super-reasonable, necessary expectation at ANY OTHER STORE. I usually bring my own bag, but my trips here aren't always planned, and on my unplanned trips always result in more purchases, so... yeah...

I need quality plastic shopping bags, <4.0mm Susan Bates crochet hooks, blocking boards, and more variety of quality yarn brands, like Caron, Lion Brand and most importantly, Caron Simply Soft. Then I'll give you 5 ? s.”