I came to visit my daughter in Marietta, Georgia and asked to visit the Michael's arts & crafts store while I was there. To my amazement, the store was very attractive - bright, cheerful and spacious. I was looking for jewelry findings and found stones I have not seen in our upstate NY store. I was also highly impressed by the layout of the store and the help we received from the gentleman who was stocking shelves at the time. He did not leave boxes or items unattended in the aisles as many NY stores do.I plan to come down to Georgia again soon and go back to Michaels, with more money this time.