After years of avoiding it, Hobby Lobby has begun rolling out Apple Pay at its checkouts, much to the delight of its increasingly frustrated customers, though it isn't available everywhere just yet.
You may be able to pick up your assorted crafting bits and bobs at Hobby Lobby sans wallet if you so choose. Customers have discovered that, at least at certain locations, the retail arts and crafts giant has added support for Apple Pay.
Reports have come in across social media, including Facebook, X, and Instagram over the past week. Dmiyah Johnson posted to Facebook that her local Hobby Lobby currently supports tap-to-pay.
Shanyn Nicole also posted a reel to Instagram confirming that her Hobby Lobby supports it as well.
AppleInsider has contacted several Hobby Lobby stores and found that the rollout is gradual and not yet available at all locations. Apple Pay support is tied to the installation of new payment terminals and is expected to arrive at all stores before the end of the year.
Hobby Lobby was another long-time holdout, like Walmart, that had avoided Apple Pay long after its competitors began accepting it. In fact, in 2025, The Sun reported that customers had ramped up efforts to get the retailer to change its ways.
Walmart began accepting Apple Pay on August 24, also in a staggered roll-out.
