Christmas is officially 10 days away, meaning it’s time to finish decorating your tree, if you haven’t already. Lights and ornaments are also a must—and if you’re looking for some updated decorations, they might also be on your shopping list. While Hobby Lobby is normally a go-to store for these products, some shoppers say they’re no longer heading in this holiday season. Customers weren’t too pleased with some of the retailer’s ornament offerings, taking to social media to call the retailer out and even suggest a boycott.
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After receiving reader inquiries, Snopes looked into claims that Hobby Lobby was selling different ammunition-themed Christmas ornaments. When looking on Hobby Lobby’s website and searching “shotgun,” many ornaments show up, including several different shotgun shell ornaments, many of which are “out of stock online.”
Snopes highlighted social media outcry surrounding the ornaments, including a Nov. 16 Facebook post with a photo taken at a Hobby Lobby store. The picture shows the “Shotgun Shell Wreath Ornament,” as well as other ammunition ornaments.
“I shop at the [Hobby Lobby] somewhat regularly, but this baffles me,” the text overlaying the picture reads. “They don’t stock Halloween items [because] evil, but do sell ammo ornaments for the birth of Christ?”
In the caption, the poster noted that…
