Re: Price check in Aisle 5!


LizardGumbo wrote:
Tegan wrote:

We really need to kidnap you the next time my local stitching buddy and
I make a roadtrip out to Junction City! It is so much fun to actually
be able to fondle all the pretty fabrics!

Yes, you do! I was actually going to ping you about that.

Well, to be honest, I'm sorta avoiding going out there until after
July. I'm taking Mom to San Antonio for a family reunion and since I'm
paying for the trip, I'm trying my best to avoid temptations until
after that! But once I get back, let's see what we can arrange!

In short, I'm unhappy with Old Mill Stitchery and I'm working toward
opening my own LNS in Liberty, but it's a long goal--10 years.

I understand that. It's not my favorite shop, but that's mostly due to
the basic style that they carry in the way of charts. And now that so
much space is devoted to yarn, I'm even less interested. PTP is really
my favorite shop of all the ones available in the area. And not just
for the fabrics..LOL

I'm talking to people and finding out that a good part of the reason
brick-and-mortar LNSs are going out of business is 1) their crappy
banker's hours and 2) their service. So I wanna fix that. And one
reason I asked about the fabrics is this:

Service is the biggest thing. And I guess maybe it's not even service
per se, to me. It's attitude. That shop out in Overland Park (don't
wanna use names) has a wonderful selection of fibers. Silks, overdyes
and fabrics, too, but oh.. the snooty, high-toned attitude! As if,
simply because you don't needlepoint, you are a lesser being and not
worthy of attention. (Or maybe it's the Missouri tags on the truck that
gets it.. LOL)

If you went in an LNS and they had the two fabric brands mentioned
(sorry, can't remember and I'm typing fast), would you buy them even
though you don't care for the company who dyes them?

Elizabeth

I guess it would depend on whether I'd found something I just loved. I
am rather bad about holding grudges and if I've recieved bad service
from someone I tend to boycott the product entirely. I'm also bad about
avoiding a product or store if they've treated someone I know badly
over service or product either one.

Really, let's try and plan lunch or something and we can chat then.
Since I know you have a critter, pick a place in Liberty and I'll be
happy to join you there!
Tegan

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