Is it typical for a quilt shop to not take a pattern as a return or exchange?
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When I got home, I realized that a pattern I had purchased was very similar to a pattern I already have. When I took it back to the shop, the owner said they could not take patterns back because of copyright issues -- someone might copy the pattern and then return it.
Just wondering if this is typical? In many years of purchasing quilt patterns, I believe this is the first time I ever took one back!
Just wondering if this is typical? In many years of purchasing quilt patterns, I believe this is the first time I ever took one back!
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I'd say yes, it's typical. At one of my local shops, they have a sign posted saying that due to copyright issues, all pattern and book sales are final.
She hasn't always had this sign, so my guess is she was having a problem with people buying the pattern/book, copying it and then trying to return it.
She hasn't always had this sign, so my guess is she was having a problem with people buying the pattern/book, copying it and then trying to return it.
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Yep that is the way it is here and for just those reasons . I never thought about it until someone explained it to me - guess most of us don't think about conning people .... which is a good thing :lol:
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