Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by Woodster
Originally Posted by Lostn51
I hate to say this but the LQS I went to when I was first getting into quilting treated me like crap. From that moment I made it a point that I would never deal with a LQS for all the tea in China.
They were too stuck up for me.
Billy
We have one of those in town that's Snooty, also - I don't go to that one anymore - and it's where I had my first quilting lesson (those were fine, though because the instructor was down to earth).
There's another one here that just recently went out of business and with their attitudes, very understandably why. I don't like when you go in one shop and the owner starts putting down other shops/owners in the same area.
At first they were really helpful because they thought I was buying for my wife and not for myself. When they found out that I was doing the quilting they wanted to sell me a machine and I told them I already had a real nice machine. They asked me what kind was it and I told them a 1911 Singer 27 in a treadle, and the lady rolled he eyes and said "Good luck with that" in a smart tone.
I had probably $250 worth of material and notions picked out and just turned around and left.
Billy
There is no excuse for their behavior...shame on them. And good for you for walking out, but I'm sorry your time was wasted picking everything out. Why do they assume all quilters are female, and futhermore why must everyone use a computerized machine...they would be lucky to have a 1911 treadle.
I hope you have found a LQS that welcomes you.