I believe contacts are never wasted. We never know when they can reach a tipping point and something gets accomplished. I bet there has never been a department deleted that generated so much opposition. It might be a good thing to point out to any living person who will listen that quilting and sewing is very big business. Tell every manager you see. They do take this information to their district managers, and then it works its way up to store planning. Thank you for all of your responses.