I went o my Lqs the other day. I was feeling that I needed a treat. They give you a card with punch outs and when you fill it up you get a $25 freebe. I thought I would buy enough to fill up the card and collect my reward. When I checked out, I asked the lady if she gave me my reward. She looked at me with suspish eyes and said,as she pointed to the fine print at bottom of card, that is for your NEXT purchase. I said,"Awwww, I thought I was going to get a prize today!" Still looking at me that way she repeated, with your next purchase. I said "well, ok. I thought I was going to get it today." She really wasn't very friendly. I guess she just thought I was wierd. I have noticed this ladys unfriendliness before. Then I found out she is the owner of the shop. I guess she thought I was to eager to get something "for nothing". Ha! Actually I had to spend $225 to get something for nothing. The other ladies in the shop are way friendlier than she is. I always try to have someone else wait on me. It's nike like she is the only shop in town. There are two more. These shops are in the big town 15 miles away. The shop here in my little town is not really very friendly either. When I go over there the lady and her husband are there working at the back of the shop but never call out a greeting or anything untill you have been in there for 15 or 20 minutes. She told me when she opened this shop that she had to make it work and she has been here 7 years. But then I have been hearing from other quilters in my little town that she and her husband are hardly ever in the shop. They hire one person to be at the shop. I don't know....it is hard to stay in business in this little town and she should really be more interested in making her shop a pleasant place . I don't know her money situtation but I have had several business in this town and know that you have to stay on top of things or your customers will dissappear in a heart beat!