We had a Jo-Ann fabric an hour away at a mall. Below the mall was The Piece Goods shop--knowledgeable, helpful staff and 98% of the merchandise sewing-related. They closed. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
The mall Jo-Ann's was 2/3 sewing related. Staff, mostly, snotty and inclined to gossiping with each other.
For example: I stopped one evening at a silk flower sale outside the door and picked a load for my students to use making Mothers' Day gifts. Their total was way over my total--I pointed out the difference and they said "Oh, that sale was over yesterday." I could have pushed it because of the sale sign on the display but I left the flowers and then I left. Who needs to deal with snippy sales people? They're gone now, too.