I have had this experience, too, but in NH. Ny husband and I took a trip through new England and he was very accommodating and let me stop at every shop I could find. At one very nice shop I went into , the ladies didn't even look up when I came in, didn't speak to me, and kept going with their conversation. They didn't know that I spend a lot of money on fabric and purchased fabric at every store I went to on this trip - souvenirs, you know!! I gave them a good chance to talk to me, by walking through both floors of their store, but still no acknowledgement that I was there. I walked out empty handed, and was very generous at the next store, as they were so nice. I expect there are these shops every now and again, but how they stay in business is a mystery to me!