I'm doing a powerpoint shop hop for my guild this fall. I've visited 95 shops in Michigan this last year. It's amazing how each one is so different I've been to large stores and very small stores. To me the size is not important. the lighting is important to me inorder to really see the colors of the fabric. Is the staff friendly or do they follow you around like you are going to walk out with a bolt of fabric? Is the shop orderly? I hate going to a shop where you find fabric cluttered and all over the cutting table. Do they have quilts hanging to inspire me with new ideas. Most of the shops I've gone to have been very nice and I would go back again and again. i think I've found some of the smaller shops have been the best. I do hope my guild likes our "shop hop".