I went to a few shop hops but realized it cost me too much $$. I had to drive 4 hours 2 days in a row and I ended up spending money in almost every shop. I found some shops I didn't know about and am thankful for that. They are now some of my favorite shops, but the $$ I spent on those two days about broke me. So, I don't go to them anymore. The prizes I won were books that I would never purchase. The prizes were things that the stores couldn't sell, so they were giving them away. Didn't like that. And at each store you would get a little bit of fabric...very little, not worth the trip at all. If I would have won first place, then it would have been worth the 2 days of travel and $$.