As I read though all these experiences, I sympathize. I have a JoAnn's less than 5 minutes from my house, but I rarely shop there. I did go in Sat. nite to take advantage of the BOGO thread sale ... worth it for me. But I also picked up a little muslin (4 yds), and a few FQ's. You'd have thought the girl at the cutting counter needed to be tazed for some energy.
Now, I know that it was the end of a really big sale week, but you'd think a little smile would be not too tough, right? Apparently not. And also, when I got the FQ's home, the adhesive on the label was seriously STICKY. It still hasn't washed out yet and it's in the middle of the pieces I bought. Gawd! You'd think I'd have been smarter AND that they would know better.
On the plus side this trip, the girl at the checkout rang up my thread in 3 batches because I had spools at 3 different prices and she knew that if she rang up the last 4 spools, I'd get the 2 cheapest for free instead of 1 of each price.
I chalk it up to the fact that with the economy so bad, they don't do their "due diligence" and check out the backgrounds of the applicants to make sure they understand the types of merchandise they sell. Instead, they offer the job to the first person they see who is clueless. I'm always amazed at how poorly some of them cut fabric. I always count as they measure it out to make sure I'm not getting shorted, because it has happened to me before - ask for 10 yds, they measure out 8 or 9 and charge me for 10.
I always wonder why they are still in business......