This reminds me of when I was shopping at Hobby Lobby (granted, not an LQS) and wanted to buy Dritz Quilter's Betweens Needles. The sign said Quilting Notions 50% off. The girl at the checkout wouldn't take the 50% off because the needle package did not say 'notions' anywhere on it. I asked what she thought quilting notions were, and she said she did not know, but this didn't say notions on it. She did call the manager, who agreed with me that quilting betweens are quilting notions, and proceeded to give the girl a definition of quilting notions. Mind you, we're not talking a lot of money here, but it was the principle. I have to say that the manager did a good job trying to teach the girl what notions meant.
Renee