Hi, Our local JoAnns no longer has a public restroom either. I used to work for a Bernia dealer who rented space inside the Joanns. As an employee of that business I was allowed to use the restroom. It was always an adventure. They used it for a storage room. You had to squeeze between huge boxes and bales. I can understand why they don't want the public back there. It would be a huge liability. Most of the other Joanns within a 50 mile radious of my home do have restrooms that are not used as storage areas.
When the machine dealer was still in the store they used to send anyone with a sewing or quilting question to us. It just occured to me that where the Joanns is located used to be a department store with a large basement area where their bargin room including fabric was located. I wonder what they are doing with that space these days.
I try and patronize my local quilt shops but the one closest to me is only open evenings and weekends. I am at the point in life where that time is my husband's.