Most of the quilt shops I have visited have been well-lit and easy to shop in. Some have had bolts of fabric out of order, but often had display quilts using that fabric line. Last spring/summer I went on a shop hop and visited all 7 stores advertised in it. One in SW MN is located in one half of a feed store (No --- there's NO odor at all that I could detect). It looks quite small from the outside, but is one of the neatest quilt shops I've ever visited...I don't get that way often enough, or I would shop there more. Another shop on the trip is housed in a former bowling alley, is very roomy and welcoming...again, quite a distance or I'd be haunting it! The outside décor of the shop is as much fun as going inside...decorated with old sewing machines that were no longer serviceable. I only found one shop on the hop that wasn't as nicely maintained as the rest...it was in an older house, not as brightly lit inside, and was a little cluttered. I did find some nice packets of remnant pieces that can be used in scrappy quilts, but since the lighting wasn't as good, couldn't really look for yardage that I would've liked. My favorite quilt shop when I travel is a neat one outside Bozeman, Montana....I only wish I lived closer! Yep...I probably want to be working there!