Originally Posted by
Onebyone
Most of the quilt shops I can drive to close at noon on Sat, closed Sundays and Mondays. Why even have a business if not to stay open when people shop?
THIS! I understand shop keepers want weekends off too, but be closed on Tuesdays & Wednesdays instead or something. Or at least be open one or two Sundays per month - that's my best day for shopping and none of the good little boutique shops (quilting & otherwise) are open.
I also agree that classes are a LQS's best friend. There's a shop in town that I don't really care for their fabric selection so I never go...except for classes. I take a class there almost every month, and I almost always buy SOMETHING on class day, sometimes an expensive something if I forgot mine at home. (grr) And during class breaks I tend to wander around and look...I rarely find fabric I like there but sometimes I do, and when I do I will buy some. If I (or their purchaser person) had different taste I'd probably spend a lot more there.