Originally Posted by bob1414
I believe in "you get what you pay for". This is only my opinion and I don't expect everyone to agree, but I feel that the stores that sell the higher quality merchandise have better staffed stores. It seems that way to me. I want shopping to be enjoyable and I will pay a little more to end up with better quality merchandise and a better shopping experience. I realize that everyone cannot do this and right now my finances don't allow me to shop AT ALL, but I'll just go without right now instead of lowering my standards. Take notice of how staff treats you in a local quilt shop - hopefully you are treated better!!
I agree, you get what you pay for. Sadly, there are many of us who simply cannot afford the prices of our LQS. If I could only buy fabric for $9 a yard, I would have very little fabric at all. Maybe if the LQSs had coupons like Hancocks or Joanns more people would shop there. Just a thought.
Billy - you would NOT have problems at any of my LQSs! We've got several men who quilt and all the ladies just love seeing a man walk into their shop. Trust me, here you would get fawned over and made a big deal of, then talked about to all the other customers and their friends about how wonderful it is that more men are quilting nowadays. ;)
Honestly, I don't think it is any one store in particular that can claim the fame of rudeness. Customer service seems to be going the way of the dinosaur at ALL businesses. There are those who are still wonderful and give great service, but they are now the exception and not the rule. Remember when it used to be that the
'Customer is Always Right?' Try convincing someone in business of that now and you'll end up with a headache and likely a bad taste in your mouth from arguing. :roll:
jljack: Did you ever get a response back from Corporate?