Another interesting topic of discussion, and one of the reasons I so like the Quilting Board. My story has to do with the Tour de Quilt (as they call it here in Virginia). Four of us get together, driving to as many of the shops on the tour as possible. A few years ago, our main driver was ill and had to drop out, so I drove for that trip. We had very pleasant experiences in the shops, except for the last one that happened to be our local quilt shop that we had kept for last. At the time, we thought everything was okay. We walked in, showed our passport, got the free pattern, and made some purchases.
The next day our friend had recovered enough to visit our local quilt shop, so she wouldn't feel left out of all the fun. When she entered the shop, the owner was talking about the three strange women who had been there late yesterday. After a few minutes, our friend realized we were the strange folks they were talking about! She gave them an earful, reminding this shop owner (who is now out of business thankfully) that the quilting village is a small one and that she should keep her critical comments about her customers to herself.
My friend was so angry that she called me to let me know what had happened. To this day, she and I have never told the other two ladies about this, but I started an unofficial boycott of that small quilt shop that was instrumental in its closing. One lady kept asking me to take her there, but I would always demur and instead drive an hour away to the friendly quilt shop located in Madison, Virginia.
To quote another writer on this board: "attitude and discretion is everything!" :lol: