Originally Posted by cjc
Here's one for you. I went with my sister-in-law to a quilt shop down the road from her house, about 3 hours from us. It's a shop that advertises in most quilt magazine and if I told you the name of it..alot of you would probably recognize it. Anyway, we did get to the shop late in the afternoon. About 4:30 and the shop closed at 5. They went behind us, shutting the lights out in the rooms as we left them, rushing us out. Needless to say, they didn't get any of my money.
I know exactly what shop in Marietta you are talking about!!! I have also found the owners and employees there to be off-putting. Like they are doing you a favor by waiting on you.
My daughter (who is 27 and married, but looks like she is about 17 and in high school---and who has an 18 month old and is 6 months pregnant) has been treated VERY badly in several quilt shops where she has shopped. The employees act like she is too young to know her way around a sewing machine and they ignore her or are rude to her. She even had one employee make several rude comments to her face and when my daughter tried to talk to the shop owner about it--the owner defended her employee!!! Needless to say, we don't shop there any more.
On the other hand----I work in a quilt shop. We welcome each customer with a smile as she (or he) comes through the door, offer assistance if needed and encourage them to stay and browse as long as they want-even if it is past closing time!!! I hope that no one has ever felt insulted, shunned or uncomfortable in our shop.