Originally Posted by Marjpf
I have two - First when I go to my usual quilt shops, I am always treated very nicely, but, when my 24 year old daughter (who looks about 16) goes in without me she is snubbed. There was one shop in particular that was the worst offender. So during a Quilters Run (while the shop was very full), I told them why I never shop there anymore. Three other ladies came up and told me they were glad I had spoken up.
I am that daughter (in a sense!) in the LQS that is snubbed. My LQS is less than a mile away, and the lady there is so nasty to me, I refuse to go in anymore. I was asking her questions about different things, she told me I had to serge the edges of what I was doing at the time. I said, oh! my mom has a serger, I'll just do it at her house! She replied- does your mom sew? (yes) well maybe you should be asking HER these questions.
I guess I didn't know newbies weren't supposed to ask questions... we're just supposed to know. ?
As if this wasn't bad enough, her son (I think) was there too, and was going to give me a few ideas and he asked me if he could share them, to which I said, PLEASE do! She cut him off and would not let him talk. Literally told him, "no, you can't talk."
So. What it boils down to: Be nice. Be nice whether you're the customer or the LQS employee. If you don't know, it's fine, but I'd rather an 'I don't know, but ______ does, lets ask her' than a snotty remark about my supposed experience.
Rude.