It wasn't a shop hop, but...
A month or so ago, we were visiting our oldest son and DIL. Son wanted to go to a particular auto-parts store, and OH BOY, there was a quilt shop in the same little strip shopping center!! So, DIL and I went into the LQS while the men got the car stuff...
A little later, hubby and son came into the shop... and hubby very nearly bought a new Brother sewing/embroidery machine!!!!!!!!!
I talked him out of it, because while he SAID he'd make the payments, he's also retiring in a few months, so the one that would actually be making the payments then would be ME!! Plus, if I was going to spend that kind of $$ on a machine, I want a multi-needle embroidery machine.
So, once he retires, I may well take him along on a shop hop... maybe.