I had a some what different experience earlier this month while traveling through MT and WY. I was only able to stop at 3 different LQS due to the fact my DH is a "gotta get to point B" type of person while we are traveling. Three totally different experiences. In one, the staff was busy visiting with 3 different customers (non-quilting conversation) and totally oblivious to my being there. I had to interrupt twice to find what I was looking for, and reach around someone to get what I wanted. In the second store, everyone in the store wanted to visit and talk quilts or when they found out I was visiting from Alaska, ask a zillion questions about living here (not a problem, I love to talk about my home state). The 3rd shop, was not busy and the owner was very chatty, and when she saw my husband standing on the sidewalk holding 2 cups of coffee waiting for me, she went outside and brought him in, told him to sit in her very comfy chair, that it was OK to have the coffee in her shop and then proceeded to visit with him while I browsed. So for me, I never know what kind of welcome I'm going to receive when I walk through the door.