I have done the Fabshophop a couple times and even won $10 gift certificate. I just finished the May hop on the 30th and am getting ready to start June's.

My question is, "How do you start the hop?" I usually start with the first letter of my last name like the rules say to. But just once, I want to be naughty and start with "A" instead of "B". LOL!!

Do you ever go to another shop if you can't find the bunny and come back later to look for it? Or are you like me, keep looking until you find the stubborn bunny, no matter how long it takes you? LOL!!

I usually start with my favorite shops.

:D I am like you I need to find the bunny. Sometimes I have found myself looking at everying that is printed on the site. Most of the time there are clues and you just need to figure them out. There are some sites that don't put the bunny on right away, I'll go back to them after a couple of days and there he is. Can they tell when you don't start where they want you to. Most of the time I just do my last name and then go to "A" and go down from there. Congrats on winning something. I have not won anything but I still keep plugging along. Good luck to us for this month. BrendaK

I start with my last name sometimes. :D I have also started with Z a few times. :D :D

I usually start with my last name, but sometimes I just go alphabetically.

I usually start with the letter of my last name. However, if I can't find the bunny within a few clicks, I move on to the next one.

I start with the first letter of my last name, but it's "B" so when I finish the group under B, I go the the top of the list. If I don't find the bunny in a few clicks, I note that and go to the next shop. After I finish the whole list, I go back to the shops that have given me trouble. I'm a little OCD so I don't give up until I either find all the bunnies or the month is over.

I sign in in the member area...and then I click on Shops Not Visited. And they are all there. Makes it easier for me. And you can also check and see what shops you already visited.

The only reason they suggest you start the hop with the letter corresponding to your name is that they're trying to smooth out the web traffic on the shops. A lot of the shop websites have limited bandwidth, so if everyone started at the top and a lot of people were on the same shop at the same time, you might get really slow response. In some cases you might even bring the shop website to it's knees.

Whatever you do, don't get frustrated in trying to find a bunny. If you look for it for awhile and don't find it, there's nothing wrong with sending the shop an email and asking them where it is.

It's supposed to be fun!!! :mrgreen:

OBTW, our bunny is always on our customer comments page. :mrgreen:

I've only done the May hop. I started with my last name, then went to the shops I knew and those I liked the name of. Then I went to the Not Visited list and went through that, but I skipped around.

I was going to say what QKO said. They need to even out the traffic. And I think it helps to start late. Traffic may be lighter. I have dialup so it makes a difference for me. Haven't started June yet.

I have done all of the above....started with A...started with K (my last name)....started with favorite shops....searched til I found the silly rabbit....given up and come back later. I have even written the shop and asked for a clue. I have not done a complete one lately. Not enough hours in the day.

I love the fabshophop. I usually search until I find all the patterns, then if I have time I try to fine as many bunnies as I can. I've made two of their quilts so far.

ditto! I started with the first letter of my last name ONE time and it confused me (it was my first hop) so I just go A to Z sometimes I get bored and start at the Zs and back and forth. lol If you click on refresh it will take a way the pages that you have already found the bunny on and send them to the "visited" page. lol
I found all the "hidden" blocks. Usually I don't mess with them but I really like this one!

Well, I did some searching last night & found 4 bunnies but no quilt blocks & THAT is what I really want! I love that quilt design! I'm not too lucky a person so I never count on winning anything, but boy do I want those blocks!
Maureen

:lol: Hi, xsquilter Are you talking about the the Celebration Sampler Blocks or another block? For the celebration block I read that they skip around, one place one day and then the same block will be at another place another day. I have gone to 71 stores and only have found 6 of the 17 Blocks. Guess I'll have to revisit some sites. BrendaK

BrendaK-yes the Celebration Sampler. Thanks for the info. Soooo, I'll keep looking.
Maureen

I am gonna sound nutty here........but please explain to those of us who have never done this........how to find the place to start, how to do it? Do you find really good prices? free patters? what....I havent ever done this and am wondering what it is all about.......am I the only one?

i just start with clicking on the list on unfound bunnies and start at the top- sometimes i do the first one- then the last and bounce back and forth from top to bottom on the list- sometimes i go straight down the list- once in a great while i might just randomly click on shops for awhile---just to do something different

visit the "FABSHOPHOP" (lowercase)
sign up
then you will find a list of over 150 shops around the country participating. you visit each shop and locate a bunnie- click on it- it takes you back to the shop hop page- you register your bunnie-then go find more...there are drawings, all kinds of prize packages and you have the resource of 150+ shops...some (most) of them offer monthly gift certificate drawings if you sign up to recieve their newsletter- they usually have special shop hop sales- the hop itself gives you free block patterns (sometimes) and plenty of drawings-
you can find good sales- high prices- an amazing selection of fabrics, notions, patterns...its funny how out of 150+ shops---no two are anything alike...they all carry their own special selections...offer their own (take on the craft) the shop hop happens something like 10 times a year...but you have the whole month to find the bunnies and be qualified for all of the prize drawing. i've actually been doing the hop for 10 years now===and even though i've never been a really lucky one and received one of the big prizes i have won some great prizes! gift certificates, fabric collections- fq bundles-
i usually check to see how many shops there are (it varies hop-to-hop) then i divide that number by the day's in the month so i know how many i need to find each day- sometimes i don't get to any---and i have to get a few extra next time...it all works out-
there are people who first day sit down and don't get back up until they have found them all---that is cool in ways BUT you really limit your prize chances...they have daily drawings and double drawings on Saturdays- so as long as you find at least one bunny each day you are in that day's drawings...if you find them all day 1---you are not in 29-30 drawings...bumber...

I go to the 'shops not visited' link and start from the top.