"Real" quilters just don't act like that!
I'm sorry your trip to JoAnns was disappointing. Personally, I just love to talk to other quilters in fabric stores. It is just so interesting to find out what others are doing and their enthusiasm is just contagious.
(check out
http://www.thousandsofbolts.com/-----they are my favorite online shopping store, plenty of choices and always prices way cheaper than my LQS---although I pay "my dues" at the LQS as well.......)