There is a quilt shop across the river from St. Louis in Illinois. They aren't particularly friendly, but do have very good classes which I have taken. Last year I signed up for a four day retreat with them. There were only about a dozen women at the retreat. They were extremely cliquish, things weren't shared, like irons (every other retreat I have been to had pressing stations that we all used). Anyway on the third day one of the ladies mentioned that next year, let's not publicize the retreat. Let's just have us. Well, a few months later, I noticed I was no longer getting the monthly emails from this quilt shop. So, I guess they didn't want to risk getting any other newcomers to their group. And, I do not go there any more.