I joined one guild that most of the members were miserly. A rotary blade was not tossed until the fabric had to be sawed with it. Anything new in the quilting world was considered a fad. Everything cost too much and the guild had to save their money. I bought a Go die cut machine and while I was demoing one spoke up and said I had more money then sense. I just laughed and said well I had enough sense to marry money and kept on with my demo. I found a new guild I liked much better in another town.