Fat Quarter Ripe-off
09-24-2011, 08:31 PM
#151
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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I must tell you that I went to Handcock's in Conway, AR a few weeks ago. The cutter was afraid that I wouldn't receive the yardage I asked for if she just cut it. It was badly wrapped on the bolt and she cut a few more inches... That is My store and a lovely experience!
09-24-2011, 08:42 PM
#154
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Posts: 606
Originally Posted by bamamama
I bought a yard of fabric at Hobby Lobby today. I told the girl that it was not a yard and she argued that it was but it was just skewed? I showed her how much was lost when the fabric was squared up but she still didn't get it. I was missing almost 4" of fabric from the yard. I hate to be so picky but times are pretty tough right now.
09-24-2011, 10:35 PM
#157
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: North Kansas City, MO
Posts: 561
If the STATED size was 18x21, it was your responsibility to make the decision to buy it or not.
On the other hand, if the pieces were cut crooked, I would have returned them immediately and asked for (and gotten) a refund. That's just sloppy workmanship by their cutters and there's no way I would accept it. We quilters are a loving and forgiving group, perhaps its time we show a bit of "backbone". We were successful with Walmart, pehaps its time other merchants heard our voices when we are displeased.
QUILTERS OF THE WORLD - UNITE!!! lol
On the other hand, if the pieces were cut crooked, I would have returned them immediately and asked for (and gotten) a refund. That's just sloppy workmanship by their cutters and there's no way I would accept it. We quilters are a loving and forgiving group, perhaps its time we show a bit of "backbone". We were successful with Walmart, pehaps its time other merchants heard our voices when we are displeased.
QUILTERS OF THE WORLD - UNITE!!! lol
09-25-2011, 03:58 AM
#158
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 462
Good for you......I think we should all follow in your footsteps as they are getting worse and worse. Since so many of the stores seem to have the same practices I'm wondering if this is something that is handed down from corporate and taught in their training sessions.
09-25-2011, 06:52 AM
#159
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: St. Louis suburbs
Posts: 6,084
Yes, I would definitely say something after showing them the fabric. I have saved Batik fat quarters for ages waiting for a chance to use them and when I did, some were cut so badly I had to trim inches off to square them. It was a huge disappointment to me and I have no clue where I bought them. I find that when I take something back, if I have a smile on my face, I get results better than when I am crabby.
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