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Anyone know of a good needlework shop in Albuquerque
I am looking for a shop that is a guild or/and a nice shop. You know, shop were that don't care if you wear blue jeans and shirt. The shop I find , I hope, is not the only one.
They wouldn't talk or help me. I went to the shop wearing blue jeans and shirt. I went to the linen ( how dare you ). The clerk runs over and said "that is linen are you sure you need that. we have a nice selection of Aida" ( just wanted to scream). I said " I looking for a nice Belfast. Maybe a fat yard" and she just turn a walk away, now was want I said wrong??? Then they cut everyone linen before me. when my turn can they say again " are you sure you want this linen. it is very small stitches"(I could have just screamed) I just smile and said "Thank You". Were my words wrong???? Maybe it was the cloths. Now the jeans and the shirt were clean. Maybe is was the saying on the shirt " The ONE with the most Floss WINS". Now that is sooooo unpc, I could just die. The clerk was wearing a nice dress with pumps. I do think I pick the wrong shop????? That is why I am looking for nice shop. I have been ordering linen online, at Nordic Needle. It is great, I don't have to leave the house. But for crying out loud, this state is a WESTERN state and allot of folk wear jeans and a shirt. It wasn't like I look like a Hell Angel biker. I did have boots on. May that is it too WESTERN for needlework. I been working on linen for long than I like to thing about. I am not a Hell Anger biker looking for linen and needle. Yes I was hurt by the lady acts, judging me because I love blue jeans over a dress, as a NON stitcher or too poor to work with linen. Is sooooo insulting. If this is the only shop. I will be sure next time to wear my dress, pumps, pearls and my best Sunday hat. Maybe some diamonds and rubies, that why they know I can afford Linen. If you know of a good shop PLEASE let me know. I will drive anywhere in the town. I miss the shop were people who smile and help. Who knows your name and does not care what you wear. Ps. sorry for the rant faerydraegon "just a lil imp stitching in the sands" |
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Phew - please use a larger font-size! We poor old dears with failing eyesight can`t read it!!!
Pat P "faerydraegon" wrote in message ... I am looking for a shop that is a guild or/and a nice shop. You know, shop were that don't care if you wear blue jeans and shirt. The shop I find , I hope, is not the only one. They wouldn't talk or help me. I went to the shop wearing blue jeans and shirt. I went to the linen ( how dare you ). The clerk runs over and said "that is linen are you sure you need that. we have a nice selection of Aida" ( just wanted to scream). I said " I looking for a nice Belfast. Maybe a fat yard" and she just turn a walk away, now was want I said wrong??? Then they cut everyone linen before me. when my turn can they say again " are you sure you want this linen. it is very small stitches"(I could have just screamed) I just smile and said "Thank You". Were my words wrong???? Maybe it was the cloths. Now the jeans and the shirt were clean. Maybe is was the saying on the shirt " The ONE with the most Floss WINS". Now that is sooooo unpc, I could just die. The clerk was wearing a nice dress with pumps. I do think I pick the wrong shop????? That is why I am looking for nice shop. I have been ordering linen online, at Nordic Needle. It is great, I don't have to leave the house. But for crying out loud, this state is a WESTERN state and allot of folk wear jeans and a shirt. It wasn't like I look like a Hell Angel biker. I did have boots on. May that is it too WESTERN for needlework. I been working on linen for long than I like to thing about. I am not a Hell Anger biker looking for linen and needle. Yes I was hurt by the lady acts, judging me because I love blue jeans over a dress, as a NON stitcher or too poor to work with linen. Is sooooo insulting. If this is the only shop. I will be sure next time to wear my dress, pumps, pearls and my best Sunday hat. Maybe some diamonds and rubies, that why they know I can afford Linen. If you know of a good shop PLEASE let me know. I will drive anywhere in the town. I miss the shop were people who smile and help. Who knows your name and does not care what you wear. Ps. sorry for the rant faerydraegon "just a lil imp stitching in the sands" |
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I am looking for a shop that is a guild or/and a nice shop. You know, shop were that don't care if you wear blue jeans and shirt. The shop I find , I hope, is not the only one.
They wouldn't talk or help me. I went to the shop wearing blue jeans and shirt. I went to the linen ( how dare you ). The clerk runs over and said "that is linen are you sure you need that. we have a nice selection of Aida" ( just wanted to scream). I said " I looking for a nice Belfast. Maybe a fat yard" and she just turn a walk away, now was want I said wrong??? Then they cut everyone linen before me. when my turn can they say again " are you sure you want this linen. it is very small stitches"(I could have just screamed) I just smile and said "Thank You". Were my words wrong???? Maybe it was the cloths. Now the jeans and the shirt were clean. Maybe is was the saying on the shirt " The ONE with the most Floss WINS". Now that is sooooo unpc, I could just die. The clerk was wearing a nice dress with pumps. I do think I pick the wrong shop????? That is why I am looking for nice shop. I have been ordering linen online, at Nordic Needle. It is great, I don't have to leave the house. But for crying out loud, this state is a WESTERN state and allot of folk wear jeans and a shirt. It wasn't like I look like a Hell Angel biker. I did have boots on. May that is it too WESTERN for needlework. I been working on linen for long than I like to thing about. I am not a Hell Anger biker looking for linen and needle. Yes I was hurt by the lady acts, judging me because I love blue jeans over a dress, as a NON stitcher or too poor to work with linen. Is sooooo insulting. If this is the only shop. I will be sure next time to wear my dress, pumps, pearls and my best Sunday hat. Maybe some diamonds and rubies, that why they know I can afford Linen. If you know of a good shop PLEASE let me know. I will drive anywhere in the town. I miss the shop were people who smile and help. Who knows your name and does not care what you wear. Ps. sorry for the rant faerydraegon "just a lil imp stitching in the sands" |
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I SOOoo loved your post! I hope you soon find a shop that isn`t so snooty and condescending. No wonder more people are turning to on-line shopping!
Pat P "faerydraegon" wrote in message ... I am looking for a shop that is a guild or/and a nice shop. You know, shop were that don't care if you wear blue jeans and shirt. The shop I find , I hope, is not the only one. They wouldn't talk or help me. I went to the shop wearing blue jeans and shirt. I went to the linen ( how dare you ). The clerk runs over and said "that is linen are you sure you need that. we have a nice selection of Aida" ( just wanted to scream). I said " I looking for a nice Belfast. Maybe a fat yard" and she just turn a walk away, now was want I said wrong??? Then they cut everyone linen before me. when my turn can they say again " are you sure you want this linen. it is very small stitches"(I could have just screamed) I just smile and said "Thank You". Were my words wrong???? Maybe it was the cloths. Now the jeans and the shirt were clean. Maybe is was the saying on the shirt " The ONE with the most Floss WINS". Now that is sooooo unpc, I could just die. The clerk was wearing a nice dress with pumps. I do think I pick the wrong shop????? That is why I am looking for nice shop. I have been ordering linen online, at Nordic Needle. It is great, I don't have to leave the house. But for crying out loud, this state is a WESTERN state and allot of folk wear jeans and a shirt. It wasn't like I look like a Hell Angel biker. I did have boots on. May that is it too WESTERN for needlework. I been working on linen for long than I like to thing about. I am not a Hell Anger biker looking for linen and needle. Yes I was hurt by the lady acts, judging me because I love blue jeans over a dress, as a NON stitcher or too poor to work with linen. Is sooooo insulting. If this is the only shop. I will be sure next time to wear my dress, pumps, pearls and my best Sunday hat. Maybe some diamonds and rubies, that why they know I can afford Linen. If you know of a good shop PLEASE let me know. I will drive anywhere in the town. I miss the shop were people who smile and help. Who knows your name and does not care what you wear. Ps. sorry for the rant faerydraegon "just a lil imp stitching in the sands" |
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{{{HUGS}}}}
You didn't mention your age. I've had problems along these lines when visiting shops because they think I'm too young to know what I'm doing or can't afford "the good stuff". I wish I could recommend a good LNS but I know nothing about your area. I am also a Nordic Needle fan. :-) One thing I have done (and found *immensely* rewarding) is to pull a "Pretty Woman" and walk back into a store waving a couple armloads of purchases from other stores in the face of insulting clerks. As a card-carrying shopoholic, this does make quite a statement! faerydraegon wrote: I am looking for a shop that is a guild or/and a nice shop. You know, shop were that don't care if you wear blue jeans and shirt. The shop I find , I hope, is not the only one. They wouldn't talk or help me. I went to the shop wearing blue jeans and shirt. I went to the linen ( how dare you ). The clerk runs over and said "that is linen are you sure you need that. we have a nice selection of Aida" ( just wanted to scream). I said " I looking for a nice Belfast. Maybe a fat yard" and she just turn a walk away, now was want I said wrong??? Then they cut everyone linen before me. when my turn can they say again " are you sure you want this linen. it is very small stitches"(I could have just screamed) I just smile and said "Thank You". Were my words wrong???? Maybe it was the cloths. Now the jeans and the shirt were clean. Maybe is was the saying on the shirt " The ONE with the most Floss WINS". Now that is sooooo unpc, I could just die. The clerk was wearing a nice dress with pumps. I do think I pick the wrong shop????? That is why I am looking for nice shop. I have been ordering linen online, at Nordic Needle. It is great, I don't have to leave the house. But for crying out loud, this state is a WESTERN state and allot of folk wear jeans and a shirt. It wasn't like I look like a Hell Angel biker. I did have boots on. May that is it too WESTERN for needlework. I been working on linen for long than I like to thing about. I am not a Hell Anger biker looking for linen and needle. Yes I was hurt by the lady acts, judging me because I love blue jeans over a dress, as a NON stitcher or too poor to work with linen. Is sooooo insulting. If this is the only shop. I will be sure next time to wear my dress, pumps, pearls and my best Sunday hat. Maybe some diamonds and rubies, that why they know I can afford Linen. If you know of a good shop PLEASE let me know. I will drive anywhere in the town. I miss the shop were people who smile and help. Who knows your name and does not care what you wear. -- Brenda "Nothing...I got nothing for sale." |
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Oh dear * what a bunch of cows.
Hugs, Cheryl |
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I will NEVER forget the shop I went into that treated me so poorly. And
I was dressed rather well - including pumps. (grin) The woman kept intimating that I didn't know what I was doing, or that I might spoil something. I gave her a piece of my mind when I left. Hugs to you. If it's the only shop near you, I'd go back and, firmly but politely, tell them how you feel. You may have to rehearse your speech, but boy, I'd do it. Keep stitchin' This is not an uncommon problem. Dianne Rhiannon wrote: {{{HUGS}}}} You didn't mention your age. I've had problems along these lines when visiting shops because they think I'm too young to know what I'm doing or can't afford "the good stuff". I wish I could recommend a good LNS but I know nothing about your area. I am also a Nordic Needle fan. :-) One thing I have done (and found *immensely* rewarding) is to pull a "Pretty Woman" and walk back into a store waving a couple armloads of purchases from other stores in the face of insulting clerks. As a card-carrying shopoholic, this does make quite a statement! faerydraegon wrote: I am looking for a shop that is a guild or/and a nice shop. You know, shop were that don't care if you wear blue jeans and shirt. The shop I find , I hope, is not the only one. They wouldn't talk or help me. I went to the shop wearing blue jeans and shirt. I went to the linen ( how dare you ). The clerk runs over and said "that is linen are you sure you need that. we have a nice selection of Aida" ( just wanted to scream). I said " I looking for a nice Belfast. Maybe a fat yard" and she just turn a walk away, now was want I said wrong??? Then they cut everyone linen before me. when my turn can they say again " are you sure you want this linen. it is very small stitches"(I could have just screamed) I just smile and said "Thank You". Were my words wrong???? Maybe it was the cloths. Now the jeans and the shirt were clean. Maybe is was the saying on the shirt " The ONE with the most Floss WINS". Now that is sooooo unpc, I could just die. The clerk was wearing a nice dress with pumps. I do think I pick the wrong shop????? That is why I am looking for nice shop. I have been ordering linen online, at Nordic Needle. It is great, I don't have to leave the house. But for crying out loud, this state is a WESTERN state and allot of folk wear jeans and a shirt. It wasn't like I look like a Hell Angel biker. I did have boots on. May that is it too WESTERN for needlework. I been working on linen for long than I like to thing about. I am not a Hell Anger biker looking for linen and needle. Yes I was hurt by the lady acts, judging me because I love blue jeans over a dress, as a NON stitcher or too poor to work with linen. Is sooooo insulting. If this is the only shop. I will be sure next time to wear my dress, pumps, pearls and my best Sunday hat. Maybe some diamonds and rubies, that why they know I can afford Linen. If you know of a good shop PLEASE let me know. I will drive anywhere in the town. I miss the shop were people who smile and help. Who knows your name and does not care what you wear. |
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faerydraegon wrote:
I am looking for a shop that is a guild or/and a nice shop. You know, shop were that don't care if you wear blue jeans and shirt. The shop I find , I hope, is not the only one. They wouldn't talk or help me. I went to the shop wearing blue jeans and shirt. I went to the linen ( how dare you ). The clerk runs over and said "that is linen are you sure you need that. we have a nice selection of Aida" ( just wanted to scream). Whew! I think I *would* have screamed---right at the manager! And then told him/her that they'd just lost a possible new biiiig customer (although you may or may not be, you wouldn't have to let them know that!) due to their poor salespeople. I cannot imagine being treated so poorly! They have no right to judge you by the clothes you wear! Who's to say you're not a millionaire and just felt like "dressing down" that day?!?!? I do hope you find another store relatively close. I've got an idea! Dress up, take a large bag from the other store, fill it full (not necessarily w/ stitching stuff--just stuff it with some old sweatshirts or other stuff that takes up lots of room with stitching stuff on top), then take your bag into the bad shop and have everyone running around getting stuff for you (kits, floss, accessories, but no cut fabric), have them start ringing you up and, before they're done, tell them you've decided against all these purchases and walk out the door! -- Joan (feeling particularly evil today--bwahahahahahaha!) See my first-ever design he http://www.heritageshoppe.com/joan.jpg "Stitch when you are young and poor, frame when you are old and rich." - Elizabeth's (rctn'r) sister's MIL (Barbara Marr) |
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