on being a customer...

Warning! A Post with NO Pictures, yikes!!

So I guess I shop a lot.

You know...groceries, target, kids clothes, the stuff you need.

I don't shop as often for the things I *want* (my hubby would disagree)

The trip down to KC was my first OFFICIAL Quilt Shop Hop

Kinda crazy actually since I have been quilting for 10+ years AND I work at a quilt shop, HA!

Don't get me wrong, I buy a lot of fabric, just not all at one time;)

I Learned some very valuable lessons while being a customer...

1. I expect GREAT service. I am quickly turned off by poor service and pretty much instantly decide not to buy anything. Hopefully this makes me a better quilt shop employee. It's a fun place to work and people come in to be inspired and find things they love. I enjoy helping them see their vision come to life.

2. Shopping for your hobby is FUN. Many of the things I bought on our trip I have NO plans for. Meaning, I just LIKED IT. It "spoke to me" and someday I will make something with it and it'll be great:) That might be next month or in three years, but that is OK. It was fun to go on a treasure hunt, find exciting things and BUY them. Sometimes it takes awhile for a project to come to life and that too is OK.

3. Fat Quarters are awesome. They are like chocolate...little bits of wonderful. Not a huge commitment ($3) but totally satisfying. If you really LOVE something, BUY it. You might never see it again or when you go back to get it, it could be gone and that's a huge bummer...GO FOR IT!!

4. There is something to be said for a clean and tidy bathroom.

5. Sometimes a couple of pieces of new fabric can refresh and/or complete an OLD idea. Do you have a pile at home you've been meaning to sew on? Get a few small things to motivate yourself to get started. Fresh Fabric = A Fresh Start.

Next Post: Quilt Market Highlights, finally!

 

Comments

[Sharon Buford]

I to expect good customer service. I tried to buy a small piece (1/4 yard) of fabric at a store that was marked down and was perfect for a quilt I was making. When the owner saw that there would be less than 1 yard on the bolt she said it should have been cut into fat quarters. I said that was fine I would buy a FQ- THEN she REFUSED to sell it to me. I should have left the other $100.00 worth of fabric and left - but I didn't. I am still upset and will NEVER go back to that shop and have told everyone about it.

BUT mostly I love the shops I go to and the new ones I find - Quilters are GREAT ladies!