Nancy Young wrote:

> Kathleen wrote:
>
>> The absolute wort place is the local Joann's fabric store. They are
>> perpetually understaffed, and the customers there are some
>> checkwritin' women.
>
>
> I would blow my top if I had to shop there often. It's like
> torture. All those fiddly little purchases taking forever to ring up
> and then the total is like $12 and out comes the
> checkbook! OMG. I hardly go there as I don't sew very
> often, so it's no big deal, I just chill.

I operate a specialty sewing business out of my home. Most of the
materials I use - neoprene, leather, tuftek, cordura, spandex, reels of
heavy duty zippers, heavy nylon thread in 8 ounce cones, hundreds of
yards of velcro - can't be found locally. I do about 90% of my
purchases on-line or by phone.

But every now and then I need something or another and I need it right
now, and Hancocks doesn't have it, and I find myself in the armpit of
the sewing world - Joann's.

If I'm wrong about everything and my agnostic ass gets slung through the
portal of hell, I'm hoping I can get credit for time served.