I had an older woman at Joann's get snotty with me at the cutting table when getting fabric for costumes "that's quilter's only!!" Usually it's" you're making what?"
Silvara > [Original Message] > From: Sylvia Rognstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 6/9/2006 7:19:02 AM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] When the fabric shop employee asks "So what are youmaking with ... > > As a part-time employee of Jo-anns, I know they tell us to ask > customers what they are making but I've never seen any salesperson at > my store ask rudely or be rude at all with a customer. I usually don't > ask the question unless I'm genuinely interested in what the customer > is making, which I often am, unless it's obvious she is into quilting, > since I have no interest in that. I see no reason for the customer > to act rudely to me when I ask but sometimes they do anyhow. Curt, > sarcastic comebacks are not called for in my opinion. Why do > salespeople have to be treated as if they are just cogs in the > corporate machine (even though I feel that way often)? > > Sylrog > > On Jun 9, 2006, at 7:44 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > In a message dated 6/9/2006 8:45:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > I give the very obvious answer in a deadpan voice and flat stare: > > > > "I'm planning on buying it." > > > > > > > > > > Quite frankly, I'm glad if the fabric store employees express an > > interest. > > So often they are totally indifferent, if not downright rude. I just > > give > > them a simple, "early 19th century dress (or whatever)." > > > > And as to the rude an indifferent, right now my nearest fabric store > > is a > > JoAnn's, where that is often the case, but I'm kind of stuck if I just > > need a > > spool of thread or something. (The not-so-close JoAnn stores are > > better, I > > have to admit. And there is a Hancock's that isn't bad.) > > > > Ann Wass > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
