In a message dated 7/20/2007 4:37:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
They tear the flap off (when you buy it) so they can tell it was bought at 99 cents, and so it can't be returned without the receipt for the $16.95 retail price in cash or store credit. All the H-L stores here in KC do that to me. Other fabric stores either have a stamp that says "sale", or they write "sale" on the front of the envelope, which doesn't bother me as much. Well, actually, from someone who worked in fabric/pattern retail for a LONG time, we tear the flaps off to make sure the patterns get re-ordered--we are supposed to keep a certain stock on hand at all times. We also do a periodic (I think it was quarterly) inventory to check that we have what we are supposed to and make sure pulled patterns get culled. Some stores seem to carry that further and tear off more than just the tab, which used to be perforated, or even part of the front of the envelope. When I worked at Hancock, we double-stamped the front of the cheapie sale patterns so we could tell them apart. When patterns are pulled, only the envelopes are returned--the tissue is discarded--we can only hope it is re-cycled these days! And yes, in the old da ys, some stores did sell just the tissues (or let employees take them home, which I gues is just as dishonest). But as to the pattern under discussion--it looks pretty Ehhhh to me--good costume, maybe, but not reenactor-quality. And the wig, as someone commented, is truly awful! I was reminded of Moira Shearer's "Marie Antoinette" (as reported in Edward Maeder's "Hollywood and History"). Ann Wass Ann Wass ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
