Since I'm usually buying fabric for theatrical costumes, I'm happy
to answer: "costumes for a play--we're doing [fill in blank]!" The
salesperson hasn't always heard of the play ("Bartholomew Fair" drew a
lot of blank stares), but is always engaged by the idea of talking to a
"theater person
I find it's not worth the effort most times to try and come up with
something flippant. The girl doing the cutting has had a long day and
just wants to go home (and I remember when I had crap jobs like that...)
so I'll usually just say something like "skirts", or "I don't know, but
this was t
> "Something. I don't know yet. The fabric voices aren't speaking to me
> right now."
Fabric must ripen and mellow, of course - we shall sew no fabric
before its time!
I have told fabric store employees that I'm buying it simply because
I like it, on numerous occasions. I might say th
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Behalf Of Sylvia Rognstad
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 9:16 AM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] When the fabric shop employee asks "So what are
you making with ...
As a part-time employee of Jo-anns, I
I sometimes do ask more specific questions if it's obvious the customer
is making a costume, but that's not always easy to tell. And I have
found that the people who are most friendly and forthcoming when I ask
"What are you making?" are not the historical costumers. They usually
just shut u
On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, Sylvia Rognstad wrote:
> As a part-time employee of Jo-anns, I know they tell us to ask
> customers what they are making ...
I work occasional shifts at Fashion Fabrics Outlet, the best local place
for reasonably-priced wool, linen, and silk. So of course we get a lot of
re-
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 o
Heh ... they no longer ask that question. Now they ask, "So, who
which character are you building this costume for?"
Can you tell that I have been working hard to educate my fellow
fabric lovers who happen to also be employees of the fabric shops I
go to? ;)
Chiara
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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 totall
I give the very obvious answer in a deadpan voice and flat stare:
"I'm planning on buying it."
Talia
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Responses to the question at the fabric shop "So what are you making?" (only
to be used if those serving you are rude or make it obvious that they are
uninterested and onl
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