Disappointed in Fons and Porter Flat Head Pins
11-21-2011, 05:23 AM
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Take one of them and run it in and out of a piece of fabric a few times and see if it doesn't get easier each time. I have noticed that with my needles I hand quilt with, that if I change needles, the first little bit of use is harder. I don't know if they have a film on them or something but, after it gets off, it is easy to go through the fabric.
11-21-2011, 09:28 AM
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Thanks a lot for the replies. I will probably take them back. But I will try the suggestion of running them through fabric a few times and seeing if they improve.
I've heard a lot about things being manufactured to different standard depending on the outlet that will sell them. Never thought it would happen to pins.
I've heard a lot about things being manufactured to different standard depending on the outlet that will sell them. Never thought it would happen to pins.
11-21-2011, 10:06 AM
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You also might try running them into an emery strawberry to see if that helps if you need to use them before you take them back. I've not been really happy at most F & P products, I think that is why a lot of their stock has been in Tues AM ( a remainder store). I have some of the directional pins (head has a U D R or L on an arrow) and I do use those..altho after I bought them at TA, someone suggested writing the initials on a yellow headed pin...duh
11-21-2011, 05:37 PM
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You also might try running them into an emery strawberry to see if that helps if you need to use them before you take them back. I've not been really happy at most F & P products, I think that is why a lot of their stock has been in Tues AM ( a remainder store). I have some of the directional pins (head has a U D R or L on an arrow) and I do use those..altho after I bought them at TA, someone suggested writing the initials on a yellow headed pin...duh
11-21-2011, 06:08 PM
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Wouldn't a "brand" want to have consistent quality - no matter where it was being sold?
If I was disappointed with a Brand A item at WalMart (for example), there is no way I would buy that Brand A item elsewhere. Why would I expect product number 123 at a specialty shop to be any better than product number 123 at a big box store?
If I was disappointed with a Brand A item at WalMart (for example), there is no way I would buy that Brand A item elsewhere. Why would I expect product number 123 at a specialty shop to be any better than product number 123 at a big box store?
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