Quilting Pet Peeve
12-24-2010, 05:41 AM
#41
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Location: Missouri
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Mine is when people from my church come up to me and say"oh,youre a seamstress,can you alter a 3 piece suit my hubby has,and how much would you charge to make a bridal gown"? GRRRRR!Or when they say,"oh,she sews such pretty blankets"...and my favorite.."how long does it take you to knit a quilt"?
12-24-2010, 06:14 AM
#42
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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To be asking questions like that,they obviously don't know anything about quilting,so I'd just let it slide and very briefly tell what quilting is and what you would charge. They're in church,they are not asking to start a arguement.They just know nothing about quilting.I have learned that most of the time when someone asks me a stupid question,it's not to be snippy. They need to be educated,and then some of them actually get interested in making quilts themselves.
12-24-2010, 07:35 AM
#44
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Location: dayton OH
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i also get annoyed w/ the "short cuts" on fabric due to the clerk not being able to cut straight. I have found myself buying an extra 1/8 or 1/4 yd to make sure. Kinda torks my taters to have to do that though.
i also use my 40% coupons for thread, pins, and other notions that i use on a regular basis.
i also use my 40% coupons for thread, pins, and other notions that i use on a regular basis.
12-24-2010, 07:41 AM
#45
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Location: Lexington Park, Maryland
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Originally Posted by Yvonne
Ruth,
I've had the clerks go back to the 'before sale' price and then take the 50% off. I thought it was at JoAnn's but it may have been at Michael's. Usually they will oblige when asked to do this. Doesn't hurt to ask. :wink:
I've had the clerks go back to the 'before sale' price and then take the 50% off. I thought it was at JoAnn's but it may have been at Michael's. Usually they will oblige when asked to do this. Doesn't hurt to ask. :wink:
12-24-2010, 08:16 AM
#48
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Location: Westminster, Co
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Originally Posted by PatriceJ
Originally Posted by Extreme Quilter
Running over to JoAnn's with enticing coupons (50 per cent off) for various things and then finding that they have marked down the very items you wanted to use the coupons for at 30 per cent off, which renders the coupon useless.
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