Went to Obie's today, oh my goodness!!
#42
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Saginaw Michigan
Posts: 2,305
As a former fire marshal it is not only a fire hazard but also a trip and fall and entrapment hazard, nothing looks stable. If they have a fire marshal where in the heck is she/he. The store is a dangerous situation to the community's fire fighters let alone shoppers. They may have good deals but not at the cost of someone's safety.
#45
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 1,231
Wow!!! that kind of place scares me...and the musty smell some have described would turn me off of any purchases. I can't get comfortable in the midst of so much chaos..I love a large brightly lit fabric store where I can browse and gather my thoughts. Not on my bucket list...but thanks for the pics..they are unbelievable!!
#46
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Central Maryland
Posts: 230
I would have to be in the right frame of mind to shop there! I am not sure that I would be able to stand all the clutter and probably start organizing. What do you do when you need a bolt on the bottom??
#47
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Glenmoore, PA
Posts: 7,941
I went in there ONCE!!! Never again, unless I tell my "next of kin" first. She has enough space to measure out a half yard of fabric at a time. And if you want anything you have to tell her what you're looking for. She can find it for you. But I got so scared when she got out a tippy little ladder to reach something up high, and I could see the whole stack leaning her way. She has huge boxes of fabric out front that have been there since spring that she hasn't even opened yet. I live about a half hour from there. All I can think of is being in there when the floor collapses and my family never knowing where I was. That's what you call "Death by Fabric".
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