Would you have said something?????????
#1
Last week I was in Hobby Lobby looking for fabric for the new girls in my life. There was a young gal at the cutting counter getting fabric for curtains for a window. She told the cutter her window was 45" long and she wanted enough for two lengths, ie 2 1/2 yards.
Now, by my calculation that would cover a window 45" long, but there's be no allowance for a header of any sort, nor for a hem of any sort. I keep waiting for the cutter to remind her that she needed to allow for both.
NOt one word from the cutter, who I later learned is new and knows NOTHING about Hobby Lobby or about fabric.
Now I feel guilty about letting that gal out of the business without telling her about the headers and hems.
What would you have done?
Now, by my calculation that would cover a window 45" long, but there's be no allowance for a header of any sort, nor for a hem of any sort. I keep waiting for the cutter to remind her that she needed to allow for both.
NOt one word from the cutter, who I later learned is new and knows NOTHING about Hobby Lobby or about fabric.
Now I feel guilty about letting that gal out of the business without telling her about the headers and hems.
What would you have done?
#2
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I would have had to say something. I have five children, most of whom I taught to sew, years of Girl Scouts with some sewing projects, and a few years working at JoAnn's. The easiest classes I taught there were valances and curtains. I couldn't let anyone go home with something that wouldn't work out. That's how discouraged sewers begin.
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Depending on how approachable the customer looked, I might have said something. In the past I have offered my opinion and sometimes it was well received and sometimes I got an earful. A word to the manager, even now, might help let him or her know that some training might help.
#9
Originally Posted by isnthatodd
Depending on how approachable the customer looked, I might have said something. In the past I have offered my opinion and sometimes it was well received and sometimes I got an earful. A word to the manager, even now, might help let him or her know that some training might help.
#10
Originally Posted by donnajean
I have a big mouth & probably would have contributed my opinion.
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