Hi folks-- On a business trip in Hudson, Ohio. Guess what's here!
It's about the size of an Etc. store, but all on one level (some of those are two-story). Seemed to have a good stock of most things. The home dec in teenage princess styles was absolutely incredible: about 30 rolls of sparkly sheer shiny fuzzy plasticky stuff, in the colors you'd expect. Lots of extra clerks arranging and straightening. Plenty of room to walk around. They just went to holiday hours, so at 8:59 I was waiting for the "go home" announcements. Nope, another hour to get into trouble!
In home dec they had a roller machine, and...um...I wanted to know how much was left on a roll of drapery sheer. (No, really, I did.) So she measured it. Had trouble adding 3-3/8 and 5-1/2. The sale tag was missing, so I explained where I'd found the roll and that it was near others with a $3 tag. "There should be a price card in this holder," she replied. (This clerk was either very tired or needs some niceness pills. I know this never happens at J-A, but several times she made comments that were just not the epitomy of customer service and politeness.) I am wanting to add a bertha collar to my upholstery stripe ball gown,and I found some sheer striped gold that coordinated about as well as one could hope for. It goes to half-price tomorrow. While she measured the sheer I hemmed and hawed about it, mentioned that I'm going home tomorrow, asked aloud "is it worth coming back for one little piece?" (In retail it's quite customary to offer "lagniappe," and with another clerk already installing the 50% tags it would have been possible for her to run it out at the sale price. But no.) Clerk suggested looking in the quilting fabric, after I told her it was for a ballgown and showed my scrap (which ain't no bedspread fabric). I also had a nice sheer remnant (kitchen gonna look great pretty soon!) and as I walked away this clerk told me, "you have some work to do." I believe I would have said, "have fun," or "safe home," or something else a little friendlier.
Got the dress yardage cut at a different table (frankly I was sick of that clerk) and the other one was much more pleasant.
/rant
I r-e-a-l-ly hate seeing kids with facial jewelry, and when upon realizing that the one wearing pierced lips is a freakin' manager I just want to run away.
/rant
Anyhoo, I wandered around and squandered about $60. Halloween & fall is something like 90% off. The cashier was very nice (another lip ring!! ick!!!) and she said that they don't get any benefit from being on the same lot as the warehouse.
If you're near Cleveland you probably already know where the store is.
HTH
--Karen D.