TSWLTH revisited

Kate you wrote a bunch, and I snipped it..........scroll down......

customers wishes. Juno has a reputation here for being fair: a little while back she came to us delighted with the service she got from her local JoAnne's, eager to tell us that there WERE knowledgeable and helpful staff. We were all pleased that the company seemed to have heard their customers and were looking to improve: this can only be a good thing. Unfortunately that member of staff seems to have vanished, Her situation is one I have also frequently found myself in: the 'once in a lifetime' sewist at the counter with a member of staff who may be a new 'Saturday Girl' and has little or no sewing experience. If that member of staff cannot help the customer, a helpful and knowledgeable fellow customer can ensure a good result for both: the inexperienced customer learns something, makes a suitable purchase, and has a good sewing experience, so comes back for more... The sales assistant learns something he or she can use with the next innocent customer, and makes another good sale to a customer who will then come back... And the experienced customer has ensured that her local shop has a bit more business and so is less likely to vanish.

First....... HERE HERE!!! RIGHT ON!!! WELL SAID!!! (Caps on purpose btw)

Second..... I would never tolerate being treated badly in a store where I shop, and as for people who happen to overhear that another customer needs help figuring out what to do and who just happen to know......... I am glad there are people like that who selflessly offer assistance and their time. When I first started sewing I didn't know anything, I had to teach myself, and because of little lessons from strangers and staff at my favorite fabric store (and alt.sewing) life was much better. And now I am at a point where sometimes people think I work there LOL. Awhile ago a nice lady and her grown children were buying diaper flannel and didn't know how much to get for the new baby. I was at the cutting table as well, waiting for the staff member to get there. I said I had made cloth diapers and can I help you figure it out? They were very happy with the offer. And I was very happy to help. I don't think people are like that here because its a small very friendly canadian city, I think its because people like it when strangers are nice and helpful no matter where you live.

Hopefully Juno can find a good place to shop, and hopefully all the bad staff get the boot.

Michelle Giordano

I for one have heard enough bad things about Joann's to never go there when I am south of the border. Would anyone want to go to Fabricland (Canada) if I said they are awful, and if lots of other people in western canada said the same? Probably not.

Would you eat apples if they were poison? NO, so why go to a fabric store that has a horrible reputation, same principle.

Michelle Giordano

I think this might just boil down to "Mars vs Venus" "Mens vs Women" and not as in competition. I mean the way men and women think differently. Correct me if I am wrong, but with a name like Bill, I assume you are male?

Going with that presumption......... I don't know how men feel, but from observation its more of a first come first served attitude?

I know, as a woman........ we share. We like to share, it makes us feel good, even sharing with a stranger. I didn't see anything wrong with what Juno and the lady were doing. I thought it was a good idea. I didn't see it as unusual that they asked it to be measured to see if there was enough for both.

HTH

Michelle Giordano

But some people take personal disagreements off-list so as not to irritate everybody else.

"Bobbie Sews Moore" a écrit dans le message de news: KSr9f.2818$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...

Where in Florida?

Claire in Montréal, France.

3 strikes and out: report the harassment to the relevant ISP.

Not when I've stated it twice which I have done. He immediately followed up by sending me a private email. I call that harasment

Juno

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Personally I feel harassed that you can't just take this somewhere private instead of endlessly rehashing how your feelings are hurt, and how he thinks you're being a baby and how you feel people can't email you without your permission. I feel deeply & personally harassed--and I don't shop at joanns (or how ever it's spelled) and I don't know you or bill-what's-his-name. I just want to read about sewing.

Hopefully, this is my final post on this matter, which has gone on too long, for sure.

Heck, I didn't even post to the NG originally, she did, in response to my mail to her, and I responded in the NG only because she publicly attributed my email as being from JoAnn Fab., which was false, starting a new wave of anti-JoAnn sentiment, which is unfair..

I sent her one private email, just one, only one, just ONE. Juno went on for multiple posts about my invasion of her privacy. Couldn't see why so much fuss about 1 message.

So I'm thinking, are my posts going to her privately as well, beyond my intention, because she's gone ballistic on the subject? I then sent her a second email to ask if that was happening and to tell me please so I can correct it. The text of my message to Juno: ================================== What's all the fuss about, anyway? I sent you ONE email and you've been harping on it ever since like I'm invading your privacy with every post. All my subsequent writings have been to the NG.

Tell me if this isn't so, please, so I can correct it in future, although this thread has been worked over thoroughly and everyone has had their say.

Your pal, Bill ================================= No reply, so apparently her mailbox hasn't actually been invaded like she claimed is down to using my second email (to correct any errors) as evidence of her claim and threat of banishment.

JPBill

"Bobbie Sews Moore" a écrit dans le message de news: mDJ9f.4170$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...

Thank You. I had better write that down quickly. we are in florida in Feb 1 week in Orlando and 1 week in Key West so any information is great . Thank You very much

Claire in Montréal, France.

I hope so, too. I have yet to figure out what you are doing here and why you speak for JoAnn's at all. If you are not here to talk about sewing, please find a newsgroup that deals with your interest, whatever that may be. Thank you. Have a nice day.

Since Pogo asked, I'm here to read and comment exclusively on sewing matters brought up here : a quick sort on my name will bear that out.

As far as inviting me elsewhere, Pogo should follow her own advice w.r.t. her own posts. A quick sort shows her comments on : kids today, fireplace parts, herbalife, real estate, tourist info, road cones, air fresheners, burned pans, bugbite remedies, etc. Please feel free to use some restraint in the future to keep the NG tidy.

I appreciate your comments on older machines, since I have several

50's-60's, Singers among them. Thank you and have a nice day.

JPBill.

You actually looked it up? I'm flattered!!!

Oh, well, if that is the case, then send an email to him and copy his postmaster and yours asking him definitively not to email you any more, and then if he does report him for harassment and if you're lucky he will get canned.

Melinda, who did this once to someone and they immediately complained to my postmaster that I was harassing them for telling them to stop sending me email, and the postmaster blew the guy off 57 ways from Sunday and blind-copied me on the whole thing for my amusement.

*smile* I think that anybody who considers it an invasion of their privacy for people to reply to their email ought to merely not use their email when they post to a newsgroup. But I still believe that if someone repeatedly sends email to someone after having been asked to do so, they should be reported.

who made you moderator?