Somebody Stop me!!!

feministmama · 05-20-2007, 07:49 PM

I bought more yarn today!!AAAAAAHHHHHHhhhh!!!!!!!

OK so It was kind like a sympathy buy. You know how it is. You go into one of those shops that's kinda small and in the back so it probably doesn't get a lot of business (not to mention a super jumbo Joannes next door) so you look around and they have a lot of lovely things, lots of patterns, needles, etc. So you buy something. Say three skeins of some really soft yarn in a loud color.

I just couldn't help myself.

Chel · 05-21-2007, 12:59 AM

I have done this before. First of all, I would rather support a locally owned business than a huge corporation. Still, I have found that sometimes small locally owned shops can be a bit snobby. Its the personality of the shop staff that totally sways my decision to purchase (or not). I don't tend to buy yarn with a project in mind anyway, so if I see something lovely or something I think might inspire me in the future I go ahead and get it. I can afford it, and its my way of saying "Thank you for supporting such a wonderful hobby, thank you for being so friendly and welcoming me, and most of all, thank you for existing!"

Braden · 05-21-2007, 01:14 AM

Ditto. Plus, I've found that my LYS (locally owned) has a much better selection of wools than the Joannes.

Ingrid · 05-21-2007, 01:32 AM

Stop you? From buying yarn?

BinkyKat · 05-21-2007, 01:36 AM

I've made lots of sympathy purchases...not just yarn. If I go to a little shop that is unique and fun...and I'm the only one there and your comings and goings are so obvious that you can't come in, browse and leave...I pick out a little something. I feel guilty just looking when in places like this if I'm the only one there

zkimom · 05-21-2007, 01:42 AM

Sympathy yarn?? No. Guilt Yarn is more my thing. You know, I feel guilty that I haven't been to my LYS in so long (is it cause I've been buying so much yarn online????:rollseyes

that I have to just get something so I know that they will still love me when I stop by the next time.

HamaLee · 05-21-2007, 04:56 AM

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Somebody Stop me!!!

Oh honey...you didn't think you'd get anybody here to STOP you from buying yarn, did you???

Seriously, I totally understand. I do the same thing at my small LYSes. Kinda like Chel said, a thank you for stocking lovely things for a lovely hobby.

Enjoy that purpley goodness.

brendajos · 05-21-2007, 06:07 AM

ugh... as terrible as it is, i am so glad my mother's cross stitch shop closed due to buying "sympathy yarn." She misses her shop I know but when they added yarn, I felt like I had to buy stuff every time I was there.

Most of what she had was stuff I could buy here with a better selection of colors, or freakin' novelty yarn. The owner was just so excited to tell me that she was going to be adding yarn that after that I couldn't bring myself to not buy something whenever I was there.

And it made my mother happy too...lol. I am a teddy bear collector and Mom was always telling me that I didn't "need" more teddy bears (yes I am a full grown adult...lol) but when I would say I don't need more yarn she would say "it isn't about need!"...lol

mwedzi · 05-21-2007, 03:01 PM

I buy sympathy stuff all the time. I'm such a pushover.:rollseyes: If there's no yarn I like, though, I try to make it a pattern book or stitch markers or needles or something.

ps: i'll help you stop buying yarn, if you really want.

DQ · 05-21-2007, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by BinkyKat

I've made lots of sympathy purchases...not just yarn. If I go to a little shop that is unique and fun...and I'm the only one there and your comings and goings are so obvious that you can't come in, browse and leave...I pick out a little something. I feel guilty just looking when in places like this if I'm the only one there

I do that too!