Chrome Kitty
December 29th, 2005, 08:10 PM
I went to the Herrschner's Outlet Store in Steven's Point, Wisconsin today. I know there are only a handful of Wisconsinites here, but I feel it is my duty as a resident of Crochetville:lol to report on my shopping trip for those of you who live in WI or those who might pass through on vacation.
The yarn variety was pretty good. It was nice to actually touch yarns that I had only seen online, and I found a few I had never heard of. However, there were no deals. In fact, most of it was more expensive than my LYS. Not a lot more, but still . . .
The pattern books were all 1/2 off this week, so I got 5 of them.
There were several afghans on the wall, done in popular Herrschner's patterns. That was neat to see them in real life.
The biggest price shock was the kits. Holy poop! They were insane! There was one kit for an afghan for $169! The one that bothered me the most was a kit to make the santa mittens, hat and scarf pattern that can be found on LB's site for free. It included 2 skeins of LB Chenille and 3 of Fun Fur. $20 worth of yarn and a free pattern for $52!:eek
The people who worked there were awesome. They were all very helpful to everyone and very friendly. I've been completely disgusted by customer service lately, so it was a nice change to see people doing what they're supposed to do.
The customers, however, were driving me crazy. One lady pretty much followed me through the store coughing on me repeatedly and talking VERY loudly to herself. Then I was blessed with a fart from someone who passed me in the aisle. That was lovely. Later someone sat at my table and proceeded to go through the pattern books I had carried over there to look at. I didn't mind that because I figured she didn't know I had picked them out and probably thought they were just sitting there for everyone. Since she didn't fart or cough on me, I didn't say anything. :lol
So, my conclusion is that I wouldn't drive for 2 1/2 hours to go there again, but I would stop by if I was in the neighborhood. I really expected the yarn to be at least a little cheaper than everywhere else. Oh well. It was an adventure.
The yarn variety was pretty good. It was nice to actually touch yarns that I had only seen online, and I found a few I had never heard of. However, there were no deals. In fact, most of it was more expensive than my LYS. Not a lot more, but still . . .
The pattern books were all 1/2 off this week, so I got 5 of them.
There were several afghans on the wall, done in popular Herrschner's patterns. That was neat to see them in real life.
The biggest price shock was the kits. Holy poop! They were insane! There was one kit for an afghan for $169! The one that bothered me the most was a kit to make the santa mittens, hat and scarf pattern that can be found on LB's site for free. It included 2 skeins of LB Chenille and 3 of Fun Fur. $20 worth of yarn and a free pattern for $52!:eek
The people who worked there were awesome. They were all very helpful to everyone and very friendly. I've been completely disgusted by customer service lately, so it was a nice change to see people doing what they're supposed to do.
The customers, however, were driving me crazy. One lady pretty much followed me through the store coughing on me repeatedly and talking VERY loudly to herself. Then I was blessed with a fart from someone who passed me in the aisle. That was lovely. Later someone sat at my table and proceeded to go through the pattern books I had carried over there to look at. I didn't mind that because I figured she didn't know I had picked them out and probably thought they were just sitting there for everyone. Since she didn't fart or cough on me, I didn't say anything. :lol
So, my conclusion is that I wouldn't drive for 2 1/2 hours to go there again, but I would stop by if I was in the neighborhood. I really expected the yarn to be at least a little cheaper than everywhere else. Oh well. It was an adventure.