lazer eyes

Okay, so when you go to the fabric store, apparantly there is a certain protocol. Since I have not sewed much in the past, I was completely unaware... until now. The other day I went to the fabric store because I have decided it is high time I actually USE the sewing machine I have. There wasn't a single person at the counter and I thought, "Wow, am I in luck!" Normally there are a ton of ladies waiting to have their fabric cut.

I walked right up to the counter and asked for 2 yards of this and 3 yards of that... and the associate didn't bat an eye and began measuring and cutting. During this process I look around and all of a sudden the women start coming out of the wood works. Again I was amazed at my luck. How did I miss this rush... I AM AWESOME, right?

Then I notice a lady come up to the counter and go to the side and PICK A NUMBER. It was shortly after that the other associate called out a number. Oh, I wanted to crawl and hide. Here was the dilemma; she had already scanned my fabric and was in the process of measuring and cutting it when I realized my mistake. I felt so foolish. I actually felt like quite the jerk. What would you have done though? Should I have told her to stop what she was doing and help the other people? I didn't realize my error until she was about 3/4 the way finished with the process. So I stuck it out.

When I turned around I smiled at a woman standing there. And I am telling you now, I swear she had lazers charging up to zap me dead on the spot. I can't say I blame her. I didn't have my children with me and here she had her 3 little ones who were getting antsy and whiny. So I booked it to the front and went straight for the cashier to pay for it and leave as quickly as possible. I didn't want to get mobbed by a swarm of angry sewing women!

So, the lesson of the story for me is to be more aware at what is going on around me. Believe me, I will NEVER make that mistake again. Now I know... always pick a number first! (And now you know too)