tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post9029184868193278168..comments2024-01-02T07:15:36.208-05:00Comments on I Have A Notion: Sample Spree at Spring Quilt Market 2010 in MinneapolisBeth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-23034383980048410932010-06-03T23:38:04.746-04:002010-06-03T23:38:04.746-04:00I never get any show that charges you to come in t...I never get any show that charges you to come in to buy things, lol. Personally, paying money to go to a show, only to be barraged with sales pitches, I can stay home and answer the 800 calls for free;)<br /><br />DebbieWoolenSailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621977477193550261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-9767902543480227922010-06-03T20:41:55.705-04:002010-06-03T20:41:55.705-04:00Loved the pics & your take on the event - came...Loved the pics & your take on the event - came out more "bewildered" than negative...but, to me, I'da loved to have been there, done that. And, yeah, I have more fabric in my RV than you'd think possible, but I'm always on the lookout for new stuff! And being there (to me) is like going shopping at the mall, on Christmas Eve, even when you know all your stuff has been Karinhttp://sewwritecreations.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-29636986650951255282010-06-03T15:56:49.937-04:002010-06-03T15:56:49.937-04:00So it's called Sample Spree cause at first it ...So it's called Sample Spree cause at first it was a place to get kits and make shop samples before the actual fabric arrived? It's never been anything like "free samples" that I think some people have been led to believe.<br /><br />Now that you've explained it (and very well too) it really makes NO sense, does it?<br /><br />More Orion eye candy would have been nice tho...Sequanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617638382237815770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-48052057631102262982010-06-03T11:46:29.865-04:002010-06-03T11:46:29.865-04:00I think you hit just the right tone with that, I d...I think you hit just the right tone with that, I didn't pick up anything negative. I always heard about the sample spree and I thought they GAVE you samples. I'm with you, if I wait in a long line there had better be free chocolate at the end.Dana Gaffneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023202806714127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-3803684166817306082010-06-03T10:32:20.588-04:002010-06-03T10:32:20.588-04:00Oh my! I am all for the extra sleep ( or free choc...Oh my! I am all for the extra sleep ( or free chocolate and margaritas!)<br />if I did go it would be later after all the crowd was thinned out! <br /><br />Yes my idea of samples are like yours. A small size usable product that is free or ReALLy cheap.Gene Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731141629634998152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-18540271781552100442010-06-03T09:42:06.633-04:002010-06-03T09:42:06.633-04:00OOOH, loved those little white tubes of Avon lipst...OOOH, loved those little white tubes of Avon lipstick. Especially the pink ones! My old piano teacher was an Avon lady. She kept me in samples and Sweet Honesty as a child.<br /><br />I'm not a crowd person, so I'd be with you in the corner drinking margaritas, eating chocolate, and people-watching. <br /><br />Oh, and giggling....lots of giggling!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-7040202292242585322010-06-03T08:31:44.997-04:002010-06-03T08:31:44.997-04:00I'm like you Kelly, you wouldn't find me s...I'm like you Kelly, you wouldn't find me standing in that line either. I don't even do black Friday sales, I send the hubs, ahahaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580743027184050061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-4581608698046932912010-06-03T07:23:22.686-04:002010-06-03T07:23:22.686-04:00Golly....GEE.......I also cannot understand people...Golly....GEE.......I also cannot understand people standing in line for what you described. I'd rather go at the very end when all the crazies were gone!!! LOL I agree with YOUR version of what a Sample Spree should be.......*sigh* As for Eleanor and Orion, I saw their "show" at the Lancaster AQS show in March. Those two are a real HOOT!!! After the show, my friend told Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930049919252042391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-12736665672469925102010-06-03T06:45:16.707-04:002010-06-03T06:45:16.707-04:00Yes, free samples. Of course "sample" b...Yes, free samples. Of course "sample" being the key word here! I haven't thought of those little white tubes of lipstick in years! Are we showing our age here?Quilts and Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457213930142158956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-68137464860004883232010-06-03T02:14:12.668-04:002010-06-03T02:14:12.668-04:00I love your post. Made me chuckle. Great insight...I love your post. Made me chuckle. Great insights too! So happy that you were able to meet Daniela of Cozy Quilt Designs (and Shop). She is such a delight. And glad to know you also saw Eleanor and Orion. Are you aware that Eleanor has a beautiful retreat in the So. Cal. Mountains? You could come and wear your farmer outfit anytime! <br /><br />And I'm with you on wondering why SewCalGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062059207544865569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9036395284041892177.post-34526478705911034552010-06-03T02:11:35.547-04:002010-06-03T02:11:35.547-04:00I am with you, I would have stayed in and gotten a...I am with you, I would have stayed in and gotten a few extra ZZZZZZZ's.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622919657309096651noreply@blogger.com