MidSouth Sewing Review
So this past weekend, mom and I went on a trip to the MidSouth Sewing center in Murfreesboro. I was super excited because it hosted classes and serviced Brother machines and had fabric; everything I've wanted in a sewing store! So here I shall list my pros and cons about our trip.
Pros:
-Easy to Find. It was in a small strip center down near Old Time Pottery, which we also visited.
-They service Brother machines. If I ever need them, they'll be there for me and my machine.
-Specialty machines abound! They had a ton of embroidery and quilting machines and lots of accessories for them.
-Its a smaller, Mom and Pop type place, which I love to support.
-Specialty threads. I bought a color changing thread that goes orange in the sun and then back to white when you take it out of the sun. Bad-ass!!! I want one in every color!!
Cons:
-The customer service. We walk in and were instantly greeted, which was good. But the lady seemed to be pulling off a move that they used to frown severely upon at Best Buy. The move in question was the 'only talk to the husband' move. Say a couple comes in to buy a tv and you go to help them. They used to get so mad if we didn't talk to both people. The old school way was to talk to the husband because the husband makes the money and the wife cooks and cleans and doesn't work because this is still 1950. So the lady was literally right beside me and she turns towards my mom and asks if she sews. Mom is a good 5 feet away looking at something on the wall. I'm right here. So I say "yes, I sew" and mom turned around and said that she didn't sew. Seriously, lady? Am I too young to sew, cause I'm almost 30. Ya'll need some younger blood up in here. Then she asks what kind of machine I have, sewing or embroidery. I tell her its the Brother SE400 and it does both. She said she wasn't familiar with it, so 'it must be one of those mass market ones' and she asked if I got it from Walmart or the internet. I told her I got it online, not that it matters. It is a Brother machine and a damn good one, too. Then she goes on and on about how they mass produce these machines that are made of all plastic. Um, ok... And you're telling me this why? She didn't try to push some more expensive model on me. She just kind of stopped there. It started to piss me off. So, to me it just seemed like she was putting my little machine down. What did it ever to do you?!? My machine is amazing, thank you very much. So, me being hurt, I decide to change subjects and ask about their classes, knowing fully what kind of classes they offer because I looked on their calendar online. She finally left so mom and I looked around.
-Their selection was not great, but the clincher was that they didn't have a zipper in the whole place. That is the main reason we went there. They did have fabrics and some notions, but that is not uncommon for a smaller place. So that's not a big con, but really... not one zipper? We even asked.
In conclusion, I might go back for their Sewciety meeting in Feb and to possibly pick up some more of that amazing color changing thread. But I was not overly impressed, but that was mainly from the first lady that "helped" us. I'll give them another shot.
**Interesting side note: Old Time Pottery has some amazing food in their cafeteria. The ladies there were amazingly nice and the food was delicious. So the trip was not a waste. :)
Pros:
-Easy to Find. It was in a small strip center down near Old Time Pottery, which we also visited.
-They service Brother machines. If I ever need them, they'll be there for me and my machine.
-Specialty machines abound! They had a ton of embroidery and quilting machines and lots of accessories for them.
-Its a smaller, Mom and Pop type place, which I love to support.
-Specialty threads. I bought a color changing thread that goes orange in the sun and then back to white when you take it out of the sun. Bad-ass!!! I want one in every color!!
Cons:
-The customer service. We walk in and were instantly greeted, which was good. But the lady seemed to be pulling off a move that they used to frown severely upon at Best Buy. The move in question was the 'only talk to the husband' move. Say a couple comes in to buy a tv and you go to help them. They used to get so mad if we didn't talk to both people. The old school way was to talk to the husband because the husband makes the money and the wife cooks and cleans and doesn't work because this is still 1950. So the lady was literally right beside me and she turns towards my mom and asks if she sews. Mom is a good 5 feet away looking at something on the wall. I'm right here. So I say "yes, I sew" and mom turned around and said that she didn't sew. Seriously, lady? Am I too young to sew, cause I'm almost 30. Ya'll need some younger blood up in here. Then she asks what kind of machine I have, sewing or embroidery. I tell her its the Brother SE400 and it does both. She said she wasn't familiar with it, so 'it must be one of those mass market ones' and she asked if I got it from Walmart or the internet. I told her I got it online, not that it matters. It is a Brother machine and a damn good one, too. Then she goes on and on about how they mass produce these machines that are made of all plastic. Um, ok... And you're telling me this why? She didn't try to push some more expensive model on me. She just kind of stopped there. It started to piss me off. So, to me it just seemed like she was putting my little machine down. What did it ever to do you?!? My machine is amazing, thank you very much. So, me being hurt, I decide to change subjects and ask about their classes, knowing fully what kind of classes they offer because I looked on their calendar online. She finally left so mom and I looked around.
-Their selection was not great, but the clincher was that they didn't have a zipper in the whole place. That is the main reason we went there. They did have fabrics and some notions, but that is not uncommon for a smaller place. So that's not a big con, but really... not one zipper? We even asked.
In conclusion, I might go back for their Sewciety meeting in Feb and to possibly pick up some more of that amazing color changing thread. But I was not overly impressed, but that was mainly from the first lady that "helped" us. I'll give them another shot.
**Interesting side note: Old Time Pottery has some amazing food in their cafeteria. The ladies there were amazingly nice and the food was delicious. So the trip was not a waste. :)
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