tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post6389841681730065303..comments2024-03-28T02:55:32.424-04:00Comments on Behind the Counter: Crazy Yarn LadyChris Silkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856265154447939899noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-26406571368026873422007-02-11T18:46:00.000-05:002007-02-11T18:46:00.000-05:00I see the dye lot issue has been covered.Here's an...I see the dye lot issue has been covered.<BR/>Here's another trivia item. She pointed out that the colors look the same under flourescent light, but look different at home. This phenomenon is known as metamerism. Two items may match under one light source and then look quite different under another light source. <BR/><BR/>--- The Photographic ScientistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-82129686051993066742007-02-10T12:17:00.000-05:002007-02-10T12:17:00.000-05:00The 1789 is probably actually the color code and n...The 1789 is probably actually the color code and not the dye lot. Example, 1789 - Cornflower Blue, 1790 - Light Indigo. <BR/><BR/>The others are right that color matching is very important, but that doesn't mean the woman wasn't a bad customer. She definitely was!The Mytonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176357799769298855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-46123346207350287092007-02-08T02:37:00.000-05:002007-02-08T02:37:00.000-05:00I once had someone trying to get credit for tires ...I once had someone trying to get credit for tires they swore up and down were from Sam's Club. I told him I had never seen them before and I had been there a long time. He got pretty perturbed and demanded to see a manager. Before the manager could get there I took a second look at the tires and found a "Sears" logo on the sidewall. His response was "Oh, well I bought the set for my other car here." Sure....sure you did.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206164276571685249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-25565225523855141312007-02-08T00:24:00.000-05:002007-02-08T00:24:00.000-05:00Yes, the dye lot *should* guarantee that the yarn ...Yes, the dye lot *should* guarantee that the yarn is the same color. In theory. But I've had yarn that's allegedly from the same dye lot that looks exactly alike in the skein, but creates a visible color difference when knit. So I can't blame her for bringing the yarn back...except, of course, that she brought it to the wrong store!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-14086700223923876082007-02-07T17:50:00.000-05:002007-02-07T17:50:00.000-05:00The dye lot comments just won't "dye down" heh! Sh...The dye lot comments just won't "dye down" heh! She probably bought them at The Rag Shop. Them Q-Tips have no memory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-23186203798763337382007-02-07T16:11:00.000-05:002007-02-07T16:11:00.000-05:00The #1789 sounds like a dye lot number. Just like...The #1789 sounds like a dye lot number. Just like paint from the top and the bottom of a jar is the same color, products from the same dye lot are exactly the same color, by definition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-33518830709366043062007-02-07T14:11:00.000-05:002007-02-07T14:11:00.000-05:00Anyway, you should have poked the old hag in the e...<i>Anyway, you should have poked the old hag in the eye with a spork.</i><br /><br />Inspectorguy...we obviously are of the same humor...I think this blogger should from here on out, refer to the asshats and fucktarts that saunter up to the counter in the most derogative of terms. Why? Because I like poking sticks at people and as is evident from the 'heifer' post a couple down, it enrages some of the readers.<br /><br />**Poke poke poke with my spork***Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-110821564572933792007-02-07T14:08:00.000-05:002007-02-07T14:08:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.WhoKnewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07129129094956441389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-5256518999984369662007-02-07T12:36:00.000-05:002007-02-07T12:36:00.000-05:00The word of the day is Skein.The word of the day is Skein.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-34741551724051428192007-02-07T11:50:00.000-05:002007-02-07T11:50:00.000-05:00I clicked on the comments just to see how many peo...I clicked on the comments just to see how many people had already reamed you for the subtle differences in yarn color. I knoew somebody would be jumping right on that. <br /><br />Anyway, you should have poked the old hag in the eye with a spork.theinspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562867645934846358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-67770912492870841222007-02-07T09:02:00.000-05:002007-02-07T09:02:00.000-05:00Agreeing with kamikasee. Did you check the dye lot...Agreeing with kamikasee. Did you check the dye lot? If they're different, it doesn't matter if the color names and numbers are the same. However, someone who buys cheap yarn without dye lots on them (Red Heart super saver, for example) takes that chance and ought to know so. And for less than $2 a skein, for cryin' out loud, keep the extra skein and make a hat for charity with it.<br /><br />And of course, if you must take it back, take it to the right place.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520071285272110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-57079646466847525662007-02-07T00:39:00.000-05:002007-02-07T00:39:00.000-05:00I crochet, and I can tell you that it does, in fac...I crochet, and I can tell you that it does, in fact, matter that the two skeins match. It's really aggravating to get halway across something, switch to the new skein, do a couple of rows , and be able to see the difference between the old and the new yarn. <br /><br />Most of the more expensive yarn comes with a dye lot, and you definitely want to buy all your yarn from the same dye lot. Even with the cheap "no dye lot" yarn (which you probably sell a lot of at Le-Wal-De-Mar), it happens that the formulation is not always exact.<br /><br />As for not having a receipt, and being at the wrong store, for that she's just crazy ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815729.post-39797769745207097272007-02-07T00:33:00.000-05:002007-02-07T00:33:00.000-05:00I, too work at a Wal-Mart. One time I had someone...I, too work at a Wal-Mart. One time I had someone try to return several skeins of yarn. She had receipts for all, except they were 4 years old. She got upset when I refused to return them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com