Pluggers by Rick McKee for August 05, 2021

At least the store has a bench. So you can rest while waiting for her.

Earl Pickles can relate when he’s with Opal.

Oh, the horror. If only there were a nearby bar he could wait in.

Once, instead of waiting, I grabbed some food at a next door sushi place. I wasn’t very attentive to prices, just did the point at the picture thing. The food was great. Yikes! The bill was nearly $80. Needless to say I don’t get requests to ‘take me to the fabric store’ anymore.

Is that why they call it shop until you drop ?

And when he goes to the tool shop, how does his wife feel?

good luck with that one…..

I always take a book.

My #2 sister used to work in a fabric store. When she moved to Tucson, she hauled over a ton of fabric. That was 1974, I suspect most of the fabric has rotted by now.

My wife’s favorite fabric/yarn store is next door to Harbor Freight. “Look around as long as you want, babe. I’ll be right next door.” Bwahahaha!

My wife like Joann’s . She embroiders so I generally drop her off and go to Ace hardware.

Or shopping for a new outfit(s). There should be a law that all stores that women will shop in must have chairs for the husbands or boyfriends.

I must give credit to my (former) wife. She was one of those rare “know what you’re going for, then get in, get out” women shoppers.

Hey, where’d you find a fabric store with a chair for waiting?

OR, shopping for shoes(1st (and last time) 8 hours, 5 different shoe stores, result: NO SHOES)! ! ! !!

First Mrs had a paycheck recycling program. She worked at the fabric store. Most of the paycheck went into fabric. Current Mrs is shoes. Can’t have too many shoes!

Even worse when they want your opinion on some samples. I can’t even feign interest anymore.

That’s why my husband used to smoke.

Move to KC, where there’s a Joann’s right next to a Harbor Freight.

I ask for the “ bored husband seat.”

My S.O. is a quilter. Road trips are planned around fabric stores.

Do fabric stores still exist?

A male Plugger would never drag his wife (but would take her if she wanted to go) to a hardware store, Tractor Supply, Harbor Freight, big box home center, etc. But he might forget to mention one of his solo side trips was going to be to WoodCrafters or the exotic wood lumber yard.

… or a dress shop.

I look for what I want in the store and don’t find it and then continue to follow my husband around the fabric store for at least another 45 minutes before we can leave.