Green Apples had a post about the new issues of the knitting magazines, and I was in love with several designs from Rowan Magazine issue 44. I decided to see if I could find it in town.
- Me: I’m looking for Rowan. It’s a magazine. R-O-W-A-N
- Barnes & Noble: *tapity tapity* I’m sorry, we don’t stock that.
If I only knew, I might have stopped calling now.
- Me: Hello, I’m looking for a magazine called Rowan?
- Borders: Rowing?
- Me: *facepalm* Rowan. R-O-W-A-N
- Borders: Wowon… no we don’t carry that.
- Me: ARRRR OOOOW DUBYA AAAAY ENNNNNN
- Borders: OH! ROWAN! I’m sorry, we don’t stock that.
At least she knew what it was.
Bookstores obviously are not cutting it. Let’s try the craft stores. I know JoAnns Sells Interweave, maybe I’ll get lucky.
- Northway JoAnn’s: Um. Uh. Yeah? Uh, JoAnn’s.
- Me: I’m looking for a knitting magazine called Rowan.
- NJ: A magazine?
- Me: By the patterns. At the end of the cabinet.
- NJ: Oh. Hold on. (loooong pause) Ma’am?
- Me: Yes?
- NJ: Ma’am?
- Me: YES?
- NJ: We dun hav that.
*headdesk* Let’s try the other JoAnn’s and hope we don’t get another braindead girl.
- Male JoAnn’s: Yo! This is Jo-ANN’S! Wut can I do for you?
Oh this is going to be soooo much better, I can tell.
- Me: I’m looking for a knitting magazine.
- MJA: A magazine? (why do they ask that?)
- Me: You know, with pages?
- MJA: Let me go check. Yeah… we got magazines.
- Me: A specific knitting magazine.
- MJA: Oh, a knitting magazine! Let me go check. Yeah, we got those. What issue?
- Me: A specific knitting magazine called Rowan.
- MJA: Uh… let me go check. No, uh uh, sorry.
I then had the bright idea to call, you know, the YARN STORES. Geez.
- Me: I’m looking for a knitting magazine called Rowan.
- The Yarn Branch: You are?
- Me: Yes.
- TYB: …
- Me: Rowan?
- TYB: …
- Me: Do you have it?
- TYB: Oh! Let me go check. No, I’m sorry.
GAAAH!
- Me: Do you carry Rowan the magazine?
- Far North Yarn Co: What issue are you looking for?
- Me: (hallelujah!) 44, the newest one
- FNYC: I don’t think it’s come in yet. No, no it’s still in the mail. Would you like me to reserve a copy for you?
- Me: That’s ok, I’ll check back later in the week.
Well, at least I’ve found a source.
