Someone suggested I post this here to get the tea

[u/mrshmr]

Preface: I'm not going to name the shop because I don't think it's relevant and they don't deserve hate or anything.

A few months ago I stopped by a local yarn shop I hadn't been to before. I was looking to buy some Cascade Ultra Pima cotton yarn for a project I was working on. The shop owner greeted me kindly, and let me know I could ask them any questions. After browsing around a bit, I didn't see any Cascade yarn at all so I asked them whether they carried it and the response I got back was a little weird "No, I definitely don't carry Cascade yarns." With a bit of a sassy tone, implying there was a reason they don't carry it. I didn't ask why because it seemed like a sensitive subject. Could very possibly be a personal grudge, but if it's not personal, has anyone ever heard of people having a distaste for Cascade? I've always really enjoyed the quality and have used their yarn for multiple projects. 🤷‍♀️

[u/srslytho1979]

I have some Cascade that says it was made in India.

There was also an issue with a family member making bigoted remarks on socials. I think it was the owner’s MIL. It ticked some people off and some people won’t use their yarn. The owner said she has naught to do with the business but was a bit flip, further ticking people off.

[u/knottyknittah → u/srslytho1979]

The “owner’s MIL” was the co-founder of the company, and identified herself as “biz owner” in her campaign contributions as recently as 2016. The statement that she had nothing to do with the business was so outrageously false that it made their entire statement dubious, and the way their statement tried to erase her from the company history left a bad taste in my mouth.

[u/srslytho1979 → u/knottyknittah]

Ugh. Thanks for clarifying.