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| - Off the Beaten Path would probably get 2 stars from me if my review were purely based on the selection and staff, who are pleasant enough. It's a small, cramped space, but despite that there doesn't actually seem to be much yarn. It's definitely not the kind of place you want to go if you're into "luxury" yarns at all -- and I'm not talking about cost. Most of the yarn is scratchy and cheap-feeling. There are no delicious fibers here for the tactilely-inclined. If you want cotton or acrylic, why not spend a lot less at Michael's or the WI Craft Market?
If you're like me, you might answer, "To support local business owners, of course!" And therein lies the problem. The owner of Off the Beaten Path has actually expressed her disapproval of LGBTQ folks patronizing her shop, using it as a meeting space for knitting, or otherwise flaunting their gayness anywhere near her. What kind of an attitude is that to have in the Willy St. neighborhood, which welcomes ALL people? I would never support a business that promotes such disgraceful intolerance, and I hope you wouldn't, either.
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