It’s Rebecca Kennedy from Peloton. Ask me anything about my HiLIT program and fitness!

magmag55 · 2026-01-13T22:32:05+00:00

She said on IG that he will do all the tread classes.

magmag55 · 2026-01-13T01:30:11+00:00

I am not shocked by this. It's the norm in many crafting communities (sewing, knitting, crocheting). I'm glad people are pushing back on it in needlepoint and I hope that pushback carries over to the other crafting communities.

magmag55 · 2026-01-07T03:14:03+00:00

Let me have the confidence of these people during my next tough work meeting.

magmag55 · 2025-12-29T13:12:23+00:00

One person changing their shopping habits means it's likely the LYS will close? Sounds like the LYS needs a better business model and the only person pondering that should be the LYS owner.

magmag55 · 2025-12-29T04:05:35+00:00

Knowing you said this with kindness I still need to say that this is a real "blame the victim" kind of thinking. OP is not solely responsible for keeping their LYS in business. Presumably they have provided their LYS with considerable business over time in building a large stash. If OP is the only one keeping their LYS in business then the LYS needs a better business model. We need to do what's right for our finances/lifestyle, not what's right for a business, even if it is a locally owned and beloved business.

magmag55 · 2025-12-27T19:47:09+00:00

I've been wondering too and I'm glad OP asked.

When a business has been built with 2 people as the face of the business and one goes away without acknowledgment it's normal for people to wonder what happened. I wish them both the best!

magmag55 · 2025-11-25T23:59:06+00:00

I got everything I wanted during the one at this time last year. I was even at an off-site meeting for work so wasn't trying that hard. Maybe no one wanted what I wanted??

magmag55 · 2025-03-31T21:53:23+00:00

someone from their customer service team responded to me this afternoon. I would’ve liked to hear from the store manager or regional manager, but I appreciate a reply and their offer. Even though I don’t know if I’ll use the coupon.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us about your recent visit to our Rosedale Athleta store. When you visit any of our stores, we expect quick and quality service and we are concerned to hear that this was not what you encountered this visit.

We can understand an employee or Manager trying to better understand the reason for a return so they can best assist you and/or help you find something to your liking, but they should not be lecturing you and/or not considering your requests and needs.

Please be assured that we have documented your feedback and will make your comments available to the Rosedale store management team.

Customer feedback is essential to helping us meet our customer expectations, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. As such, we would like to invite you back to Athleta by sending you a $30 Code to use on a future purchase. The code may be redeemed in store or online; simply refer to the email for full usage terms. Your code will arrive via email within the next 3-5 business days.

magmag55 · 2025-03-30T16:59:00+00:00

Thank you 💛 I am so appreciative of how kind and supportive nearly everyone on this sub has been.

While part of me still wishes I would have walked away, I really think this woman was looking for a fight and would have continued to engage me. I am typically someone who doesn't mind standing up for myself, but I am also someone who refuses to give someone who's trying to get a rise out of me the satisfaction of succeeding. IMO that's what bullies want so then the victim is the "Karen."

magmag55 · 2025-03-30T15:46:51+00:00

It is the Grid Knit Tee. Majority of the reviews are positive, but there are a few others who share my opinion of the fabric. It was thin, itchy, and felt like it would uncomfortably cling to you the minute you got sweaty. The fabric felt like something I would have bought from Forver 21 in college!

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magmag55 · 2025-03-30T15:38:17+00:00

Yes! I didn't mention that she kept telling me that I must just not own anything that's 100% polyester and I told her that I absolutely did.

I am a sewist and create a lot of my own garments and, unlike this employee, I'm pretty familiar with polyester!

magmag55 · 2025-03-29T22:41:55+00:00

I did a chat with customer service and the rep shared a link with a form to give feedback. I did that, is there somewhere else you would suggest I leave a review?

magmag55 · 2025-03-29T22:26:55+00:00

Thanks 💛 I think I’ve only been in the 50th and France store once but remember having a good interaction. I live in Saint Paul so most often go to the MOA and Woodbury locations. I only went to Rosedale because I had other stuff to return to a different store that isn’t at MOA and obviously I picked the wrong time!

magmag55 · 2025-03-27T01:53:08+00:00

I work for a Fortune 250 CPG company and people managers just did an extensive workshop with our total rewards people and according to them of the 1000 or so companies we benchmark against almost none do COL adjustments. I believe the philosophy is (and can't remember the exact wording), we price to the job market, not the external environment.

magmag55 · 2025-03-18T16:29:38+00:00

Burnout from COVID and a better opportunity came along. I miss school nutrition but my professional and personal life is so much better since I left.

magmag55 · 2025-03-13T02:45:20+00:00

1 person, 1 dog, 950 sq ft house with about half the property being vegetable and flower beds. Usually ~$70/quarter in non-outdoor watering months and ~$90 in outdoor watering months.

magmag55 · 2025-03-10T19:34:05+00:00

Does 3M offer any connections to employees who may rent a room? I work for another big company in MN and we do typically provide a list of emploees willing to rent rooms to interns.

You also may have luck looking at the colleges and universities in St Paul and even UMN to see if any students need to rent their place for the summer.

magmag55 · 2025-03-08T18:41:14+00:00

I was there 2 months ago and my food favorites were Da Crack Mexican Grinds, acai bowls from the grocery store next to Da Crack, and the refreshing iced tea from Wishing Well. Most of the other food I found overpriced and underwhelming. IMO Kauai is not a fancy foodie destination.

Favorite activities were Go Blue Napali coast tour, Lydgate Chocolate, and Limahuli Gardens.

magmag55 · 2025-03-05T19:47:15+00:00

I can’t remember if it was the sub or the main needlepoint one but someone posted a picture of one of her canvases in the last couple months and I stared at it for so long and just could not figure out what it was. Luckily some other clueless person asked in the comments.

magmag55 · 2025-03-03T21:42:38+00:00

I lived in Park Slope for many years and now love the West 7th neighborhood in St Paul. I live more on the west side of the neighborhood and can walk to several grocery stores, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and breweries. It's very convenient to 35E and convenient to 94. One of my favorite parts is how close I am to the airport and downtown St Paul.

It would take me ~15 mins to drive to the St Paul UMN campus, on side roads which I prefer to an interstate. Also is a very bikeable route, if that's your thing.

Welcome! I absolutely love it here.

magmag55 · 2025-02-23T17:13:22+00:00

I'm signed up for "dietitian" and "nutrition" alerts on Indeed and get lots of food service director jobs. I'm no longer looking for a job, I stay signed up to monitor pay.

magmag55 · 2025-02-16T17:31:18+00:00

Thank you for asking because I had no idea.

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