November 30, 2011
St. Louis Elves
** Beep, Beep, Beep . . .
This Blog post has been interrupted for a message from the St. Louis Loopy Ewe Elves as The Loopy Ewe moves cross-country to Colorado this week …***
Dear Loopy Customers,
The St. Louis Elves want to say THANK YOU and Goodbye to all of our great customers!!
We’ve had such great fun packing your orders! We’ve enjoyed helping with your yarn choices and then seeing your finished projects.
We’ve imagined far away places where the yarn finds a new home. Knitters hunkered down in the snow in Alaska or on the beach in Hawaii.
We’re curious about your cities, towns and countries. How fun would it be to live in Surprise, Arizona?? Do they ever play marbles in Marble Hill, Missouri?
We’ve had so much fun meeting our customers when they stop by Loopy Central. We get to put a face with a name and we love it when you bring your projects to show us.
You’ve inspired our own knitting adventures.
We would also like to THANK Sheri for making Loopy such a great place to work!! We will miss you!
The St. Louis Elves wish the new Colorado Elves all the best!
As a final note we’d like to end with the following quote:
“You’re off to Great Places, Today is your Day, Your Mountain is waiting so get on your Way” - Dr. Suess
Goodbye and Good Luck to everyone. Maybe we’ll see you on Ravelry!
The St. Louis Loopy Ewe Elves
(Drawing by Elf Sue. What do the icons mean? Sue has an inventory sheet for Invetory Manager, Anna is the best double-checker with orders, Vicki always looks cute (she really does), Susan is the “glue” that holds everyone together, Mary has a menu – she’s our lunch takeout expert, Donna is the knitter, Karen is the one who talks to you on the phone most of the time, Lori is the ball winder, and Sharon is the photographer.)
Cathy S said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:11 am
I wish you had relocated to Minneapolis area; I’d love to be one of your elves.
JoAnn W. said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:15 am
Goodbye to all the STL Elves. I bet it’s been a fun experience. Thank you for your help and careful packaging through the years. Good Luck in whatever you do next.
TMTTYRR said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:21 am
You girls have been the greatest!! I’m going to miss you!!
As I’m banned from Ravelry, I won’t see you there, but I’m sure BFF Liz will keep me apprised!
Ruth said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:25 am
Thankyou Elves for everything……………….Because of all of you, I am knitting more than I have my entire life……….it has been amazing therapy for me……….Whatever all of you do, I just know you will be successful…..Your love for what you do is inspiring and shows in the way I receive my packages……….I am sure I can speak for many of us Loopies that we would love to hear updates from all of you as to what career path you have taken…..Thankyou so very much………
Sandee said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:25 am
To the STL Elves – Wish you all the best! You gals have been the greatest! It will be hard to fill your shoes but I’m sure the CO Elves will be doing their very best. Take care one and all and have a wonderful holiday season!!!
Janice said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:25 am
Thank you for making the Loopy Ewe a fantastic place to enhance our stash. Loved the online service and the “real” store.
Best of luck to all of you!
Cindy said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:33 am
Thank you, Elves! And best of luck to you all!
Donna said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:35 am
So MANY thanks to all the Elves for making Loopy Ewe the greatest!
Barbara said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:40 am
Thank you Elves, good luck to all of you, hope you will visit Colorado!
Marilee said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:47 am
Thank you again, ladies, and best wishes to you and your families. We will miss you very much!
pattyv said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:53 am
Thank you. We don’t personally know one another but if feels so sad!!!!
Diane E. said,
November 30, 2011 @ 12:01 pm
The very best to all of you! I know I don’t know you but I feel more than safe in saying you all are top of the line and want to thank you all for making my shopping experience at TLE absolutely wonderful. Also thank you for the 2 times I emailed for yarn suggestions for projects, you recommended, I bought, and the results were better than expected. Thank you for adding that personal touch for me. Sending wishes that this new year will be way more, over the top , better than ever expected for all of you. For giving your best – you deserve nothing but the best from now on.
Abigail said,
November 30, 2011 @ 12:10 pm
Thank you so much to the St. Louis Elves for all of your prompt and cheerful work! I could always count on my order being right, being out the door quickly, and being lovely when it arrived. You did a phenomenal job!
Mary said,
November 30, 2011 @ 12:14 pm
I had only discovered your shop less than a year ago. I loved coming in. Best of luck to you all!
Karen said,
November 30, 2011 @ 12:31 pm
Thank you St. Louis Elves. It was so nice to meet most, if not all of you at past Flings. You will be missed! <3
Welcome to the Colorado Elves. I look forward to meeting you all someday
NancyN said,
November 30, 2011 @ 12:36 pm
Thank you, Elves! I have really appreciated your friendly and speedy service, especially when I needed that second skein of yarn. You have contributed to the fun in knitting!
Tammy said,
November 30, 2011 @ 12:41 pm
I’ll miss having TLE in Missouri, even if it was a few hours away. Best wishes to the St. Louis Elves, and good luck to the Colorado Elves – I hope to meet you someday soon. And Elf Donna – I hope I’ll see you again at the Missouri Fiber Retreat!
Virginia said,
November 30, 2011 @ 12:41 pm
Oh, thank you Elves! I have to say that you and Sheri have combined to create a really smart, well-run online shop. Out here, we really feel like we know all of you. What a lovely personal touch you’ve given all of us.
Sherri said,
November 30, 2011 @ 12:47 pm
Thank you to the St. Louis Elves for making The Loopy Ewe my favorite online knitting destination. I wish you all the best, and am sad we have to part ways. Even though we never met personally, I feel like we’re saying goodbye to family.
The Colorado Elves will have a high standard to live up to! But I’m sure they will be up to the task.
I’m looking forward to the next chapter in The Loopy Ewe history books.
Robby said,
November 30, 2011 @ 12:58 pm
How nice to get to ‘see’ the elves! Wishing you all well as you look towards your mountain, too. Although out here in CO we actually have the great big rocky kind.
janna said,
November 30, 2011 @ 1:05 pm
Thank you elves! You have made shopping fun and easy! I wish you all the best with whatever is next in your lives.
Diane said,
November 30, 2011 @ 1:15 pm
Thanks once again to all the St. Louis elves. You have done a fantastic job, and your farewell blog was much appreciated! Good luck to all of you in whatever comes next – you will be missed!
And a big welcome to the Colorado elves who will try to live up to the high standards set by the St. Louis staff. We know you are up for the challenge!
julie said,
November 30, 2011 @ 1:16 pm
ST. Louis Elves I wish each one of you the best of luck. You had made my shopping at TLE so much fun. YOU will be missed!
Lulynn said,
November 30, 2011 @ 1:28 pm
STL Elves I enjoyed meeting most of you and talking to you on the phone- You all have been so helpful and caring. I will miss you and wish each of you best of luck in your new endeavors. Hope to see you in Colorado at the “fall fling” or somewhere else along the way! Keep knitting and smiling!
Marie said,
November 30, 2011 @ 2:04 pm
Thank you to all of the STL elves – I’m sure the CO elves know what big shoes they have to fill. Good luck in all your future endeavor!
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
danielle said,
November 30, 2011 @ 2:34 pm
Such a poignant posting – very bittersweet – it was fun having contact with all of you SLE’s during Camp Loopy!
Bev said,
November 30, 2011 @ 2:39 pm
Thank you STL Elves for all your hard work! I had the great pleasure of visiting you many times and was always impressed by your kindness, helpfulness, enthusiasm and dedication to all your customers!!
Linda said,
November 30, 2011 @ 2:42 pm
Change is always difficult. We will miss the way we “always used to do/have it”, but we are starting a new chapter in our Loopy lives. I prefer shopping online with TLE than going to LYS’s – you are so much fun.
Cindy in Happy Valley said,
November 30, 2011 @ 3:20 pm
We’ll miss you too!! Best of luck in all your future adventures!
Seanna Lea said,
November 30, 2011 @ 3:22 pm
You are all awesome people. I hope you pass your packing mojo and assorted awesomeness to the Colorado people. You are all just such a hard act to follow!
Patty L. said,
November 30, 2011 @ 3:29 pm
STL Elves…you are the best!!…thanks!!
Christienne said,
November 30, 2011 @ 3:31 pm
Dear St. Louis Elves,
What a wonderful way to wish Sheri and the Loopy Ewe well on their new adventure in Colorado – I adore that drawing so we could know each of you in some small way if we never made it to the store. And definitely good sportspersonship for wishing the Colorado Elves all the best.
The changing of the guard is bittersweet!
Best of luck to all the St. Louis Elves in your next adventure.
xoxo
~Christienne
Ann Rose said,
November 30, 2011 @ 3:42 pm
Thank you all, St. Louis elves! All of you helped make The Loopy Ewe a wonderful yarn “home” for me, and I shall never forget the excitement of being able to set foot in the shop during a Spring Fling shopping trip to see the magic happen with my own eyes. May the next chapter in all of your lives be wonderful and filled with as much joy as all the fun you gave to all of your customers.
Leslie Hodges said,
November 30, 2011 @ 4:41 pm
Thank you, to all the St. Louis Elves. I’ve talked to many of you on the phone, I’m sorry I was never fortunate enough to be able to meet you in person. You’ve put up with my crazy notes and even crazier phone calls and your customer service is the best anywhere. I’ll miss you.
Cyndi said,
November 30, 2011 @ 5:48 pm
Thank you all for the wonderful packages! It was lovely to meet you at Spring Fling this year!
Ginnie said,
November 30, 2011 @ 6:11 pm
STL Elves, I am sending a big hug from CO and wishing you many beautiful things to come as you close the door in St Louis. The CO Elves can not begin to fill your shoes or footsteps but we will do everything and more to continue the traditions of the St Louis Elves of The Loopy Ewe. Best wishes to all of you!
sarah said,
November 30, 2011 @ 6:56 pm
Thank you St. Louis Elves! You’ve all gone above and beyond, that’s for sure! Good luck in all you do
Sherri said,
November 30, 2011 @ 7:07 pm
Thanks for all your friendly help StL Elves. You all had the best job, but better still – you had the best boss (and your boss had the best help). If I were a Loopy Elf I would be in trouble all the time for rolling around in the new batches of yarn! Awesome job… Good luck to you all
Suzanne said,
November 30, 2011 @ 7:15 pm
Thank you and best of luck to the St Louis elves! They have been great.
BFF Liz said,
November 30, 2011 @ 7:26 pm
I appreciate every one of you, and I’m all sniffly thinking about you not being our elves any more. I hope that your lives are filled with all the happiness you’ve given your customers over the years, and I’ll miss you all. If you’re ever going to be in Chicago and want to meet up with me and BFF Sarah and whoever else is around, message me on Ravelry (cantwaltz). <3 !!
DonnaW said,
November 30, 2011 @ 7:37 pm
The STL Elves are fabulous! Santa’s cannot even compete. Best of everything to all of you. The drawing is great, thanks for all the fun and help and yarn fume experiences. Good luck to the new crew closer to the tall mountains.
Kay said,
November 30, 2011 @ 8:21 pm
I got to visit the St. Louis shop three times. Each and every time all of you made us feel very welcome!
Dorothy said,
November 30, 2011 @ 8:22 pm
That’s such a sweet goodbye post. Thank you for all your help. I hope there are good things in store for you all.
Kat Jorgensen said,
November 30, 2011 @ 9:51 pm
I’m going to miss all of the St. Louis elves. It was a pleasure to meet so many of you at the Spring Fling. I wish all of you the very best. You each deserve it. {{{Hugs}}}}
Mickie Taylor said,
November 30, 2011 @ 9:53 pm
To the St.Louis Elves i wish you all the best of everything. You have been a great asset to TLE and I’m sure you will be missed. Thank you all for the beautiful packages I have received over the years. Hugs
Christina said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:00 pm
All of you are so adorable. Thank you for your tireless efforts to get us what we needed asap. Thank you for understanding how important that item was to us each and every time. We will miss you!
Elsie in MD said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:08 pm
I wish you would redirect the truck to MD.
Marsha in Colorado said,
November 30, 2011 @ 11:23 pm
Thank you all for your hard work! I feel as if I know you all and you can never imagine the joy I felt opening up that box from TLE. Please keep in touch with us all via ravelry. Best of luck to you all!
!
Linda said,
December 1, 2011 @ 2:01 am
Thank you elves. How sad for the ending and best wishes for the beginning.
Wanda in Ar said,
December 1, 2011 @ 6:15 am
Thank you elves. You have been the best. You leave very hard shoes to fill and we will miss you.
Melissa Scott said,
December 1, 2011 @ 6:29 am
Dear St. Louis Team: thank you for all your excellent service and work. Love the picture on my last order — it’s a keeper. Kind Regards, Mel, in Addy.
Wendy said,
December 1, 2011 @ 7:11 am
Dear Loopy Elves
Thank you for taking care of my orders over the years. I so appreciate the care with which you packed everything and the bonus of discovering a smiley face on my invoice from time to time. I’ll miss you guys!
Love,
Wendy
Jody said,
December 1, 2011 @ 7:36 am
Dear St. Louis Elves: Thank you for such a great job over the years! I will really miss the little notes on my order receipts, and the perfectly wrapped skeins of yarn happiness that came my way! You’re all treasures, and I wish you all the best. I miss you already!! Best always, Jody, in southeastern Michigan.
Mary Beth said,
December 1, 2011 @ 8:49 am
So sweet!
Kristie said,
December 1, 2011 @ 9:45 am
Thank you for your patience the times I have phoned asking about colour choices. You have all been wonderful! All the best as you start on your new adventures, post Loopy Ewe.
Robin F. said,
December 1, 2011 @ 9:59 am
OK now I’m crying.. Thank you for always being on the other end of the phone or email to help with orders. I appreciated all your help and friendliness over the years. Good luck to you all as you discover your next adventure.
im just lori said,
December 1, 2011 @ 10:17 am
I’m tearing up. You have all been such a great crew, taking care of us and all of our crazy demands. You will be missed.
Thank you.
nancy said,
December 1, 2011 @ 10:28 am
Thanks to each and every one of you for all you have done to allow me to enhance my stash enough to become a lifetime member of SABLE. Even my mail carrier loves you. She says that she loves to read the labels on my packages. They come from the cutest places. I agree with the good Dr. Enjoy the next great adventure. Merry Christmas and a wonder filled New Year.
Cheryl said,
December 1, 2011 @ 10:41 am
Thank you for your kindness every time my daughter and I visited the store. We will miss you and your patience as I looked at EVERYTHING! I am very saddened that your work is gone, and hoping that you each have something great to do next. Best wishes!
Carol in Zion, IL said,
December 1, 2011 @ 12:49 pm
Thank you!! Thank you!, St. Louis Elves. Your excellence makes all the difference in the world. You truly make the Loopy Ewe a wonderful place to shop. Good Luck to you.
Helene said,
December 1, 2011 @ 12:50 pm
Thankyou all. I am so sad you have lost jobs and I hope you can find new jobs soon. Just think of all the references you can get from all of us.
Ginger said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:09 pm
St.Louis Loopy Elves you girls are the greatest. No where else did I get the customer service that you girls provided. Loved getting my purchases within 3 days. I am so going to miss you all! Happy Knitting and Happy Holidays! I am sure the Colorado Elves will be just as customer orientated! Love you all!
Lynda said,
December 1, 2011 @ 1:23 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! The St. Louis Loopy Elves proved that excellent customer service is not a thing of the past. Even though I live on the East Coast I consider The Loopy Ewe my number one LYS and it’s not only because of the great selections of yarn and other things, but it’s because of the excellent and caring service you have provided. Good luck to all of you in all your future endeavors. One good thing about the move to Colorado for me is that as I have family in Denver and am an avid skier who visits regularly I can now go to the “actual” store once in a while! Hooray!!
Theresa in Italy said,
December 1, 2011 @ 3:08 pm
I’ll miss you too, Elves! It’s been so much fun sending you all notes and comments while placing orders, and receiving notes and comments in my package when the order arrives. You are fantastic! Thank you for all your loving care, wishing you all the best—
Kim said,
December 1, 2011 @ 3:57 pm
I’m tearing up too.. thanks to all y’all St Louis Elves! You have been so sweet & amazingly helpful!!
Kathy said,
December 1, 2011 @ 5:10 pm
Thanks St. Louis Elves! You are awesome and amazing ladies!
Kim K. said,
December 1, 2011 @ 8:26 pm
Thank you St. Louis Elves for all that you did to make TLE run smoothly and make sure that for those of us that stalk our mailboxes for our shipments, we didn’t have to wait long. You are amazing!
MzJen said,
December 1, 2011 @ 9:49 pm
I’ll miss you guys! You have been the best. Good luck with whatever you do in the future. You are amazing!!
Kathleen Atwood said,
December 2, 2011 @ 8:39 am
Thank you for all your help with my orders. I was so excited when I became I Loopy Groupie. I wish you luck in your future endeavors. I hope you can find a yarny adventure elsewhere in the St. Louis area. Hopefully, you won’t have too much trouble getting a new job.
My last order, you sent your elf picture. Thank you very much.
Betty said,
December 2, 2011 @ 9:00 am
Thank you so much for all your help and answering all my goofy questions. The Colorado elves will have huge shoes to fill. All the best to all of you.
Casey said,
December 2, 2011 @ 12:32 pm
We will miss you in MO!!! But, since I did most of my shopping online anyway…well, I’ll just pretend you are still here! Thanks!
Kim said,
December 2, 2011 @ 12:43 pm
You will all be so missed! Everytime I got my order from TLE it was “happiness in a box”
Thank you so much for putting smiles on the faces of knitters all over the world.
Pattie said,
December 2, 2011 @ 1:07 pm
Thanks, Elves! Quick service, and easily personalized with a phone call! You guys are great, glad I got to meet some of you at Fling this year.
Pattie
Debbie said,
December 2, 2011 @ 3:22 pm
What a lovely post. Thank you all so much. I’m not sure what Sheri would have done without you all. Wishing you nothing but good things in the coming years. (Anyone moving to Colorado?)
Helen said,
December 2, 2011 @ 3:28 pm
Just got my latest order, and I guess it is my last order from the StLouis Elves. Thanks guys (I’m from Illinois originally and guys is gender neutral) for all the prompt and accurate mailings. I did all my business with you on line so you really were like the unseen elves in the back room that made everything happen overnight when no one was looking. Thanks.
Beth said,
December 2, 2011 @ 10:19 pm
What a wonderful post…I will miss you St Louis Elves…Best of luck and Happy Holidays
Dorothy said,
December 2, 2011 @ 10:24 pm
Those Colorado Elves have some big shoes to fill!! You have been absolutely wonderful and I wish you all a wonderful holiday season!!!!
Sue Apple said,
December 5, 2011 @ 11:09 am
I’m going to miss you all! With every one of Sheri’s blog posts, all my orders and 2 Spring Flings, I feel I’ve made friends with each of you. You will have to occasionally hi-jack Sheri’s Blog and update us on what you are doing. Hopefully, we will get to see you at future Loopy Ewe Flings! Best of Everything to each of you!
Angie said,
December 5, 2011 @ 1:23 pm
Thank you Elves!!!!! i recently got my last pk from the St. Louis store. and the Lovely pic of the elves under the arch and note!!!!
Cin said,
December 6, 2011 @ 11:18 am
My heart is breaking a bit. I never met you, but your signatures on my packing slips have always brightened my day, giving joy to an already joyful delivery. Thank you for all the time we’ve had.
Lorna's Laces said,
December 6, 2011 @ 4:47 pm
Hi St. Louis Elves.
It’s been a great run.
We’ll miss you a ton.
Good luck wherever life takes you next!
XO
catspaw said,
December 9, 2011 @ 11:05 am
Thank you all for such wonderful service over the years. Blessings!
Char B. said,
December 15, 2011 @ 12:06 pm
I look forward to meeting you when I visit the Bergers over Christmas.