A Convoluted Tale
…of How I Won Yarn.
Perhaps I should call it a yarn, not a tale. Â Either way, it’s pretty convoluted, so stick with me.
I happen to have a fondness for variegated yarns. Â Lorna’s Laces, in particular. Â I may or may not have quite the stash of their sock yarn. Â I’m admitting nothing. Â And this little yarn store called Jimmy Bean’s Wool happily keeps me supplied in all the Lorna’s Laces I can use or stash. Jimmy Beans Wool (JBW) also has a Limited Edition of Lorna’s Laces dyed just for them every month. Â It should come as no shock to you that I am a member for the JBW Lorna’s Laces Limited Edition Fan Club.
Way back in October they announced a little contest on their Facebook page to name their upcoming December yarn. Â I was one of the first ten people to suggest a name, and the first person to come up with “Ribbon Candy.” Â A few hours later someone else suggested the same name. Â Six *days* later, yet a third person also suggested it.
The deadline for name suggestions passed and they announced their top three choices which would be put to the vote. Â Choice B was “Lisa’s: Ribbon Candy”. Â WHAT? Â Lisa? Â Who’s Lisa? Â I’ve been called “Laura” before, and I’ve had my named misspelled more often than not, but no one has ever mistaken me for a “Lisa.”
I pondered this situation for a while. Â I might have let it go (ok, not really) except that there was actual yarn on the line. Â The winner of the naming contest would get the yarn as a prize. Â So I sent JBW a very nice email, pointing out that I had actually suggested Ribbon Candy about 5 hours earlier than Lisa did. Â I heard back from them right away. Â They apologized and acknowledged that I was indeed the person who first submitted the name Ribbon Candy. Â They were unable to amend the post, but in the comments they corrected themselves. They assured me that if my name won, they would address the confusion again and I would be the winner.
So…voting closed and they left us hanging until December 1st. Â Ribbon Candy was the winner! Â Yippee! Â So I just sat back and waited for my prize. Â Later in the day the JBW December Newsletter arrived, announcing the new limited edition yarn. Â Imagine how far my jaw dropped when I read this line:
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Why thank you very  much.  But stop calling me Shirley.
Shirley? Shirley?!? Surely you jest. Â What in the world was this all about? To quote Charlie Brown’s little sister Salley, “All I want is what I… I have coming to me. All I want is my fair share.”
Turns out that Shirley was the person who suggested the name 6 days after both Lisa and I did.
After I got over my sputtering indignation I sent another email to JBW. Â It took them a few hours to respond this time. Â Meanwhile on their Facebook page, they’d already mentioned that someone would be getting their December yarn prize that day. Â Then the email came that said my prize yarn was on its way, one hank of each weight. Â I got a shipping notice shortly afterwards.
I’m guessing that Shirley got a huge surprise on December 1 because my yarn just arrived yesterday. Â I’m thinking that poor Lisa got nothing.
So I named a yarn and got no credit, but I did get my yarn. Â Here it is, the December Lorna’s Laces Limited Edition color: Ribbon Candy.
  You can get some for yourself, before it runs out,here: Ribbon Candy.