Sorry that you had a bad first experience with WM. I buy fabric there sometimes no problem with cutting just getting someone there to do it. As for the kids know that have a hard time doing math in there heads...It is the way they are taught now. When I was in school we memorized math. 10-4=6 and so on. They have a long drawn out way of getting the same answer. Therefore it takes them longer in their head. So it is quicker just to ask someone else. I see kids struggle with this more and more everyday! I honestly struggle to understand my sons math homework now and he is only in Kindergarten.