Jimbo,
Which martial arts store did you work at? The two I used to buy at most frequently were Bokaido and another one over by the Botantical Garden (I have spaced out on the second one's name, it started with "Ta---- and was owned by a set of brothers). Bokaido made outstanding judo gi--I still have and use my Bokaido gi.

take care,
Brian
p.s. what years were you there?---have we met?