Welcome, Spelldeliver.
Your description of your first two shops sounds very much like my own experience. Yes, it will get better as you gain experience of dealing with all the facets of this endeavor. Keep your head up. Try to do the same shops again and again. Sign up for more companies to get more options so you don't have to work for that company that is rubbing you the wrong way.
From your comments you have a great idea of how to move forward. Have fun with it.
Happily shopping Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut