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#42
Thanks....I tend to get what I want & out the door. Will take a better look around.
Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
Plain pat, they sometimes call the clearence spot the "red tag" area...ours is in the back of the store.
#45
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Our JoAnn's her in St. Louis moved to a bigger store and the prices on EVERYTHING went up ... material, markers, thread, etc. I just thought it was local and because of the new store. Our local Wal-Mart still has fabric and it is 100% cotton, mostly for 4.99/yd although I did see some yesterday that was 8.99/yd, very pricey for Wal-Mart. Most Wal-Mart stores are phasing out this department.
#46
Originally Posted by Edie
Originally Posted by laureneberhard
Seems to be going the way of gasoline $$$!
Gas, however, is something else. $3.00 a gallon. Here in St. Paul as other places there is a card we get from Roundy's, our grocery store, where they take off 10 cents on so much bought at the store. A few days ago, my husband bought gas at BP (which I don't want to buy from in the first place) for $1.30 off the $2.96 a gallon price. Now, they have discontinued the gas thing at Roundy's. Hey, you out there - remember when gas was 25 cents a gallon and cigarettes were even cheaper? I don't smoke anymore - haven't for a million years, but I still remember the prices. I remember practically filling a tank for $1.00.
So, we will look for bargains any where we can and pride ourselves in the good deal we got.
KEEP MAKING AND PROCESSING OUR OWN COTTON IN OUR OWN COUNTRY. I'd rather pay more for fabric made in our own country and keep people in work and keep our own country going. It seems to me that quilters are going to be the ones that are going to save this country. Edie
#47
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I used to shop at Joann's and Hancocks but it seems to me like the higher the prices go, the quality gets lower. I now shop my LQS sales and get better fabric for cheaper than Joann's and Hancocks. Even the non sale prices are cheaper than Joann's. Might just be my area of the country tho, as we are extremely lucky to have many LQS here.
#48
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Originally Posted by plainpat
Thanks....I tend to get what I want & out the door. Will take a better look around.
Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
Plain pat, they sometimes call the clearence spot the "red tag" area...ours is in the back of the store.
This is not to be confused with the half off the red tag fabrics, which happens more often. It's best to get there on the first day of those sales before the quilting fabric gets picked over. I've had some major scores that way. It may be the only way I'll be shopping at Joann's now!
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