drivingsusan

Wow, Thanks for the info!! It certainly does pay to comparison shop!!

jaciqltznok

but get this, I was going to order a bolt of Stitch witchery for a client. I went directly to my wholesale site and thought, wow, that seems higher than the last one I bought..so I went to my 2nd wholesale site..WTHECK...it was even higher....put them both on hold and gave it some thought...then for some odd reason checked the joanns website, thinking it might be cheaper to just order the 10 yards my client wants instead of the 40 yd. bolt....and typed Stitch witchery into the joann search field and what do you think popped up????

YEP...that darn BOLT of SW...and guess what, not only was it cheaper than my wholesale by about 40%, but it was on sale 50% off of that lower price...I feel like I stole it...

AND I got a coupon for flat rate shipping for $5.00...so I naturally added a few more things....total was $82 for all of it with tax & Shipping...
My wholesale cost from dist #1 would have been $87 PLUS freight!
JUST for the bolt of SW!!!

YES Virginia, it does pay to shop around!

BETTY62

I love Hobby Lobby.

amma

I really wish we had Hobby Lobbys out here :D:D:D

chairjogger

love to see your OSU candle matts . what are you talking about with candle matts and once a Buckeye always a Buckeye !

quiltmaker

Yes, Ladies it does pay to shop around in these times. Amazing the price differences can be...actually astonishing at times but well worth it in the long run!

justlooking

Everything seems to be that way, costs are really something! You need to check each time you want to buy.

eparys

Glad you went shopping on line before purchasing. Were they both "Insulbrite" Brand?? There is a cheaper knock off on the market (I have not used it yet).

fktsewing

They were like potholders sort of---used the 0 (squared on the corners) as the shape. I appliqued the red letter itself onto a white background and then appliqued the buckeye nut and leaves on it. Put insulbright on right side of the 0 with the silver part facing away from the 0 then put on the backing---stitched around leaving an opening for turning--turned and hand stitched it closed--this put the insulbright near the top facing the back of the 0---then quilted in the ditch around the outside and inside the 0. I made 35 of them and my daughter & I were lucky that we actually got one each to keep. I will locate it by this weekend and post a picture. You could easily enlarge for placemats or reduce even more for coasters. Hers were about 10 inches tall and 6 inches wide. We put them under the lit candle holders because we had plastic tableclothes for safety.

fktsewing

yes, they were exactly the same brand, size and everything.