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    Old 01-24-2011, 03:40 AM
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    This is terrible. These companies only care about their bottom line. Well, if they keep pricing themselves out of the market with deception, they will end up with nothing and in the same budget boat we are!
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    Old 01-24-2011, 03:48 AM
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    I hate that. I rarely buy just a 1\2yrd of fabric. I want to know the price per yard.
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    Old 01-24-2011, 05:05 AM
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    This has been going on for awhile. Everything has gotten smaller but prices have gone up. Bags of chips are smaller. I saw some bottled sodas the other day that weren't 16 oz....I think they were 12. My shavings guy kept his prices the same but the loads are way smaller. Heck our newspaper is narrower and smaller....
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    Old 01-24-2011, 05:49 AM
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    I had NO idea they were doing this. Our LQS still does it by the yard.
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    Old 01-24-2011, 05:53 AM
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    I dont know either, but thanks for the warning. I will sure be careful now!
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    Old 01-24-2011, 06:25 AM
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    And, our TP roll isn't quite as wide as it used to be!
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    Old 01-24-2011, 06:52 AM
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    Thanks for the info...would rather know by the yard than by the unit.
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    Old 01-24-2011, 06:58 AM
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    Hancock's of Paducah has priced like that for years and years with no complaints that I've ever read about. Who besides HoP is doing it now?
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    Old 01-25-2011, 03:09 AM
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    Stinks!
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    Old 01-25-2011, 05:12 AM
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    There is a way to beat this trend. Go to Thrift stores and buy sheets (white, colored or printed), little girl dresses (some never worn), Men's shirts (white like new percale, etc.) Women's dresses, skirts, etc. Sometimes bundles ofbrand new fabric. I once bought a tiny little bag, about the size of a gallon freezer bag of fabric, and got over 25 yards for $2.50. What a buy. This is a way to Boycott the fabric stores. Good luck to all!
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