I am appaled!........or am I just cheap?
#91
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Originally Posted by Nonna Judi
Hi everyone. I just had to get this off my chest! I know this has been discussed on the board before, but today was the first I saw it. I went to one of our local quilt shops today to treat myself and redeem a gift certificate my significant other gave me for Christmas. I WAS APPALED TO SEE THE PRICE OF FABRIC AT $10.59/YD.....Are you seeing this price increase in your area also? We live on a fixed income and I try to economize where I can, using my JoAnn coupons, buying online or buying in bulk at times. Am I just being cheap at being ruffled by these crazy prices or am I just out of touch with reality? Your thoughts?
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Originally Posted by Nonna Judi
Hi everyone. I just had to get this off my chest! I know this has been discussed on the board before, but today was the first I saw it. I went to one of our local quilt shops today to treat myself and redeem a gift certificate my significant other gave me for Christmas. I WAS APPALED TO SEE THE PRICE OF FABRIC AT $10.59/YD.....Are you seeing this price increase in your area also? We live on a fixed income and I try to economize where I can, using my JoAnn coupons, buying online or buying in bulk at times. Am I just being cheap at being ruffled by these crazy prices or am I just out of touch with reality? Your thoughts?
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Hi,
I've just returned from a trip to the US, by bags absolutely brimming with fabric. Here is Australia we pay $24 per metre (which is a about four inches longer than a yard) for fabric. Given that when I was in the US the exchange rate was almost dollar-for-dollar, I went on a fabric rampage! :)
I've just returned from a trip to the US, by bags absolutely brimming with fabric. Here is Australia we pay $24 per metre (which is a about four inches longer than a yard) for fabric. Given that when I was in the US the exchange rate was almost dollar-for-dollar, I went on a fabric rampage! :)
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
IMHO Joanne's is playing price games recently. Being "in the business" I recognize some of their fabrics, and know what the real wholesale price is (for little shops, and you know the chain stores get a better deal).
I've seen some that are priced at $9.99, and I know the cost is more like $3.50. So if they sell it at 30% off, which is a common "sale" on their calico wall, then they're really selling it for the typical double-the-cost retail price.
Wait for a sale, know your brands, be an educated shopper. Most of us are already doing this!
I've seen some that are priced at $9.99, and I know the cost is more like $3.50. So if they sell it at 30% off, which is a common "sale" on their calico wall, then they're really selling it for the typical double-the-cost retail price.
Wait for a sale, know your brands, be an educated shopper. Most of us are already doing this!
I will go online before my shopping trips and check the price on most of my needed items. Then I know if I'm really getting a bargain.
As for fabric, because of fixed income and a huge stash collected over many years, I only buy if I need a particular color I don't have. Today, my stash dictates my quilts, not the other way around. It's amazing what you come up with when you think "outside the store".
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One thing my LQS does is always have a rack of $5 fabric...the owner understands that not everyone can afford the $10 fabric all the time. And, it is not bad fabric...just a little lesser quality. She also always has a couple racks of clearance fabrics generally over 50% off (sometimes marked $2-4) and there is always something on it that I can find. One probably would not find enough coordinating fabrics on it for a quilt top, but there are often bolts that are fabrics I have used and wished I had made pillow shams, or something from...so I am able to do that cheaply. She also has good sales every couple of months.
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Yes prices are going up.
When the gas prices go up everything goes up, everything is deliver by gas.
The LQS has to pay for the rent/loan, employee's and their benefits if any, utility bills, all kinds of insurance and of course don't forget those lovely quarterly TAXES.
These are all going up so it is passed on to the consumer like it or not.
When the gas prices go up everything goes up, everything is deliver by gas.
The LQS has to pay for the rent/loan, employee's and their benefits if any, utility bills, all kinds of insurance and of course don't forget those lovely quarterly TAXES.
These are all going up so it is passed on to the consumer like it or not.
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I know fabric is expensive....I have a very small fabric shop, which I will be closing at the end of July. I do live in a small town, but I am the only place outside of WM that sells fabric, thread, etc. WM says they are closing there fabrics and notions soon (whatever that means)
I mostly carry Moda fabrics. Since I opened last Sept. my wholesale prices have increased by $.50 per yard, but I have not gone up on my prices. This lowers my "profit" to $3.00 a yard. From that $3.00 I must pay $800 a month rent, four months of winter weather sent my electric bill to $500 per month, add on insurance, a little advertising, city charges for water, trash and sewage is $50. a month, credit card machine charges, internet ad charges, maintance fees, repayment of start up financing, and on and on.
I need to sell about $3000 a month before I can even buy a Coke. I am my stores only employee, and I work for free. Lately, I have even been paying for the right to work all day.lol
So this is why the retailers have had to go up on their prices and this is one the reason why I will be closing in about 4 weeks.
It has been a very hard lesson. I still don't understand my town. The citizens here would rather drive 60+ miles into San Antonio to maybe find what they are looking for at Joann's or Hancocks, then to support their local, hometown merchants.
Ok....got that off my chest. lol
Virginia, soon to be a 71 year old ex-shop owner.
I mostly carry Moda fabrics. Since I opened last Sept. my wholesale prices have increased by $.50 per yard, but I have not gone up on my prices. This lowers my "profit" to $3.00 a yard. From that $3.00 I must pay $800 a month rent, four months of winter weather sent my electric bill to $500 per month, add on insurance, a little advertising, city charges for water, trash and sewage is $50. a month, credit card machine charges, internet ad charges, maintance fees, repayment of start up financing, and on and on.
I need to sell about $3000 a month before I can even buy a Coke. I am my stores only employee, and I work for free. Lately, I have even been paying for the right to work all day.lol
So this is why the retailers have had to go up on their prices and this is one the reason why I will be closing in about 4 weeks.
It has been a very hard lesson. I still don't understand my town. The citizens here would rather drive 60+ miles into San Antonio to maybe find what they are looking for at Joann's or Hancocks, then to support their local, hometown merchants.
Ok....got that off my chest. lol
Virginia, soon to be a 71 year old ex-shop owner.
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I've been living in France for 6 years where fabric is very expensive and am soon moving back to the UK. While I will then buy online from the States, because I believe that import duty is differnt to the UK than France, read it somewhere recently, can't remember where. I still plan to support the English LQS of which there are several within an hour's drive of my new home in rural Somerset. Try www.cosman.nl to locate them, UK members. If we don't give the local shops our business, we'll lose them. As someone else said, this is a luxury not a necessity and I'd rather have less and quality than quantity. Also, I'm really looking forward to being able to see and stroke before I buy.
PS Didn't mean to imply that US fabric and/or online stores are lesser quality than LQS, just that in person, I can judge that better. :-D
PS Didn't mean to imply that US fabric and/or online stores are lesser quality than LQS, just that in person, I can judge that better. :-D
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