I am appaled!........or am I just cheap?
#241
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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I just got an email the other day from a clothing distributor that their prices are going up 5-7%...these are garments that I buy to embroider and resell at craft (type) shows. They are also closing out on major manufacturers. From now on I will try to make my purchases thru another local embroidery shop. We are in a non-compete selling situation. I tend to be a bit of a pessimist/realist....I'm probably going to start going to weekend yard sales and flea mkts. Keep on keeping on. fmd36 in NH
#242
If anyone is interested, I've just had an email from Thousand and One Bolts and they have a sale on which ends on the 28th June. They have 1,500 fabrics on sale at prices ranging from $3.00 through to $4.00 a yard. This sale includes fabric from Moda, RJR, Red Rooster, Fabric Freedom, Hoffman and South Seas Imports to name a few. I went on there just to have a look, and yes, I bought another 6 yards, just to top up my stash.
#243
Originally Posted by Irishlady
If anyone is interested, I've just had an email from Thousand and One Bolts and they have a sale on which ends on the 28th June. They have 1,500 fabrics on sale at prices ranging from $3.00 through to $4.00 a yard. This sale includes fabric from Moda, RJR, Red Rooster, Fabric Freedom, Hoffman and South Seas Imports to name a few. I went on there just to have a look, and yes, I bought another 6 yards, just to top up my stash.
#246
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
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This may be off-topic - a little
Name three things that have gone down in price in the past five years -
I can think of a couple things that have gone down in the past few years, but it isn't prices. :?
If we think percentage wise increases, I don't think fabric has increased as rapidly as some other products - I paid $8.00/yard at a LQS for some fabric in 1992 - and Mom paid $10.00 for some fabric with the "gold metallic" at a LQS in the same time frame.
I remember the prices because I just relocated the fabric and it had 1992 on the selvage and I only bought a "little of it" at the time because of the price.
Name three things that have gone down in price in the past five years -
I can think of a couple things that have gone down in the past few years, but it isn't prices. :?
If we think percentage wise increases, I don't think fabric has increased as rapidly as some other products - I paid $8.00/yard at a LQS for some fabric in 1992 - and Mom paid $10.00 for some fabric with the "gold metallic" at a LQS in the same time frame.
I remember the prices because I just relocated the fabric and it had 1992 on the selvage and I only bought a "little of it" at the time because of the price.
#248
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Orchard Park, NY (near Buffalo, which is near Niagara Falls)
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
I can think of a couple things that have gone down in the past few years, but it isn't prices. :?
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