I bought some fabric from Walmart
#41
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Location: Wisconsin
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JoAnn always give an inch or two more. Fabric .Com never just give what you order. Several do this. It is not the person waiting on you, it's the unwritten policy of the fabric world.
This started in "The Good Old Days" when Sears was Sears & Roebuck.
This started in "The Good Old Days" when Sears was Sears & Roebuck.
#42
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Location: Wisconsin
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How about that. I'm originally from Illinois and they remodeled (to upgrade) and I didn't like the store. Nobody helped. So, I moved to Wisconsin and the same ==== thing goes on. I refuse to go back to WalMart and Big K is getting almost as bad. It is not just WalMart and Big K. Stores don't hire enough employees to serve customers.
I guess the old saying "If you need help, help yourself." is still being used.
I guess the old saying "If you need help, help yourself." is still being used.
#46
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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I have good luck with the measurements done by Hobby Lobby. I'm not sure I get 3" extra, but I do get more than a yard. I really have to watch the cuttings at JoAnn's now. They are super picky and sometimes they don't match the under layer of calico to the top layer. That can be off over an inch at times.
#48
just read the one about Joann your right I bought a yard a couple days ago for a class (making a purse) well when I went to even up the edges it was off over a in so I was left with less material than I needed, Im going to start watching and if it happens again going to say straighten up bottom and top before you cut please
#50
Originally Posted by cinjosie
3 extra inches is cheating the store!
The store manager does not want cut fabric returned because it was crooked and cheated the customer out of the amount she paid for. The extra inches is far cheaper to give then have cut fabric returned or complaints sent to the main office about being cheated on cut fabric. I was told the general rule was to cut at least 1 inch more and give the last quarter yard on the bolt as extra.
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