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    Old 11-21-2011, 10:16 PM
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    our 2 joanns in town closed up 3 weeks ago and the new one opened this week, wow is it big!!it has lost its "homy" feeling and there seems to be more craft things than fabric in the new store , but i think i will get used to it !! this place has been jam packed since it opened
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    Old 11-22-2011, 04:38 AM
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    My coupons for 60% off were expiring, so I sighed, and went to the store on Sunday. I scored big time at Joann's, need quilt backing, found it , needed fabric for a Christmas table runner, needed fabric for granddaughter rose pillow, etc, etc. Had a handful of coupons, plus the Merry Moolah coupons they had out. My total was $140. and I got out the door spending only $60.00. Wow, good day for me!!!!
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    Old 11-22-2011, 07:21 AM
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    Originally Posted by Wintersewer
    I went to that same new Joann in Marketplace Fair last Friday and was VERY disappointed in the amount of quilting fabric it had. I thought it had tons of clothes and craft fabric but was scant on cotton. What did you think of it?
    Our new superstore here is the same, yes it's bigger and nicer but very disappointing if you're looking for more fabric selection or new quilting supplies ... they have no more than before, just the SOSO. They DO have about 1,000 bolts of FLEECE, here in hot weather Texas !! CRAZY
    There are aisles upon aisles of craft supplies, overpriced plastic dollar store junk and holiday stuff ... greeting cards, wrapping paper ... WHY can't they leave that to Walmart and HL ??
    I know I know ... because people BUY it ! Never mind providing us with better fabrics or new books or patterns ... heaven forbid

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    Old 11-22-2011, 11:30 AM
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    For the most part the Joann's near my home has wonderful people cutting the fabric and check out. There is one lady that can really be rude, but I just try to be as nice as I would like her to be to me. Many times the concerns I have are with the other customers - they can be the true pain. I would like to know why many of them do not have restrooms for the customers. Oh well! Just one of those things I guess.
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    Old 11-22-2011, 12:42 PM
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    If you go to Joann's.com and they usually have the coupons on their web site. Or you can google Joann's coupons and you will get several sites that you can go to to print or download to your smart phone. You can also sign up on Joann's web site to recieve their mailings.
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    Old 11-23-2011, 09:12 AM
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    My biggest grip with JoAnn's, beside the lines for cutting fabric sometimes being incredibly long and some of the fabric incredibly poor quality(you really have to feel everything) is that the coupons are always huge discounts on REGULARLY priced fabric and their sales are such that most of the fabric is not on sale--usually marked 20-30% off--so that your 40-60% off coupons become worthless! What a marketing scheme! My sister worked in retail years ago and she said that retailers still make good money on you during sales--a shop that is doing well will have about a 80-100% mark up on the original price so that even a sale is still a money maker. Oh, well--I'm addicted to both buying fabric and quilting and Saturday plan to support my local quilt shop during Small Business Day!
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    Old 11-23-2011, 03:09 PM
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    The best I've ever gotten is 50% off. Does everyone know that Joann's will take Michael's and Hobby Lobby coupons?
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    Old 11-23-2011, 03:23 PM
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    It's the same with Olive Garden and Red Lobster. The same with IHOP. they will take their own expired coupons, as well as Sherri's and Denny's.

    Originally Posted by SewBarbie
    The best I've ever gotten is 50% off. Does everyone know that Joann's will take Michael's and Hobby Lobby coupons?
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