Geri B

I went to a LQS - well three towns over - the other day....I am not a frequent visitor, I must admit. So I wandered around just looking at all the lovely quilts displayed, hoping for inspiration.....then a mag on one of the tables caught my eye - Quilts and More...priced 6.99...so I bought it. Looked thru it this morning..some good things, info, etc. I was going to recommend it here, then I looked at the date...... Summer 2016. I'm just wondering....if I buy a mag its from Walmart, JAF, and I know it's recent...I've seen what they do to the outdated ones.......I guess I'm just saying...when buying a mag from a quilt shop check the date...maybe be outdated.

Eva Knight

I think it should have been discounted, at that date.

sewbizgirl

Quilt shops keep their magazines longer than newsstand outlets do, because basically, they are pattern books. The one I frequent will drop them to half price or less if they are a year or so older. Sometimes I've found hard-to-find ones (because a pattern in them got so popular there was a run on back issues), so I'm glad they keep the mags a little longer.

bearisgray

I think there are two ways of looking at this:

If you liked the magazine well enough to pay $6.99 for it - there must have been something in it that was of interest to you. I think most "single patterns" are more than that now - and who knows how long they might have been on display.

On the other hand, it was "older" - and maybe should have been discounted.

Bottom line: Buyer be aware.

Now if something had been torn out of it, then I would have been "upset."

SuziSew

I think it's pretty common for shops to sell past issues and usually without a discount. However when you look at the cost of the magazine and how many patterns are in it, it's not such a bad buy.

nativetexan

I used to take magazines to my local quilt shop in Colorado and had the ladies there take what they wanted.

tessagin

I've called the different shops to see if they have the magazine i'm looking for and if it's fully intact, I will pay the posted price. Sometimes it beats having to look all over the net for it then hopefully after whipping out the "card' we get it downloaded correctly if we can download it at all. If one can't be download then you hope they have all your information and you get it within the shipping dates. I don't shop for magazines much. If I want a certain pattern, I will search the internet and often see if I can get it for zip (free download). The only time I've ever gotten a magazine above free is at an estate sale, or thrift store.

Onebyone

Quilt magazines are the best bargain for quilt patterns. With patterns being at least $9 now, even one pattern you like in the magazine is worth the price. I always read the directions first before buying. Many magazines have horrible pattern directions.

cashs_mom

If it had info/patterns/ideas that I liked, I don't think I'd care if it was an older magazine. I go thru the magazines at garage sales looking for quilt magazines with things I like in them. Its worth the price compared to buying individual patterns.

Peckish

Not all magazines are published every month. Some are bi-monthly, some are quarterly, some only come out once or twice a year.

TBH, if I looked through a magazine and found it to be worthy of $6.99 at the time of purchase, I wouldn't feel a bit cheated if I realized it was a year old. The information in it is still just as valuable, is it not? Besides, sometimes the older magazines are harder to find!