New Store Has Great Idea
05-12-2011, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Saluda88
Our local store just had a "Stash Bash" For one weekend, you could take any full yard lengths of unwanted fabric and turn it in for $1 coupons good on new fabric purchases. They then sold the fabric that was received from customers during this time for $2 a yard. The money made was all donated to Quilts of Valor. You didn't get a lot for your exchange, but the store made no profit from it (other than a customer increase) and it was an easy way to donate to a great program...
05-12-2011, 07:27 AM
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I know one of the owners...Sally Black..she used to live in Alaska,..I have a few quilts that she quilted for me! We both left Ak about the same time and I knew she went to Denver but lost touch with her!
Small world...really small....
Small world...really small....
05-12-2011, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
But then... if I'd just inherited a bunch of fabric that I did not love, or became unable to sew, I might turn it in for the money.
Or maybe I'd just give it all to a group that sews for charity.
Or maybe I'd just give it all to a group that sews for charity.
But I'd be curious to see if it would reduce the amount of fabric donated to local charities like Project Linus and similar.
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Just thinking ........
Last year I sent 12 stuffed-to-the-max Large FR Boxes to IBOL.
I was thrilled to have cleared the fabric out.
I wasn't in an eBay mood that month.
All LQS, neatly folded, washed & unwashed, non really dated looking.
It cost me ~$150 in postage to send the boxes.
Or - if I lived in the Denver area - I could have sold it for ~$500.
That could certainly affect donations - even if there was no postage outlay involved.
Very interesting.
05-12-2011, 08:31 AM
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Wouldn't it be great to take that idea .... and once a month rent a large area .. church hall etc... make one day the buying day.. buying the "inventory" the next day the selling day to those wanting different fabrics than what they sold the day before or those just wanting to buy !
05-12-2011, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Lori S
Wouldn't it be great to take that idea .... and once a month rent a large area .. church hall etc... make one day the buying day.. buying the "inventory" the next day the selling day to those wanting different fabrics than what they sold the day before or those just wanting to buy !
But who gets to take home the leftovers? ;-)
05-12-2011, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Lori S
Wouldn't it be great to take that idea .... and once a month rent a large area .. church hall etc... make one day the buying day.. buying the "inventory" the next day the selling day to those wanting different fabrics than what they sold the day before or those just wanting to buy !
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