Price of Fabric
09-28-2010, 06:49 AM
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I went to the local quilt shop here in Georgia (we are visiting) and I noticed the bolts ranged from $8.00 to $10.00 in price. I asked 'why the difference?' and the owner told me that nothing will be $8.00 again, that the companies now add on a price for the cardboard bolt and shipping plus the bolts are smaller so that they can get more money when you have to order more than one. She told me to grab as many $8.00 per yard fabrics as I like because I'd never see it again. I obeyed!! :lol:
Any of you find similar situations near you?
Any of you find similar situations near you?
09-28-2010, 07:40 AM
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My LQS has stayed with same prices for the past 6 years.
Her fabrics are $8.99 a yard. She is really trying to keep it at that but yes the rising costs to her are going up. She is talking about raising the price a little but really trying to keep it the same. I hope she can but if not I totally understand. Everything has to go up but wages. :shock:
Her fabrics are $8.99 a yard. She is really trying to keep it at that but yes the rising costs to her are going up. She is talking about raising the price a little but really trying to keep it the same. I hope she can but if not I totally understand. Everything has to go up but wages. :shock:
09-28-2010, 07:41 AM
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one of the LQS here took advantage of the price increases and raised everything in the store to $11 a yard and the batiks are $14 a yard.
some of those bolts have been in the store for 7 years.
its the only store in the area that did that - everyone else keeps the old bolts at the old price and new stuff at the new price.
some of those bolts have been in the store for 7 years.
its the only store in the area that did that - everyone else keeps the old bolts at the old price and new stuff at the new price.
09-28-2010, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Grama Lehr
My quilt store said prices were going up because of a poor cotton crop this year. But, why should it effect the cost of the fabric already in his store??? :roll:
09-28-2010, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Nolee
... the owner told me ... that the companies now add on a price for the cardboard bolt and shipping plus the bolts are smaller so that they can get more money when you have to order more than one.
They always DID charge for shipping. (Except for Moda.)
The bolts are smaller, but not for the reason told to you. They're smaller so that the shops can stock a greater variety of fabrics with the same outlay of money. As in, if the bolts are 12 yards instead of 15, a shop can afford to buy five bolts instead of four.
09-28-2010, 09:52 AM
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And I bet that shop owner has a bridge to sell too.............
Never ceases to amaze me what some will say to circumvent the actual truth. Now there's a novel idea----to tell the truth!
I think it would be fair to say also that they just might be repeating what's been told to them and figured that it made sense so just pass it along. :?:
Never ceases to amaze me what some will say to circumvent the actual truth. Now there's a novel idea----to tell the truth!
I think it would be fair to say also that they just might be repeating what's been told to them and figured that it made sense so just pass it along. :?:
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