Are you stuck, without Wal-Mart as a source for fabric?
07-02-2010, 06:16 AM
#21
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts
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When I first moved here, I felt like I was in the boonies. Fort Smith is 18 miles and I no longer have a car. Then I discovered that I could order online. I feel like I can "visit" any shop in the entire USA. I still can go to Walmart, but I have other choices as well.
07-02-2010, 06:48 AM
#22
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 171
Like so many others I never depended on WalMart for fabric except when there were no other options. In rural areas LQS are few and far between. It is nice to be able to pop into WM and know I could find something to fill the time when visiting my mom in rural Illinois. Did that just the other day,in fact.
07-02-2010, 06:50 AM
#23
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Location: La Quinta, CA
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Originally Posted by Ditter43
I used to buy quite a lot of fabric from Walmart. Then I would buy groceries and other things at the same time. Since they closed the fabric department, I seldom shop there. It's closer to shop in town...oh well, I guess they are doing okay without me!
07-02-2010, 07:18 AM
#25
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Alabama
Posts: 260
I really missed the Walmart fabric until a truly unique store in a nearby community stated carrying lots of fabric. She carries wonderful QS fabrics, mostly designer fabrics, that are maybe 2-3 years old. Nothing is over $4 a yard. Lucky me. For anyone living in south Alabama. The store is Glenn's in Sanford Al. on Hwy 84 between Opp and Andalusia.
07-02-2010, 10:32 AM
#26
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Walmart stopped carrying fabric before I started needing it but it's nice to know there's one Wally-world nearby that still has it. Fabricland has better selection and prices around here and I've only been to Len's Mill once. The fabric at the LQS's is nice, but generally pricier than I want to pay if I can help it.
07-05-2010, 07:21 AM
#27
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Location: Clay Springs AZ
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I was talking to the clerk in what used to be fabric dept.
She said they will carry 2 yard cuts pre packaged.
I guiss Walmart didnt want to have to pay for someone to cut fabric.
I buy most of my fabric online now and save alot of money.
She said they will carry 2 yard cuts pre packaged.
I guiss Walmart didnt want to have to pay for someone to cut fabric.
I buy most of my fabric online now and save alot of money.
07-05-2010, 07:54 AM
#29
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,183
I once saw a documentary on Walmart and it showed how Walmart gets their items to sell. They go to the supplier and say "I will carry your stuff but I will only pay X dollars for it". Maybe the fabric suppliers couldn't offer the fabric at the price Walmart needed to pay. With shipping costs (because of gas prices) skyrocketing suppliers have to pass the increases on to the buyers.
I remember in the 70's when we had oil shortages it became very hard to buy double knit fabrics and if you found them they were very expensive.
Just a theory!
I remember in the 70's when we had oil shortages it became very hard to buy double knit fabrics and if you found them they were very expensive.
Just a theory!
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