I binged at a going out of business sale

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07-19-2016, 04:55 PM

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TeresaA

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Originally Posted by huntersgrammie

oh lord i wish i could say i stayed on budget (lol) when i go quilt shopping. last year on our shop hop for the row by row in 5 hours i spent $1000. that is the right amount of 0 believe me. to top it off as a snowbird living in arizona for the winter last year in the 5 months i was there i spent $5000 in fabric and tools. that doesn't take in the classes i took (5). i had to do some creative bookwork at the border when it came to claiming our $1600 limit.

You make me feel better about my other recent purchases! Newly discovered fabriholism is a killer, which is why I needed a strict budget suddenly.

Onebyone, I have to wonder if your quilt shop is more than doubling its wholesale price. (I used to buy wholesale). Or maybe you saw some deal they'd gotten.

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07-20-2016, 07:24 AM

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meanmom

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I would probably go insane and buy a ton. One of the LQS is going out of business. I have been there a couple of times. When the discount is higher I will go back and go crazy.

07-20-2016, 08:14 PM

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Painiacs

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You did a great job on binging! I rather get stuff cheap like that if I don't need it I find quilter that does! You'll be able to make some awesome quilts!!!

07-20-2016, 09:46 PM

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TeresaA

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Honestly, I wish I'd adopted that idea more. I am more regretful of the things I passed up and THRILLED with the things I bought.

07-21-2016, 08:36 AM

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Cari-in-Oly

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Two years ago an on line store I used to purchase from went out of business and I bought 5 mystery packs of fabric, 10 one yard cuts for $20. I was very pleased with them. There were some repeats, and some of the fabrics were colors or prints that I wouldn't have thought of buying if I'd had a choice, but all of it was top quality and my stash is better for having bought it. I kind of wish I had bought more.

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