Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Gas isn't .89 cents a gallon, milk isn't .99 cents a gallon, bread isn't 3 for a dollar, and postage stamps aren't a nickel anymore. Prices go up. The people that make and sell fabrics need to pay today's prices for everything too.
And bear in mind... the LQS owner is probably also getting squeezed from the government in terms of taxes; rent and utilities are probably also increasing. If (s)he has valued employees, (s)he also will want to thank them by giving them a little bit of a raise each year... and it all has to come from somewhere.