Connecting Threads is an awesome shop. They would have made it right regardless. Our postal system is losing money hand over fist. Probably because most of us whine (me included) over buying a "widget" for a penny but having to pay $3.98 for shipping. "Oh my goodness, the shipping price should be way less than the price of the item."
How are they going to charge half a cent for shipping?! Think about it. The shipping price has nothing to do with the item price. Let's all get a bit more educated on that. It's just common sense. Mail a letter across the country, 44 cents. Drive that same letter yourself, hmmm...whacha think?
Sorry to rant on your thread, but I am truly trying to educate people who buy online and encourage buying online. It saves energy, time and resources. We all win. It sure would be nice not to depend on and expect all that oil leaking into our Gulf. Let's be smart quilters and do our part.