Can't say that about all LQS. We have a large wholesale fabric house in our driving area, our quilt shops go there to buy fabric they sell for $9-$10 per yard, we can drive down there and buy the same fabric for $3.95. Sure they have to go pick it up, but we carpool and have a blast. I have always been careful about what I buy at WalMart or JoAnne, they both have good and bad fabric. Just gotta look good at the fabrics. Most of their fat quarters that are bundled so carefully are really poor quality so I shop carefully for those. One of our LQS has a "fat-quarter Friday" once a month that is great also.