Thread: WOW! In shock.
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Old 12-03-2010, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by stitchinwitch
WOW How can you ladies from the UK and Canada AND Australia even afford to quilt? If I didn't have so much stash, I would give it up myself. The key word is SALE! Shop Sales and let others pay the $12 per yard for fabric.......
Now that the US and Aussie dollar have parity, a lot of people are buying via the internet....so what happens next: At the moment, anything under a thousand does not attract import duty or GST. The latest announcement is that "Just in case some people might be bringing it in and on - selling it at tremendous profit"...the rules are going to change.
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