Originally Posted by sall
I also live in Uk, so had a look at the website, cannot believe the prices. How do you have it shipped, and what sort of postage do you pay?. Do you buy in small or larger quantities?
Sometimes when I have looked at buying from US,including the postage, the price has never been much different, so I am interested in this site. I have just bought some Moda here in UK and have paid £10.40 for a metre plus postage, but I really needed it to finish a quilt.
Point 1: Here in the UK we pay "Import Duty" but we only pay it if our purchase is over £18, not including the postage. so I buy in relatively small amounts.
You can check you spend by using this currency converter:
http://www.xe.com/ and of course pay via Pay-pal
Point 2: In a USPS Flat envelope which costs $13.95 at present, this will hold 6 yards of Cotton fabric and 4 yards of Flannel
Point 3: It will take 5 working days to get to you, so if you order on a Thursday you normally get it the following one, our post permitting!
So if you want large quantities of a fabric, like over 6 yards, split them into separate orders. Also most of their fabrics are "end of" runs so do make sure you order enough for your project.
I cannot praise them enough their service is second to none, all their fabrics are well known names and what I do love is that each purchase has a label on that tells you how much, what make and what name of the fabric is, so useful for your stash.
2 examples for you. I bought 4 yards of Northcott baby flannels which cost, including postage $28.69 = £17.60= £4.25 per yard
6 yards of Cotton, inc postage $31.85 = £20.80 = £3.46 per yard.
I do wish they would pay commision as I have recommended them to dozens of people :-P