Earlier this year our super walmart got rid of all their needlework supplies. DMC was .10 a skein - I bought $8. worth to back up what I had. My receipt was 4 feet long, lol.
Ours does have nice fabric, some of which I've seen at JoAnn's for double the price. They don't rotate regular stock much but do get a variety of seasonal. What's good about that is if you wait like a year to make something then run out you can always go back and replenish - I've had to do that too. I hope they don't get rid of it, quilt shop prices are a little high...