The only thing I can say is, yes you saved money but Connecting Thread quality is not the same as Moda, Hoffman and the like. I buy from them often, but it's not LQS quality. Or at least MY LQS quality. I've had a few problems ordering from them, but they were always quick to fix it and I've never had to send anything back. But, with such a large amount of yardage I could see why they want to double check. I don't see this as a negative for their business practice. They're paying for shipping both ways.