I feel sorry for the LQS. It's not their fault that the prices are going up. They have bills to pay and want to stay in business. They are trying to offer us merchandise that we can't get at Walmart, Joann, or wherever. We sometimes want something extra special for a particular quilt, gift, project and they were there when we needed it.
And it's not our fault that we can't afford the increase. Our bills go up and what gets eliminated from the budget? Not food. Not gas to go to work. It's the extra's, like fabric, that get cut out. And those offering the "extra's" lose that revenue.
It's a sad situation and I'll be sorry to see even more businesses close up and more buildings sitting empty.