This is one of those things that makes me a little upset. I bought this set of 4 colors (red, blue, black, green) in a package for $5.99 at Staples. Some LQS are doing the same thing then selling them individually for $3 each.
If you go to a Discount Auto you can buy a pen sized telescoping magnetic tool (pin picker-upper) for 99¢. One of the notions companies has packaged it and sells it for $6.99. The same with mechanics' magnetic dishes for nuts and bolts.....now they are pin cups at a 100% plus markup.
My suggestion is if they want us to pay the increases in fabric costs then stop trying to empty our wallets by cheating the customer. At least, it's cheating to me.