Originally Posted by
Gabrielle's Mimi
but for all general shopping I support my LQS. Once they are driven out of business, where will you go to check colors and the hand of fabrics??? Besides, don't you think it's a little rude to use the services of your local shop owners in order to go order elsewhere? Let's keep jobs in our towns and let's keep local shops open for our own shopping fun! (full disclosure: I teach at a LQS, but they sell machines almost exclusively, very little fabric.)
I agree--it seems bad to preshop the LQS and then buy elsewhere.
But the quilt shops need to adjust with the climate of the net just like computer shops, bookstores, etc. Either change or be forced to shut.