For me, quality is the big thing. I don't want to put hors &the hours into a project only to have it fall apart in a short time. If the end bolts were if good quality I would be all for it but on the flip side, if the quality was good the price might have to reflect it. I visited a store similar to what your talking of years ago when I would go to a yearly quilt retreat. At first, fabric was really good, prices were too. Each year it seemed like the quality waned but the inventory increased. Last time I went the quality was horrible &the prices were the same as the LQS.