Ironically, I went to City Wide sale this weekend. I bought stuff at one place and carried it with me to the next, since I had parked some distance between them all. I was SO worried they would think I had "lifted" something from their sale.
I also wonder, since it was an older couple, if they had put it in their bag, intending to pay for it, and forgot.
I digress.... I agree that you would get a better price for your fabric here. I know when I go to a garage sale I "dicker". I never intend to pay the listed price.