I totally agree. I have this problem since I have a neck injury and can't get up and down as easily as I did at age 20. LOL
Joanns has stuff packed in so tight you can't get it down and it's too high to see what it looks like anyway. And I have to practically stand on my head to see the bottom row. Wally World just redid their floor plan and its just as bad. I rarely shop WM so that doesn't bother me much, just don't go there! As for Joanns, I have a sewing buddy that is younger and taller than me. When we shop together she does the pulling out and putting back of the high or low shelves. Now thats a true buddy! LOL But I'm always rescuing her with pattern instructions she can't figure out, etc. so I think its a pretty fair trade. ;o)