I agree with you. I have found many nice fabrics at Hancocks, Joanns and even Walmart! I feel it to see how thick it is and if it feels and looks nice I buy it. I love buying from my local quilt store but I just can't afford to do it every time. I say if you like it buy it. You are the one working with it anyway. I wouldn't be able to sew anything if I had to get the fabric from the quilt store everytime. Once it's in a quilt it will look beautiful! Back in the day people used to recycle clothes and flour and seed sack bags so I would say using a "discount" fabric is just fine.