I use 2 1/2" strips a lot, but refuse to pay the price for jelly rolls. Yes, I have bought 3 jelly rolls but found that when I figured out the yardage the price was far more than if I had cut my own strips. I won't buy any more precuts unless they are on sale so I don't pay any more than the price per yard. Oh, and I hate the pinked edge on precuts as it makes it hard to get a consistent finished size.