Originally Posted by
ube quilting
I also agree. Will not do Wall Mart either. There comes a time when I have to say enough is enough and find a way around these big conglomorons. I shop locally and if I can't afford it, I don't shop.
peace
Yup, this is me, too. Except I do still buy from Amazon but lately the more I hear about THEIR policies (how they treat their warehouse workers, how they squeeze book publishers) the less I'm buying from them.
I like Joann's, there are 2 near me and they're both "pretty good", but I noticed the other weekend that they've bumped their Kona up to 8.99 a yard now (up from 7.99), and they've been having a worse and worse selection of it. BOO!! I find I am buying less and less there....the good fabrics are priced with LQS prices but have a much smaller selection than an LQS, and I'm not interested in their cheap fabric. I guess that's good news for the few LQS around here though!
Fortunately my area also has 2 Beverly's stores; their fabric is close to LQS prices but it's LQS quality, and a nice big selection. If you shop their online store, you can get free delivery to a local store, AND they will honor Joann's coupons for up to 30% off on fabric (but only one coupon per transaction, not multiples like Joann's will do). And they give discounts for quilt guild members too - most fabric & sewing shops in my area do that.