I shop at Joanns only if I am desperate or doing a charity quilt that I can't afford to spend a lot of money on. They do have some good items. It depends on what you are looking for. If a have a 50% off coupon and I need replacement blades or a new ruler, it is cheaper there than any other place I know of. Unfortunately, there is one remaining local quilt shop near me and their fabric, while wonderful, it not cheap. I go there is there is something special I need. We just had our other one close about 3 months ago. I think buying on line, which I do a lot of, has really cut into the sales at local places; Sad to say.