Originally Posted by
bearisgray
If a store "always has (the same) fabrics at 30% off" - doesn't that say something about the "regular" price of those fabrics?
Example: If the store's "real price" for the fabric is actually $9.00 a yard, some customers might think that 30% off $12.86/yard is a much more attractive price than $9.00/yard.`
Ha, Ha! Especially when you go into the store with a coupon for "regular price only"!
For those of us living in small towns, Walmart often serves as the only real retail store--in spite of knowing that shopping at Walmart will kill all small shop competition, we often have little choice. I feel fortunate that while no fabric is sold in my town, I have both a Wallyworld and a LQS just 13mi away! I mostly shop the LQS, but will shop Walmart for fabric for backing on wall hangings, table toppers, etc. Note that (at least in our Walmart) what looks like quilting cotton may have bolts of cotton/poly mixed in.