Interesting thread. As a Texan living in the UK, I'm constantly comparing US prices compared to our local prices and end up frothing at the mouth. To make matters worse, where I live (north coast of Kent, in southeast England), we have very few stores period. If I go to London or Bournemouth or somewhere else further away, I can find less expensive (slightly) fabric but we pay about US$6 per gallon for gas, so it adds to the cost. I stock up when I go back to Texas (once per year).