Originally Posted by
madamekelly
They can, but don't want to because the manufacturer makes them pay the freight for returns, so if they lost money on it already, they are just costing way more to ship it.
the store owner basically eats the cost. why do you think so many smaller mom and pop shops are closing. they usually have great fabric. the prices are probably more than joanns. but look at the quality you get in joanns. yet, most of us shop joanns.