I have bought from LQS and Big Box stores and been both hugely disappointed and greatly elated at the hand, selection and quality. Sam as with buying from online sites. I am at fabric overload with zero motivation to do anything about either issue due to current health issues. I do however have a group of ladies for sew quilts for homeless children that I can donate to when the motivation returns to go through my fabrics.
IMHO, it is roughly similar to yarn shop yarns vs big box stores yarns. Paid good money for not nice feeling yarn at a local yarn shop.