Originally Posted by
PatriceJ
a 30% instant and permanent jump in price was just too much for me to tolerate.
I have long been puzzled and annoyed by the craft store pricing model. I worked at a small regional craft chain similar to Joann's or Michael's, the only difference being that that they carried lqs-quality fabrics. Brand new product would come in and we were to price it with a regular white-tag price, then again with a "sale" orange-tag price. We did this with 95% of the product we carried. To me, that felt like they were marking up the pricing to mark it down again so you'd feel better about paying the so-called "sale" price. And if you had a coupon, it was only good for the white-tag price. You don't see this pricing model in any other industry.
It would be interesting to know how your HL prices compared to other local stores regular prices, Patrice. When I checked, the orange-tag fabric prices at my craft store were just slightly lower than regular prices at other fabric/quilt stores.