My last big roll that i got from Joanns. It came wrapped in clear plastic. Had tears in it. And was dirty. But it was not dirty from the torn packaging, it was like machine oil on some of the inner layers. From when it was made. I did send a note to Joann's. And i cut off the icky part and saved it to show them. But then I dropped that ball and in a moment of purging/cleaning, tossed it out. Love and learn. Still a good deal. And don't they usually have bolts on sale in Jan??