patdesign

The only way to get the straight grain at the fabric counter is to have it torn, I count on losing about 4 to 8 inches when they cut it "squared" because it is ALWAYS off grain on the bolt.

patdesign

Just curious what they do when you return the fabric? I thought there were NO returns once fabric was cut.

denveremerson

I'm sure it goes right into the remnant bin. So BEWARE! " Remnants" is what you get!

mary quilting

all of need to get a part time job at JoAnn and see what it is like . Walk in our shoes

GrannieAnnie

JoAnn's would not hire me because I'd insist on cuts being straight and they don't have time for that

nanquilt

I have not read this complete thread, but in my many years of sewing I have never received less fabric than I bought. Usually, I receive an inch or more extra fabric. Could it be that I am fortunate to live in the South?

Scissor Queen

Actually I think most people would benefit from working some kind of a retail job at least once in their lives. I worked in a book/video rental store and once had a woman have a screaming fit at me because I didn't have a pen for *her* to write a check with. Retail is hard work with low pay.

That said, I have never encountered anyone in a JoAnn's that was less than friendly and as helpful as they could be.

bearisgray

As an employee - I'd rather have the customers irate at me than my employers fire me!

Sometimes the employees have to do what they are told - even if it seems stupid to them and to us!

Most of us know - or will learn - that it is up to us to make good fabric choices.

I would say - over the years - that I've ended up with 'more' than i've paid for than what I've been 'shorted'

It seems kind of odd - when we purchase things that are sold by the yard -
if we end up 1/8 inch short - we have hissy fits - if we get 'extra' - we act like we are entitled to it.

For almost everything else - if we get 'exactly' what is listed - we accept it and go on with our lives.

I don't know what to say about fabrics purchased on-line. One can't see them to check them out.



We need to learn to look at the fabric BEFORE it is cut - and then decide whether it is 'worthy' of being purchased and brought home.

That said, some stores and cutters are easier to work with than others.

bearisgray

When fabric is torn, I count on 'losing' at least one inch on each end. Some fabrics find being torn painful.

crzypatcher

I find that usually the way my request is responded to, is in direct poportion to way I requested it.