Cotton Prices have gone down
#22
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Texas
Posts: 653
Cotton is a commodity, like gas and the prices are really set by the speculators in the market. Their goal is to make as much as possible. Like other addictions (and I'm really addicted to fabric) we pay for our habit. I tell people it is a fairly good addiction because you don't feel ill once it is acquired and it has great creative potential!
#23
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Brownwood TX
Posts: 747
The only way the prices will go down is if we stop buying at the current price. My spending has certainly changed. It's such a shame, we have to quit buying fabric because we can't afford it which ends up closing down some of our quilt shops. Closed shops don't buy fabric from manufactures. A pretty big trickle down effect.
Robin in TX
Robin in TX
Last edited by rob529; 03-29-2012 at 09:26 AM.
#24
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I can tell you my experience with milk prices. Once several years ago the price per hundredweight went from $20. in December to $11. in January. NO price change in the store and fluid milk is a VERY quick turnover
#29
It sure would be nice to have prices of EVERYTHING go down ... food, gas, all of our basic needs. These highr prices are HHARD on the checkbook. Leaves alot less for fabric at any price. Here in WA. where I go for fabric a yard is at least 10.00 a yd. I feel lucky to find anythng below 8.00 and thats product the shop owners are wanting to get rid of to make room for new goods. FATS are 3.25 in most of the LQSHOPS. Did anyone mention our chice of hobby/ habit is no a cheap hobby???? ( neither is owning a cabin, snow sking, etc.!!!)
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