PurplePassion

If you use alot of poly batting; check out Okleequilting.com. They are in MN. I get the 60" wide; 60 yds. It comes out to $1.38 a yard.

Retired Fire Chief

I got to my local Joann's yesterday at 7:30 for the 8 o'clock opening to purchase the bolt of Pellon batting that was $99, normal $279. I called the day before the doorbuster sale and Joann's said they would have 10 bolts. Being the 5th woman in line at the door opening I thought I had a good opportunity to buy a bolt. I hesitated for just a second with one other woman to get a shopping cart then took off to follow the 3 women to the bin of batting. One large woman had grabbed 5 bolts, the other 2 women graciously took one each which left the bin completely empty! The woman who hesitated for a brief second with me to get a cart was actually a friend of the woman that grabbed 5 bolts, she got the cart so the large woman could grab all she couldI as she gleefully said she was buying it for her business. I said I would like to purchase just one and the woman looked at me and laughed then took her haul to the check-out. All that after I drove 20 some odd miles and got there at 7:30. I feel Joann's should establish a limit on how many one person can purchase when they are having a big sale on limited supplies. Am I being unreasonable or just disappointed? I ended up buying almost $100 worth of fabric and using my coupons plus the $20 off holiday money and came home to complain their customer service on-line and found that they had the same doorbuster deal on-line for the same low price! I could have saved gas and all the frustration by staying home and shopping via the internet. And I had one of the free shipping coupons so my purchase came to $115 including tax. Live and learn! (thanks for listening, I still feel a tad bit mad!)

joyce888

Happy to hear your friend was willing to share. I agree about the lack of available sale merchandise. Sometimes I feel like its the old bait and switch.

joyce888

I agree about the limits. But I also think her business didn't trump your personal need. I would have shared.

Amythyst02

I did not even bother to go and try and get one. With JoAnn's having such a limited supply, I figured my luck in getting one was about zero, so I saved the gas. My guess is there will be other sales I can hopefully get in on, maybe not quite as good, but hopefully close.

MargeD

How lucky for you to have a fellow quilter at work who would do such a kind act. She's a keeper. I think my local JoAnn's and some others have the sale and don't have enough in stock to meet the demand of that sale - poor planning on their part and dissatisfied customers as well.

Debbie C

Nice, I went online moments after it was supposed to be available, but it was sold out!! LUCKY YOU!!

wolf3349

Me and a qiulting friend went to JoAnns to get the batting when it went on sale--got there a half hour before store opened. We got a roll to share --but there were only 3 available. Even one of the clerks said they don,t know why they don,t send more when they have it advertised. Even she was a little upset --because of all the negative coments on All of their doorbuster sales items being so limited in numbers.

kydeb

I went into my local JoAnn's the day before the cotton batting sale and was told that they only had only received 2 bolts for the next morning's door buster. I was at the store first thing - the only customer in the store, actually, and was told that they didn't have any. Well, I knew better and kept arguing that I was there the day before and as I was the only customer there, they had to still be there. After much discussion, they "found" one in the back. Never could find the other one! Frustrating!!

nstitches4u

That is why I avoid all JoAnn's big sales. They rarely have any big ticket items in stock at our local JoAnn store. I thought that was because of the store management, but it seems to be at all stores. I agree with your comment.