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Old 04-26-2012, 08:28 AM
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Our store in Apache Junction has revamped and made it larger adding more fabrics, threads and all kinds of goodies. They even had some stuff on clearance, got binding packages and rick rack for 25 cents each! Nice variety of newer fabrics, too!!!
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Old 04-26-2012, 08:32 AM
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I stopped in our Walmart for velcro & they were also working on ours. I asked the dept mgr & she told me they are expanding due to increased interest & that they also were going to carry some better fabrics for quilting as well as their usual lines. win win right!!?? We're in northern Wisconsin.

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Old 04-26-2012, 08:34 AM
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I didn't get a chance to really look around since I had somewhere to go, just stopped to look for the pellets. I hope to go back and look around. I know they moved the interfacing and such to an different area and looked better organized as well. I do think they have more fabric to chose from now, so yay. They also moved most of the patterns into drawers so it looks like they will have more to chose from. I was shocked at the thread display! It was 2 BIG displays with all colors, though it was pretty bare so I hope they were just stocking it. And they used to have like 5 zippers now they have a full display of different colors and sizes. Wish I had more time today to look around but I just had a few minutes.
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Old 04-26-2012, 09:13 AM
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I recently visited my daughter in Cumming, Georgia and about 10 miles down on Route 9 is a Walmart. It's not at Rt. 14, but about 10 miles beyond the Hobby Lobby on 9, for any of you who might live nearby. The fabric department is HUGE and beautifully done....4 double aisles of fabric. We have 1/2 an aisle here in Chili, NY and no one ever there. Usually the electronic guy cuts it. I am saving my money for the next trip in the Fall to get some for pillowcases and baby blankets. Anyone who lives near there is VERY blessed!!
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The Walmart closest to where I live, in Cincinnati, has never closed their fabric department. However, there does not seen to have been plans for cleaning it up since there are always piles and piles of bolts. Finally on Monday I noticed a steel shelving unit that had lots of sale tags on the ends of the bolts, as low as $1.50 and $2.00 per yard. I asked the clerk where this came from and her reply surprised me. She said "we are cleaning out old stock!" Could that be an indication of changes on the way? I surely hope so. For months, since before the closing were taking place, this was one of the most neglected departments in this store. The clerk who waited on me told me that she had been told to stay out of the department (she used to work in Fabrics) but she measures and cuts for customers when she is awake they need help. Management does not seem to have their plans ready to move ahead.

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Old 04-26-2012, 10:22 AM
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Ours is in the "redo" stage...again! This time they are putting it back in!!!
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Old 04-26-2012, 11:14 AM
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The Super Wal Mart here in Boonville, Mo doesnt have a "fabric" department that I would even consider fabric. They have 2 yard pieces on cardboard hanging up and several F8 packs and charm packs but the material is thin and not a very good quality! Ive been to the 3 Wal Marts in Columbia Mo and they have fabric on the bolts but its just kind of thrown around because they have so much they dont have room to put it up for display! At least they are still carrying fabric! Most of the time our Wal mart doesnt have just plain white thread...but maybe its because people buy it as soon as it gets stocked because they dont want to drive 30 miles to Columbia?? I wish they had the FULL fabric department back, they would sure make a lot more money off me!
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Old 04-26-2012, 11:52 AM
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They seem to have more choices. Maybe not the best choices in the world, but more. They seem to still be organizing it but I did get 2 yards of fabric for Little Bit's weighted blanket.
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Old 04-26-2012, 02:56 PM
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Our Walmart (in Warsaw) just re-did the whole fabric dept. They discontinued or reduced a lot of the notions, patterns, zippers, trim, etc.
But in exchange we have a whole new isle of fabric. Much of it good quilting fabric, Yay!! It took them about 2 weeks to get everything organized and all the new fabric in place but it looks really good now. I haven't looked at all the prices but the ones I've looked at aren't over $8.98 per yard.
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Ours was being reorganized just last week. They said it would be bigger when it was finished.
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