Online Fabric SALE
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 205
I always check out the web sites you guys suggest when it comes to special sales and clearance. I like the prices on the web sites but then don't order because of the shipping that is added to my order or sometimes I'm not sure about the fabric if it looks the same when I get it as on the picture.
Are you buying a lot of those sales even with the shipping or how are you guys handling this?
Are you buying a lot of those sales even with the shipping or how are you guys handling this?
#4
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan
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I feel comfortable buying name brand fabrics on line I add the shipping price to the purchase price and divide by the number of yards i'm ordering to get the actual fabric price per yard then I can compare it to my average LQS price (with tax). This way I can better decide if i'm getting a deal. See, I knew that that math degree would eventually come in handy!
#5
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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How much more is the shipping compared to what you'd pay in sales tax and gas to get to your your LQS?
Plus the convenience of shopping in your pajamas at 3AM.
Priceless (at least for me).
As noted above, some sites do offer free shipping. That's a real bonus.
But it is a cost of doing business, and the site can either absorb it or pass it on. And I've found most sites are reasonable when it comes to shipping because their customers have become very knowledgeable about what can be crammed into Flat Rate Priority envelopes and boxes.
If a site it totally out of whack with that, I just move on to the next site. Easy enough.
Plus the convenience of shopping in your pajamas at 3AM.
Priceless (at least for me).
As noted above, some sites do offer free shipping. That's a real bonus.
But it is a cost of doing business, and the site can either absorb it or pass it on. And I've found most sites are reasonable when it comes to shipping because their customers have become very knowledgeable about what can be crammed into Flat Rate Priority envelopes and boxes.
If a site it totally out of whack with that, I just move on to the next site. Easy enough.
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