I prefer to shopat my LQS and will pay the full price if it is something I need immediately.
I do try to take advantage of the sales and one shop is having their last fat quarter annual sale at the price of $1. ea if you buy 25. Unsure why except this may be in anticipation of price increases.
I am working with some of Connecting Threads fabric and find it frays too much. I still have alot of yardage but will use itup and not buy any more. I remember when they had good fabric, soft and silky finish to it.Wish they still had it as I liked shopping with them.