Hancock Fabrics closing all stores
04-04-2016, 04:53 AM
#11
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I felt the same way the last time I was in a Hancocks. Like I was being watched. This was a couple of years ago. I have a fabulous material store not too far from me, 35th Avenue Sew and Vac. I've been getting my fabric there since I found that store. Love the people working there too.
so sad when fabric stores close --first it was local ones, and now a big chain
04-04-2016, 06:25 AM
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Same here and I pointed out to them a few packages of rusty needles. They were told they could only return to the manufacturer if a customer purchased them and returned for their money back through the mail. Often if the clerks were cutting fabric, they weren't allowed to check anyone out upfront. The last few weeks they had a register back at the cutting table. It was total chaos for the 3 clerks that were there. there was also management in back who were just sitting chatting away.
The last few times I was in a Hancock Fabric store I left without buying anything. The fabric was not good quality and the notions were over priced. I remember when the store was a great place to shop, but over the last decade it has lost the quality. I think I read another company bought out the inventory of Hancock Fabric.
04-04-2016, 06:29 AM
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Thank you for letting us know. I did not go there very often, but I did get some great deals when I did.
Funny thing....the one in Fort Smith, Arkansas just moved to a larger location about 2 years ago. You would think that they were doing quite well instead of the other way around.
Funny thing....the one in Fort Smith, Arkansas just moved to a larger location about 2 years ago. You would think that they were doing quite well instead of the other way around.
04-04-2016, 05:23 PM
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No. Hancock Fabrics has no affiliation with Hancock's of Paducah. HF has always been a store that sells seconds and lower quality fabric, whereas H-of-P sells only the high end designer quilt fabrics. They are as different as night and day. HF is a chain too, and H-of-P is a one-and-only.
Last edited by sewbizgirl; 04-04-2016 at 05:27 PM.
04-04-2016, 05:28 PM
#18
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I think the discounts are off list price so not so great when regular shoppers have seen better pricing from Hancocks just less than a week ago. Sad that so many people (over 4000) are now without employment.
04-04-2016, 05:30 PM
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Thank you for letting us know. I did not go there very often, but I did get some great deals when I did.
Funny thing....the one in Fort Smith, Arkansas just moved to a larger location about 2 years ago. You would think that they were doing quite well instead of the other way around.
Funny thing....the one in Fort Smith, Arkansas just moved to a larger location about 2 years ago. You would think that they were doing quite well instead of the other way around.
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