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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 12:29:07 PM
Went to walmart today and half the fabric was gone. They have a big remodle set for August. Out goes fabric and crafts and in comes PArty Supplies (we have 4 party stores in town) and a Subway (3 of these in town)! I am sooooooo bummed. Oh well Hubby said I should watch for sales and stock up(how awesome is that!!!!)when I find things I like. They had gotten rid of a lot but I didn't see any good sales. Oh well I check back in a few days. I imagine they will try to move it out pretty quickly.
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
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| Kathie |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 09:22:52 AM
I really am up for a Move Girls..
It's the Man I live with that i need to convince!!
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
| a rose |
Posted - Jun 28 2007 : 05:01:37 AM
I really like our Walmart. I don't like the fact that they gave up the fabric department.
Remember me as a rose. |
| Carol Sue |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 11:06:49 PM
Hey Alee she has to live someplace close here so we can all share her......kathie how do you like how we have deicded to move you around
Enjoying the moments. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 9:59:43 PM
ROFL! Oh Kathie! Can you move to Moscow? I think you are a kick in the pants!
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for tying, one hand to hold Nora! |
| mikesgirl |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 8:16:59 PM
Sounds like a redhead to me! (kathie) LOL |
| nashbabe |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 4:04:28 PM
The newest Wally world around here has no fabric. The one that just changed locations has no fabric either. The one that is closest to me isn't in "da hood", but close to it. The person there said they were closing the fabric department in January. She thought it was crazy because we have a large international population in my neighborhood, and many muslim and indian ladies who buy "entire bolts" of fabric, she said.
Ah, well...I just wish there was more fabric available locally, even the JoAnns in the ritzy area moved to a smaller footprint...the JoAnn's here in da hood closed...c'est la vie...
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| smoothiejuice |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 2:40:43 PM
Always looking for a good fight aren't you Kathie!!! |
| Kathie |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 2:31:42 PM
i am so mental.. i prefer Joann's.. but when i read this.. I am getting fired up..& want to go check out the few Wal-Mart's that i..
JUST MIGHT GO TO .. once in a while .. to 'make sure" that they haven't done anything foolish.. because if they have.. you know I'll just have to pitch a fit right there in the store!
& i WON"T EVEN BE THERE TO SHOP, OR BUY ANYTHING!!!
i just HAVE to make sure they are behaving themselves!
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
| Jana |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 1:31:31 PM
I must be lucky, but the Walmarts here aren't so pushy. The one nearest to me just reduced the fabric area, but still has a pretty good selection. I can drive about 10 miles north and there is one with a really large fabric dept. They even have home dec! One is a brand new store and the other was recently remodeled, so they have Subways and eye clinics and all that, so I'm hoping the fabric stays. The Amish and Mennonites shop there for fabrics a LOT! Makes me feel a little strange, sometimes, being the only woman waiting at the cutting table not wearing a dress and bonnet!
Jana |
| Sitnalta |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 1:02:56 PM
ooh i love it. u girls just dont know. i have to stay clear as in take my car keys and check book away or id be poorer than dirt. i love the little though it is fabric shop i spend hours in there. my dh has to drag me away. the worst is the impulse buying...like..hmm..thats kinda pretty. ill buy that..now who knows what ill use it for or when or why, but it is amust have an din my buggy it goes!!
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine; O What a foretaste of Glory DIVINE! |
| mikesgirl |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 07:58:37 AM
Kathie - you crack me up. I can't stand the little cart pushers either. |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Jun 27 2007 : 07:47:10 AM
Kay I hope yours does stay open. Mine told me about 2/3 months ago they would stay open. They were wrong though!
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
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| BotanicalBath |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 10:57:22 PM
Kathie, the bulk prices are so cheap, even for bulk jumbo rick rack....in tons of colors, I am just so tempted to just go ahead and buy it. But what would I do with 25 yrd each of Lime & Turquoise rick rack.... Oh and they have felt too!
I just need to set a spending limit and just buy some!
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| therusticcottage |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 10:11:49 PM
Our Walmart fabric department is one of the ones that is staying open. However I don't shop there much. Mostly for my interfacing because it's the only place I can find it without paying an arm and a leg.
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| Carol Sue |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 10:04:25 PM
I have my list, I am in, I am out. Okay, that is how I normally do my shopping. I don't seem to over spend that way. I am not saying it always works either. It is those dratted things you forget to write down and you know that you need. But fabric, oh what a grand addiction to have. And all that goes with it. Heee heeee heeee
Enjoying the moments. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 9:57:23 PM
You ladies sure are giving me a good chuckle! LOL I haven't shopped at Wal-Mart for a while. I too get sucked into pending more than I ought to! LOL
Alee
The amazing one handed typist! One hand for tying, one hand to hold Nora! |
| Kathie |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 8:50:33 PM
They really are creepy!!
Just walking in the door.. Hello..! i don't want to be accosted by a Sr. Citizen forcing his favorite cart on me.. I want to decide.. ! & THAT is just as i walk in the door.. so you know the rest of the experience is Brain wash 1 0 1!.. I really hate them.. But sometimes.. we go.. & if i'm there.. yep.. Fabric here I come..!
But if they think i am going to continue to come back & ridicule their employees when they can't even offer me Fabric anymore.. well.. they have another thing coming!
Elizabeth.. I like the idea of the ric rac as a bulk purchase..That stuff gets so expensive.. we'll have to check it out.. I bet some of us can go together & split some things if we want to..
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
| queenofdreamsz4u |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 5:05:22 PM
Jess,
You are so right about Walmart....I do go in the one in this little town south of me and I really don't like to....Walmart is as bad as the Dollar Stores when it comes to spending money...it's like it just sucks it out of your bank account! LOL
I restrict my entrance to them altogether becuase I need that extra cash for Joann's...Woo Hoo!!! 
I will check out the fabric dept the next time I make a pass through it to see if they plan to shut it down...It's good for picking up needles and stuff so I don't have to drive 50 miles for it.
Later, Stephanie
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| smoothiejuice |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 3:47:58 PM
money...? what on earth is that? I was thinking this morning...what would it be like to win the lotto? I do not even know how to buy a ticket, but it would be fun!! |
| mikesgirl |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 3:40:36 PM
Yeah - something I'll never know anything about! LOL |
| Carol Sue |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 3:38:08 PM
I have a girlfriend who bought from Moda, you have to buy a certain amount though or was it a dollar amount. She still does it ever once in awhile. Sometimes I get to join here. AHHHHHHH to have money.........
Enjoying the moments. |
| mikesgirl |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 2:49:33 PM
Oh my gosh - I buy so much Moda fabric for my crib quilts. I would save a TON of money if I could get them wholesale! |
| BotanicalBath |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 2:48:30 PM
Some people have problems with alcohol or drugs.... I have a problem buying fabric. I am like a junkie and I dont care where my fix comes from be it walmart, Joanns, hobby lobby or the internet. As much as I buy, I am thinking hard about just getting a wholesale account at the US distributer for Alexander Henry, moda etc... it may be cheaper inthe long run. Also I found out that I dont like sewing under the gun... I can soap and make lotions all night every night, but I only like to sew for fun.
By the way I found a wholesale supplier for rick rack and bias tape by the spool. We will se how much I go though before I commit to a full spool of one color.
http://www.jkmribbon.com/main.html
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| mikesgirl |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 2:39:14 PM
I think they are going to find out their closing of fabric is going to affect much more than they intended. That will leave only a Joanne's in the Olympia area. There are a few quilt shops around that have really nice fabric, but $$$$$$$$$$. Also, you can only buy quilt related fabrics there. I use a lot of fleece - don't know where I"ll go for that. Tacoma has a Hancock right now, but who knows how long before they close that store too. |
| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Jun 26 2007 : 2:21:24 PM
I wish I had a joanns!
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
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