They go to stores and buy stuff in person.
They go to stores and buy stuff in person.
Saw that many online stores are charging a fee if you return an item. Some were quite costly. I order online when I know I will have to go multiple places to find what I want. I’d much ther see what I am purchasing but sometimes that is not an option.
I’ve been buying online for years. For clothes, I stick with places/brands I know the fit of. Other than a few places such as Dr Bronners or Republic of Tea and a couple of places for clothes, pretty much everything comes from Amazon, including groceries, which are significantly cheaper than our local chain Jewel.
Sometimes I want a real brick and mortar store. Sometimes on-line is fine. Somethings I pay for online w/credit, and sometimes mail a check. It depends. I kinda like that I have options, but if we had to have only one or the other, I'd go for brick and mortar, snail-mail and checks. Things that don't disappear into the ether if the grid goes down. I guess I'm sort of a progressive Luddite, lol.
Check fraud has been up since the pandemic and the USPS keeps getting slower.
I actually went to 4 clothing stores last week, my first time ever in Kohls and Marshalls stores, because I’m looking for a particular thing and I cannot tell what the fabric is like online. I also visited JCPenney’s and it’s been two years since I’ve been in that store. This is one reason why I like Goodwill, clothes are there, I can feel them.
I ended up ordering two of these things from online sources. One one is hideous, but I thought it probably would be and it was cheap, the other one is certainly decent quality fabric, but it’s just not quite right.
and finding fabric these days without Joanne’s? Forget about it, it’s a miserable experience. sure most of the big fabric companies will send you a swatch, but you have to pay for it and then you have to wait for that process and then of course there’s a good old post office and etc..
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I decided to buy a couple of new things this fall - layering tees, pullover sweaters and sweats from JCP and Kohls. I am very disappointed in the quality. Sleeves so long they might as well be for gorillas even though I bought small size. Sweater unraveling. "Cotton" sweats pilling after one wash. Also bought a few things from Land's End and their quality has also cheapened. I will be going back to thrift store shopping except for undies.
Really? There are no fashion fabric stores near your area? There are two within an hour from me which I would travel to, make a day of it, if I really wanted something. One in Seattle and one on Bainbridge Is. There's another big one I've been to in the last yr down in PDX.Originally Posted by iris lilies
Joann did not really have much for garment makers. Mostly craft crap and not even all that was very good. For instance their gingham was printed, not woven. Probably their plaid too, not sure.
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already!
I only bought ONE Christmas gift online this year. The book accompanying the American Revolution series on PBS for my son in law. It was already Prime discounted then I got it on Black Friday. I felt dirty doing it, but he's hard to shop for.
The rest I bought locally from actual shopkeepers and bazaar vendors.
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already!
They had a small decorator fabric section. And then, much of what I buy is for craft projects of various kinds. Last time I bought fabric at Joanne’s was velveteen for Christmas pillows, velvet and felt for doll clothes.
no, there are no other fashion fabric stores that immediately come to mine, although somebody told me that Jackman was still around so maybe I need to look that one up next time I’m in St. Louis. there is some sort of donated fabric store, where people donate their extra fabric, but I’m not interested in stuff like that.
We have two fabric stores in Hermann, but both of them are quilters stores, so it’s all cotton stuff which does not interest me.
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