US versus Canadian Pricing..Today's "Deal"
03-04-2018, 12:06 PM
#32
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I am really interested to find out if all of your quilting fabric (and other fabrics) are printed/made in the US? If so, there must be a lot of import and/or export tax/ custom tax on your fabric to account for the difference in prices in US/ Canada/ UK and other countries
03-04-2018, 12:08 PM
#33
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I've been trying to think of one with a husband and wife.
The only one I have come up with are the Knorr's at Creekbank Sewing near Conn.
03-04-2018, 12:13 PM
#34
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I accept that post and packaging will add to costs, and, I have never ever been the recipient of a 40%, 50%, or higher coupon here in the UK. There are fabric sales, but these will be restricted, so, not on all fabric in the shop.
03-04-2018, 12:30 PM
#35
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Just looked up the exchange rate for today. $15 CA is $11.64 US. You are buying by the meter which is 1.09361 yards. My local fabric store charges about this for batiks for a yard. So, the price actually works out to be pretty similar. I don't shop LQS because of price. Do you have any discount sources there? I have a warehouse type place that I can get designer quilt fabrics for $4/yard USD. Wouldn't be quilting if I had to pay full price for everything.
03-05-2018, 03:52 PM
#38
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Always a lot of cars from NB at all the stores in the Presque Isle/Caribou area. We have Marden's and Walmart in P.I. that sell fabric (next door to each other) and then there is a small LQS in Houlton, Maine (name escapes me at the moment). I love my Marden's and can't wait to move to Maine full-time! (Not just for Marden's...love Maine in general. LOL)
03-05-2018, 03:55 PM
#39
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I guess I am in the minority...I love to shop at Fabricville in New Brunswick. So many different fabrics than I can get here in the US. I try to go up on Black Friday when they have their 1/2 off entire store sale.
03-05-2018, 08:31 PM
#40
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I was told that clothing in the US is very much cheaper than it is in the UK. And in the UK gasoline is much higher. Considering everything, I would think the overall costs of living (and having fun) are about equal with us here in the US, with you in Canada and the UK. We pay a lot more for meds and health care, but a lot less for other things.
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