Prepare yourself for a mini
rant.
As a fashion designer one
annoyance I have is searching for fabric. It can’t be just any old run of the
mill fabric; it has to be just right. I really do care about what my customers
are getting. I unfortunately have not found any great fabric stores here and
have been told by many people I need to go to Miami for the good stuff. In the
mean time before I make that trip I’ve been hitting up my usual online fabric
stores.
Since I cannot physically be
there I have always appreciated a good fabric swatch. I like to see and feel
before buying. However, I was a little taken back the other day when I was ordering
swatches and my fav store has raised their prices on swatches. I used to pay 50
cents a swatch now they are $1 each and $5 for mailing!! REALLY?! $1 for a
square of something I can’t use? I understand employees need to get paid and
things like that but damn by time I get done picking several swatches I could have
placed a whole order. The $5 shipping fee would make sense if the swatches were
being mailed priority but they’re not.
Not all companies do this so
it makes me wonder if this particular fabric store is just trying to get over
on the consumers.
This was just my little rant.
At times we all need to blow a little steam. If any of you know of any really
good fabric companies be sure to let me know.
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