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    Mythical wallyworld 1$

    Anybody in the memphis area know if any of walmarts still have a fabric department? Seems like all the locations east of town have renovated/killed the fabric department. I keep reading diy posts about this mythical 1$/yd fabric and I must find some for myself.

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    I've been reading these same posts with envy. Best I can do so far in Western Australia is our fabric/craft chainstores "Spotlight".
    Bright colours, only one choice of weights, unsealed ripstop. For a budget price of 6 - 9 per metre with NO discounts/remnants.

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    WalMart is closing down the fabric dept. as of June, all stores will no longer carry fabric. The reasoning seems to be it takes an employee to staff the area (measuring and cutting), whereas the other areas are fairly self sufficient.

    I am one of the lucky few, my wally's still has some fabric!! Yesterday I picked up some ripstop with a sil or pu coating, (it is waterproof) from the $1.50 bin, and because they are closing, it was 25% off.
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    Where did you get this info??? I just bought some digi camo that also has a sil or pu coating. I might have to check by some others to stock up.

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    Half the walmarts in my area have eliminated the fabric dept. I have a good supply of gray DWR, ACU ripstop, and some OD ripstop. I have yet to find the "holy grail" of silnylon in any color, and I've looked.

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    Well I have been searching around on the internet and looks like I might be sol. I know the one closest to me got rid of fabric years ago and the others don't seem to have any, but then again trying to get help from walmart is like pulling teeth at times. Its really too bad since I could have bought a roll of wally stuff for less than two yards of stuff from joann or hancock and the like.

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    Straight from the WM staff, both this weekend and last time I was in there, two weeks ago. Buy now! Its a corporate closing of all Fabric Dept.'s, chain-wide.
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    I've been told our store _might_ be saved because of the high concentration of Amish in the area. They make a ton of money off that group.
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    With the work I do I have been told whenever an existing Walmart goes through a remodel the fabric is no longer going to be available.
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