When did DMC get 'that' expensive?

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epidote	When did DMC get 'that' expensive?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 250 07/02/09 08:12 AM	Tags : None I was stitching away on Caribbean last night and came across the first of the 6 DMC threads I was missing (missing inthe loosest sense of the word, They're around somewhere kitted into something else) so I decided I'd pop into town today on my way home from work. First time in years I've had to buy DMC for anything and the first time in a while I've not brought them from the US. 75p a skein!!! I was in shock last time I brought any I was paying 48p it wasn't that many years ago! Ok whine over, but given the price they are I think I might convert any DMC threads in fairy to npi and live with the extra cost as I prefer working with them and they're not that much more expensive. Webshots My dragons
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imation11		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 38 07/02/09 09:44 AM	I know I can get them for like 35 cents at a Michael's store here. Otherwise, if I go downtown for mine they are 75 cents a piece. The price difference is crazy. Jess My Gallery WIP: Misty Morning Vineyard - Chatelaine Chart Wishlist: Holly, Jasmine, Violet, Rose, Tiger Lilly, Morning Glory, Iris, Spring Garden - Lilac, Lily Of the Valley, Sweet Pea, Pansy, Letters B C F G H I K L M N O, Waiting For Ships, PR: Over the Rainbow, Dawn.
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MaleXstitcher		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 956 07/02/09 01:44 PM	......and you are lucky to live in USA, in europa we pay 1,25 euro for one skein...........for many years already........... Hans WIPs (yes 2!!!) La Epoque Nouveau (Dimples) Finished 2008: Jeweled Scarabs (Dimples Designs): Tulip (DMC Deco BK 234) : RR Y-XSforum: Orchid panel (John Clayton-Heritage Stitchcraft) : St Petersburg (Thea Gouverneur): Orchid (DMC XC0821): St Basil (Heritage Stitchcrafts): Fuchsia panel (John Clayton): Iris Botanical (Lanarte) My website XStitch & So
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imation11		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 38 07/02/09 05:58 PM	Well wow! That is a lot for one skein. I only can hit Michaels at least once every two weeks, but I am going tuesday if anyone wants me to pick them up some. Jess My Gallery WIP: Misty Morning Vineyard - Chatelaine Chart Wishlist: Holly, Jasmine, Violet, Rose, Tiger Lilly, Morning Glory, Iris, Spring Garden - Lilac, Lily Of the Valley, Sweet Pea, Pansy, Letters B C F G H I K L M N O, Waiting For Ships, PR: Over the Rainbow, Dawn.
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epidote		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 250 07/03/09 03:30 AM	Very tempting, shame I dont need any atm! I should need the threads for a few HAED designs but I can't seem to find enthusiasm to stitch anything but Caribbean atm Thank you for the offer, if I get time over the weekend to check through my stash I might take you up on it Webshots My dragons
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joshbec.mirabiliabullet...		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 29 07/03/09 04:06 AM	Hi, I notice you're in the UK like me. I use sewandso online and they charge 49p per skein. They have a flat rate of postage of a pound and it normally arrives the next day. I also get all my waterlilies, and dinky dyes and other 'Martina threads' from them! Hope that helps.x
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MaleXstitcher		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 956 07/03/09 01:41 PM	I also buy my DMC in England, Sew and So............the mailfare is almost nothing so that is the cheapest way to get DMC............... Hans WIPs (yes 2!!!) La Epoque Nouveau (Dimples) Finished 2008: Jeweled Scarabs (Dimples Designs): Tulip (DMC Deco BK 234) : RR Y-XSforum: Orchid panel (John Clayton-Heritage Stitchcraft) : St Petersburg (Thea Gouverneur): Orchid (DMC XC0821): St Basil (Heritage Stitchcrafts): Fuchsia panel (John Clayton): Iris Botanical (Lanarte) My website XStitch & So
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epidote		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 250 07/06/09 06:17 AM	Problem is if you only want a few skeins of thread that £1 postaeg makes them more expensive. Webshots My dragons
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Extremlygentle1		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 55 07/06/09 12:54 PM	I hadn't realised that our skeins had got so expensive, why do DMC charge us so much? This doll is from WIP HAED QS Lily of the Valley by Rachel Anderson, Moonlight Magic by Selina Fenech Completed 2008 HAED QS Snow Pixie by Carrie Hawks, DMC Bag, Mill Hill Tiny Treasured Diamond Poinsettia Heirloom Christmas by Victoria Sampler Completed 2007 HAED Gathering Dew by Krystal Camprubi Ruth, Name Tree M Designs, Fairy Dust Dinky Dyes Completed 2006 Sapphire & snowflake, Northern Pine Designs. Winnie the Pooh Birth sampler Designer Stitches. The Seaside Kingdom Mirabilia. In the arms of an Angel L&L and one by Thea Gouvner. My Cross Stitch
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MaleXstitcher		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 956 07/06/09 01:53 PM	I always hear that prices in europa are the real prices and that the prices for dmc in USA are manipulated.no taxes or whatever...but it is strange..dmc is a european compagny and we must pay most..........very strangeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Hans WIPs (yes 2!!!) La Epoque Nouveau (Dimples) Finished 2008: Jeweled Scarabs (Dimples Designs): Tulip (DMC Deco BK 234) : RR Y-XSforum: Orchid panel (John Clayton-Heritage Stitchcraft) : St Petersburg (Thea Gouverneur): Orchid (DMC XC0821): St Basil (Heritage Stitchcrafts): Fuchsia panel (John Clayton): Iris Botanical (Lanarte) My website XStitch & So
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imation11		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 38 07/06/09 06:01 PM	I don't get how they would be manipulated at all. We only have a state sales tax that we pay on top of the price listed. Jess My Gallery WIP: Misty Morning Vineyard - Chatelaine Chart Wishlist: Holly, Jasmine, Violet, Rose, Tiger Lilly, Morning Glory, Iris, Spring Garden - Lilac, Lily Of the Valley, Sweet Pea, Pansy, Letters B C F G H I K L M N O, Waiting For Ships, PR: Over the Rainbow, Dawn.
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sue61408		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 283 07/07/09 06:51 AM Master of the Art of Justification	I think the "manipulation" happens at the store level. Michaels and similar stores buy floss in large quantities which reduces their cost considerably. They than put it out as a "loss leader", in other words, they don't expect to make much, if anything on it, but they assume you're going to buy something else when you come in the store which makes up for what they lost on the floss. Sue in VA Believe in Yourself
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quietgirl255		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8 07/08/09 06:20 PM	Plus Europe will have VAT taxes...which make our sale taxes here in the states look like chump change. So between that, and out high volume of loss leader sales...I think that is why we pay so little compared to the rest of the world for DMC. 2009 WIPs: HEAD SK Moon Fantasy, Mirabilia MOTDB
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MaleXstitcher		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 956 07/10/09 03:43 PM	i think you are right girl..........out VAT is very high............. Hans WIPs (yes 2!!!) La Epoque Nouveau (Dimples) Finished 2008: Jeweled Scarabs (Dimples Designs): Tulip (DMC Deco BK 234) : RR Y-XSforum: Orchid panel (John Clayton-Heritage Stitchcraft) : St Petersburg (Thea Gouverneur): Orchid (DMC XC0821): St Basil (Heritage Stitchcrafts): Fuchsia panel (John Clayton): Iris Botanical (Lanarte) My website XStitch & So
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