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Members of The Crochet Crowd were asked on July 12th, 2011.
Do you buy your yarn online, if not, what would get you to buy your yarn online?
Frankly, I am surprised as many people are already buying online. I expected it to come back from everyone saying they would never do it. Retailers!!!! Are you paying attention to this?
Here’s what our audience said:
- Ashley Ludlow free shipping
- Karen Archamboult I agree with Ashley, free shipping and reasonable pricing. If you can get it on line for the same you would pay in a store, then on line of course. Otherwise, let’s go shopping. Hope that helps Mikey.
- Amy Davis I buy sock yarn online. Cheaper shipping would get me to buy on line more often. I usually buy a lot at one time so I get my moneys worth for the shipping.
- Sandra Ortiz-Hall free shipping, no tax, bigger selection than my local store…
- Tina Rego I buy most of my yarn online. Free shipping and more colors. I also can watch the sales more.
- Whittney Renfro I haven’t yet bought any yarn online, but I’d like to mostly for specialty yarn that isn’t sold in any stores in my area. The only reason I haven’t is because I can’t actually see and feel the yarn in person, I have to just trust a picture and a few reviews.
- Maha Hall I buy my yarn online because there isn’t any here where I live which is Saudi Arabia. I have been buying from Yarn Paradise in Turkey which has some really nice and unique yarns.
- Lisa Defferding Yes I have but only whenit is free shipping or something I can’t find around where I live. I have found yarn online is more expensive than in the store, so if it isn’t anything I can buy local it will order online.
- Bj Vermillion I buy yarn online sometimes when I want a color or a yarn that my lys doesnt carry. The selection on line is far greater than what I can buy locally.
- Rita DCm I’ve bought yarn on line. but only when I’ve wanted an specific yarn or color . And I did it on a spanish website. (I’m from Spain), so , I’m not sure if this could be useful :S
- Ebony Gee i bought online for the first time a couple of weeks ago from herrschners.com. was extremely pleased with the quality and price. i got eight skeins, and with shipping, the cost was about five bucks less than i would have paid for eight skeins at hobby lobby, michaels or jo-ann’s, including tax. i will purchase again from this company.
- Rita DCm Ebony, I’ve seen that they ship to Spain . I think that I’ll take it a look later. Thanks ! 🙂
- Kara Giglietta free shipping is a great motivator…plus I don’t tend to buy fancy yarns online, I like to feel them…but if it’s a brand that I know or type of yarn that I know that offers free shipping or sales I won’t hesitate to order online
- Sara Monkie cheaper than what i can get in store
- Dawn Raymond
In the UK most yarn retailers are small independents, so I prefer to buy my yarn from a small shop in the next village. However, I’m a slave to online sales, and recently bought a mixed pack of 17 balls – the colours are gorgeous and I’m slowly working my way through them and sharing my products on my blog. The reason I bought online was that it was a reasonable price, and as soon as i saw them I wanted them :). Interesting to see the points of view re “free” shipping. As an online retailer myself, I know that if retailers don’t charge extra for the shipping, they’re building that cost into the price of their goods, so you end up paying, regardless. If not, then the retailer would soon go out of business or make very little profit. And let’s face it, most of us pay out in petrol to go buy the yarn at the store…so what’s the difference?
So what did you think? Comments?
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Great roundup of comments. I almost always get my yarn online and almost always from small indie spinners/dyers. Personal touch, unique colors, often good sales.
The exception is that I go to the LYS options in any place I visit just to check them out (and always come away with yarn, of course).
I have a great example for buying on line, even with shipping. I started following the LB CAL and the yarn they suggested (cotton ease) was approx. $7.5 w/sh each. Local was $6 each. Knitting Warehouse had it for $3.29 +sh and it came out to $4 each on-line. Well worth the price!
If I know the brand and color, I buy online when there’s a special and decent shipping. In addition, I have one favorite seller who sells lots on ebay.
I buy my yarn online when I can’t get what I want (color ~ weight ~ etc.) in a local store. And I usually go to one of the stores to check out the yarn prior to purchasing online. I much prefer to see and feel the yarn prior to buying it rather than have to return it after I order it.
Buying on line, for me, is much cheaper than going to the store. Joann.com, knitting-warehouse and hobbylobby.com all have good prices, and way cheaper than I have found at the Ben Franklin store in my area.