ST - Walmart

[GeekGrrl]

The original concern was that Wal-Mart -is- testing out providing -only-
pre-cut lengths of cloth, shrink-wrapped, and eliminating the bolts and
cutting boards. This is an actual trial taking place in several
stores. However, in a matter of days the concern over pre-measured,
pre-cut fabrics took a wild leap and some people became possessed of the
notion that Wal-Mart was eliminating fabrics all together. The actual
petition posted is to show Wal-Mart that the signers object to
pre-measured, pre-cut, shrink-wrapped fabrics which may (or may not) fail
to fulfill the needs they have for yardage that they currently purchase
from Wal-Mart. 

The original objection was to buying more fabric then one needs because of
pre-packaging, not being able to feel the hand of the goods due to
shrink-wrap (or other sealed wrapping), and/or not being able to get the
lengths one needs for a project if said project calls for long yardages of
-uncut- fabric. 

I, personally, envision a sea of poly-cotton prints if this
becomes standardpractice at Wal-Mart, and I shudder. Through the
petition and letter-writing to Wal-Mart, those of us with concerns are
trying to tell the company that they are going to loose more money then
they think paying a person to cut cloth costs them now if they turn over
all stores to this 'economy' method.

Sunnifa Eiriksdottir

On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, Ches wrote:

> Morgan forwarded me a notice that has been circulating all many mailing
> lists that originated from the Wal-Mart stores, please send along to those
> not on email lists that may still have concerns:
> 
> "Thank you for your letter regarding the rumors relating to Wal-Mart
> discontinuing our fabric department.  That particular rumor goes around
> fairly regularly, and I can tell you that there are NO plans to take
> fabrics out of Wal-Mart!
> 
> At Wal-Mart we are often trying new things in order to continuously
> improve our business and our service to all our customers and this
> includes the fabric area.  However, please be assured that the fabric
> department is (and continues to be) a very important part of our
> business and our culture, and we are committed to improving, not
> eliminating, this department.
> 
> Thank you again for writing and allowing me to respond.  I especially
> want to thank you for being one of the loyal customers that makes the
> fabric department possible at Wal-Mart.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Doug Walt,
> Divisional Merchandise Manager
> Fabrics and Crafts"
> 
> Sincerely,
> Franchesca Havas
> McKinney, Texas
> 
> 
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