There used to be two Fabricland's in Windsor, one in the South end, but I can see why they closed. Fabricland is supposed to be your store for your sewing, quilting, and fabric needs and I feel like it's gone downhill in the past years. It seems Fabricland doesn't care about the upkeep of their stores and to keep it uniform with other locations, which the closest one is London.
Walking in, it looks like you're walking into a cluttered mess. They have carts you can use to put the bolt of fabric, but the wheels have been taken off and you're dragging it across the store, which is kind of archaic. Where are the shopping carts, because bolts are heavy and dragging them around in a measly small cart can be ridiculous.
The fabric selection, which is why I was in was very bleak and no selection of nice ones at all. No variety or much colours, and everything was scattered so I wasn't sure where to go as to find something I liked. They had a sale area of $5 a metre, which is still pretty expensive, I was looking with my mom because this is her thing, and she wasn't very impressed.
She had a member card, a coupon from online and a gift card, and it was still a lot of money for what she picked out, which wasn't a lot. The woman who cut her fabric was great, but the rest of the staff seemed bleak and bored of being there. The cash register was ancient in it's own way and having to make any changes seems difficult.
Fabricland needs to up it's game if it wants to stay in the business, I see other small fabric stores popping up all over the place. Plus, since we're so close to the states here in Windsor, Joann Fabrics is pretty easy to drive to, a small hop, skip and a jump across the boarder for us Windsorites read more