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It has happened. The day we all knew would come, nay the day we all dreaded. We knew this would happen since we first stepped into that fabric formaldehyde-smelling store. Joans is closing. And Grandmas are mad. Well more specifically my grandma, and for good reason too! Where else will she find obscure fabrics that look like they came from a Peacock or random crafts that will somehow take hours with a description of thirty minutes? These are all relics of the past now as we say goodbye to an era of when fabric shopping felt like a cross between a thrift store and Target.

Grandmas are not the only ones shedding tears over this, as mothers who bought odd things for random sewing projects are now looking for answers. Some have gone as far as to look in the trash bins behind the old stores hunting for thrown-out merchandise. And even more have flooded stores as their prices drop and inventories are sold off.

But whether or not you had any experience at Joan’s one thing is certain. This change mirrors the larger trends in the world with in person stores going out of business. Just as Toys R Us took a deep dive off the en Joans has done the same and every millennial to boomer is looking around in fear of how this world will change next and what treasures will fade along with it.