Shipping BLOWS. The worst was when I bought two yards of silk taffeta and five of voile (which weighs hardly anything) from Renaissance Fabrics, and the shipping was SEVENTEEN DOLLARS. Ridiculous!

Which is why I try to buy from fabric.com and fabricguru.com - the first has free shipping on $35+ orders and the second ships everything for $5. But sometimes you need something really specific, and it sucks!