Yardage Town – National City

Came into yardage town the other day to get some material for my Grand daughter. I found what I wanted quickly and was helped immediately. This place is great and has a vast array other items as well. You could never go wrong here.

First time here, and if I was able to use my sewing machine (lack of space), I would be addicted to this store. But all I went in for was a yard of 1 ½″ — 2″ elastic, and that’s what I left with.

Best selection in San Diego and really nice people. Definitely recommend this place to others a lot.

One star because they have a wide selection but that’s about it. Prices are ok. But the customer service here is beyond terrible!!!

I went to yardage town today for the first time and I was helped by an elder lady she was sooo sweet and nice. Helped me find everything I need. I was shopping for fabric to start my Halloween costume and they have sooooo much stuff. You’re bound to find what you need here!

I love this location! Parking is kind of terrible, but this location has way more fabric than almost any other fabric store in San Diego. I’ve also heard that this location is the hub for all the yardage towns so the shipments all come into this location then they deliver shipments out to all the other yardage towns. I go here to find all my specific fabric needs, especially when I’m having a bikini made and have a very specific color in mind of their nylon/​spandex material. It’s still not LA, but this will have to do!

Best selection in town. Really impressed. Great customer service always. I always look forward to coming here. Highly recommended

While it is a trek to get down to National City for fabric… this Yardage Town has the best selection for fabrics. From materials for clothes or home décor you can find it here. They have a really good selection of wools btw. Also, make sure to take a look at the basement downstairs for more choices. The staff is extremely helpful and nice.

I went in looking for material, to make a bridal veil. Worst customer service. The lady at the front counter was so rude. Never going back. I’d rather drive 10 miles elsewhere to purchase fabric.

From my experience shopping here many times over the past year, there are two takeaways to share with the community:
1) The customer service is bad — and an older man, I believe who is the owner, has been incredibly rude.
2) The product is pretty good — and the prices are usually lower than other stores or other suppliers.
I would rank higher than a one — but my most recent experience with an older gentleman on the phone was terrible. He actually hung up on me! I believe this was the owner… almost sure about this.

Huge store of all sorts of fabrics, and they have plenty in the basement. I got my fabric for my bridesmaid dress. The dress looked beautiful. Great selection of colors and prices.

I just had the most INSANE experience today at Yardage Town, and it had nothing to do with the store or it’s contents… it had to do with the OWNER.
Ready?
Sooooo… I’ve been taking my grandmother here for YEARS, it’s her favorite place to go and she even has a 20% discount for being a frequent customer. I take her here to get what she needs at least once a month, sometimes twice a month and we’ve never had a problem.
Today rolls in and I’m here with my mother and grandmother after a girls family luncheon. My grandmother gets what she needs as usual and a man starts to ring us up. He seems annoyed that he’s taking 20% off what she’s purchasing and that’s when I remembered that we had a coupon that we got from Yardage Town the previous time we were there and it was 50% off the exact garment that we were purchasing. I go to the car to retrieve the coupon and return to find a different lady helping my grandmother.
This is when the fun begins.
The man that was helping earlier comes up to us and says something to the effect of, «I was giving you a discount and now you want more? Fine, just take it, it’s free! I don’t care! I’m fine, I own this store, right? I’ll be fine, so take it!»
I respond with, «Um… what are you talking about?»
Mom chimes in, «Wha-​what? No. We’re paying.»
Owner (to me) — «I was already giving you a discount and you left to your car and got the coupon because you wanted more of a discount, am I wrong? So fine! Get the discount!»
I couldn’t respond. He wasn’t wrong. He definitely was not wrong. Yup, still not wrong, so why is he so pissed?
Me: «Um… Are you in a bad mood?» (They call me Ms. Obvious)
He proceeds to walk farther away from the counter to help another customer because I seem to have completely offended him with my question. In the mean time, he starts talking about how he doesn’t need this from me and to go away and just get the discount, he doesn’t care, take it all… etc. etc.
This is when I figure out that his store is in trouble and is probably about to close down (he’s using the pissed off version of reverse psychology)… and lucky me… he’s chosen me to take it out on.
Me: «So, you’re in a bad mood, but why are you taking this out on me?» (Thank you again Ms. Obvious. His store is in trouble you dummy!)
My assumptions are correct and he starts going off on how he should just shut down the store, he already has shut down the other stores so why not this one?
Ok… I’m pissed now. I start to tell him that my grandmother has been a loyal customer and he really shouldn’t be taking this out on us. Since my tone has escalated, his tone obviously starts to escalate to match. He says again (with feeling… or with more feeling), that he’s already had to close all his other stores so who cares if he closes this one (on and on and on)…
Me: «It’s not my fault your other stores closed down! (he looks straight at me) Yeah, I can yell too.»
He did not like that.
He proceeds to walk away REALLY pissed saying how he did not need this from me.
Me: «Right, because I needed this? Get out of my face!»
He comes back and points to the door.
Owner — «GET OUT! GET OUT OF MY STORE!»
Me: «Um… No.»
Owner: «Get out of here!»
Me: «No. Go ahead… Call the cops.»
I actually really wanted him to call the cops. Maybe they could make more sense of this than I can. Yeah, officer, he’s pissed because we’re using a coupon to get a discount on some items he wants us to take for free because he’s the owner and he’ll be ok but we’re still choosing to purchase it for 50% off.
I think the cop comment shakes him back into reality a little because he takes it down a notch.
Owner: «Please, get out of my store. Just leave, please just go. I’m asking you to please just leave my store.»
I can hear the pain in his voice. I feel bad, I guess the store is really in trouble.
Me: «Now you’re asking please?» (Hey, I felt bad but I was still pissed).
Owner: «Please just go.»
Me: «Apologize.»
Owner: «No, I won’t apologize to you.»
Geez. Thanks.
Me: «Then apologize to my grandmother!»
He apologizes to my grandmother and starts walking away. My mom tells me that I don’t have to leave, that was ridiculous. I told her that it was OK, he apologized to my grandma and so I’ll leave. It was ridiculous, but I’m fighting a man about to lose his store, and a long long time ago, I’m pretty sure I had a heart. So I left.
Yes… that really all happened. There were a lot of people there, so if you were there when this happened please respond, because I don’t even believe this happened. WTF?!?
I feel sorry for the dude. And to his defense I probably could have been a little nicer once I figured out what was going on. If his store is really in trouble I feel really sorry for him and I hope the store gets back on it’s feet. But bad move to vent it out on a PAYING customer. You know… the one helping you barely keep the place open.
I have an extra coupon if anyone needs it.

Simple organization makes it so easy to find everything… by that I mean, yes this is the most complete assortment of fabric/​sewing needs & ideas in the city! The people are friendly, knowledgeable & quick at register.

whoa! scary. now don’t get me wrong… since this is a little in the hood, I didn’t expect much. It is the mother of all Yardage towns, but don’t heed customer service.
where did my comment «scary» come from? expect cockroaches as you look for fabric.
I don’t want to take them out of business, but some cleaning up, or at least getting to code is much needed.
Looking for fabric? this is the place to go.

Wow, I’ve been coming here for years. When I’m in a pinch and can’t make it to LA’s Fashion District, I head South. This store supplies all of the smaller San Diego Yardage Towns, so naturally they have the largest selection of fabrics. And they have a lot more variety than joanne’s quilting cottons.
*Tip– go downstairs into the basement. Yes, there’s a lower level to this store, housing tons more fabric. Sure, it’s scary and you think an ax wielding psycho might come out and chop you into itty bitty pieces, but I’ve found some really cool vintage-​y fabrics down there so it’s worth the risk.
Make sure you sign up for the 20% discount card– it’s free and worth the savings.
It definitely has a mom n pops vibe. The employees are old and slow. They still do everything old school, adding up the totals on a notepad with a calculator. It’s a little scary, but they know me and I usually get a great discount so I definitely can’t complain.

This is the mother of all yardage towns, the central hub, the homebase. This is where all the fabric is recieved and shipped out to the other stores. How do I know this? The owner started chatting with my friend and he gave us a tour! Hes a super cool guy. He told us how he tries to order special, unusual fabrics. No wonder everytime I come here they have something I have never seen before. They even have some deadstock fabric from the 50−60s. Most all the fabrics have some sort of discount 20−30% plus there is a 20% off discount card.
They have isles and isles of ribbons, trim and tassel. Pretty much anythin you might need. The tables in the back have lots of sale fabric and pieces that have already been cut. They also have upholstery fabrics and vinyl.

The Yardage Town in Northern SD is friendlier and gives a better discount.
At this one… Lots of selection, but poor quality.
No one offers help until you’re ready for the register.
The smallest they’ll cut is ¼ yd. (They’ll cut an ¹⁄₈ at the the other one).
The lady at the register decided that she was not going to give my the discount on the fabrics plus my «frequent buyer» discount, just the regular 20%. (I was too tired to care at the time, but don’t let them rip you off!)
She had no idea what a discharge print, warp print or ikat print were… meaning the terms I am learning in class are either wrong, the selection is cheap, or she has limited knowledge of fabrics.
Plus side… it’s better than JoAnn’s.

Just returned from Yardage Town in National City and I am very pleased. I found some nice silk and wool fabrics for a project. As today is the last Saturday of the month, almost every fabric in the store is 30% off. Huzzah!
A tiny little lady came through the store asking people if they needed help. She cut some fabric for me and showed me where to find some other items I was looking for. She was generous with her cutting and she had a charming personality. Every employee I came in contact with was friendly and helpful.
I found their prices very reasonable and as another poster mentioned, you can download a coupon from their website for greater savings. I’ll certainly be back to Yardage Town.

Customer service? Not here!
I came to buy velvet to upholster a sofa, but needed help. A salesperson said she’d help me when she was done with the customers she was helping. Some 25 minutes later I thought my turn had come, but a family of shoppers cut in front of me without any objection from the salesperson who seemed to have earlier acknowledged that I was next. Tired of waiting, I went to the front counter to ask for help. The salesperson leaning on the counter was too busy resting to help me. The other salesperson who was busily winding ribbon around her two fingers wouldn’t help me either. I walked out.
If you decide to take a trip to Yardage Town, perhaps if you consider it a self-​serve establishment you won’t be disappointed in the lack of concern for customer service.

Every year I tell myself that I won’t be sewing up a new costume because it takes too much time and I can go out and buy one. But, I absolutely hate how all those mass produce costumes do not fit me! Much less how all the materials for those costume just suck.
More often than not, the fabric and the patterns always seem to be on sale. Tons of selection. I go to this place, whenever I need fabric for some project or other. Love it!
Yes, this place is in the hood. Yes, the place has that old place smell. And yes, everytime I enter the store, I always seem to be the youngest adult there. But, I’m not complaining. The staff has always been friendly in helping me find just the right thing for whatever project I have concocted in my head. The deals are a steal. This is an absolutely great place, when you want to get your project done and want a ton of options to choose from.