Where can I buy affordable yarn?

Hi,
where do you buy yarn? Where can I save money? Thanks for the tips!

Best,
Biene

Hi Biene,
advertising links aren’t really welcome here in the forum, so it’s hard to list specific stores here.
But where you buy it also depends on what kind of yarn you’re looking for.
Cotton yarn? Acrylic? Ribbon yarn? Lace yarn?
Or what do you want to make with it?
That might help us give you better advice.
Good luck!

Every now and then you can find
special offers at supermarkets or places like that—you just have to check out what stores are in your area.

Hey, if you buy a big remnant lot of yarn on eBay or somewhere like that—or at least, I’ve just heard rumors that such things exist—do you have any say in the color or anything like that? I was just thinking that with a remnant lot like that, you might be able to get a lot of yarn for a good price. But in my case, I’d want to know beforehand if it’s cotton, because I don’t want acrylic or stuff like that. Has anyone here tried this yet?

You usually have no say in how job lots are put together.
Most of the time, it’s merchandise that nobody really wants or that doesn’t sell well. A “job lot” is the only way to sell slow-moving items at a profit.
Wholesalers always put together large wool bundles from individual manufacturers. So, of course, there are items in there that don’t sell well.
I’d actually considered buying wool bundles from a wholesaler myself, since we go through a lot of wool. We’d have kept the “good” stuff and resold the “useless” items as a bundle. But I didn’t do it because I don’t want to alienate my customers. They’re hoping for usable merchandise, which they wouldn’t get.
So be careful with job lots—you rarely get what you really need. Ask the seller what’s roughly included before buying. Reputable sellers can usually provide that information.

@haekelkeks: That's what I was afraid of. Thanks for the info.
I just thought maybe these were things being discontinued, or colors that were somehow slightly different from how they should actually be, but still blue shades or something like that.
Or trendy colors from the year before that nobody wants anymore.
Or yarn where the label has come off or something similar, but that's otherwise completely normal. But if there are actual "remnants" in there, I wouldn't want that either.
Or did you mean unusable when you were talking about what I wrote? Or what counts as unusable for you?
I mean, I don't make patterns, just little crochet experiments, so it wouldn't matter that much if the yarn wasn't perfect.
For vendors, of course, that's much more important so it comes across well in the photos and can be recreated easily when you have the yarn details.
But then again, why would anyone sell something super cheaply if they could also sell it normally?
Logically, no one would do that.

As a retailer, I define “unsellable” merchandise as items that are difficult to sell. That doesn’t mean it’s poor-quality merchandise. Every customer has their own preferences, and these vary from region to region. Retailers are then left with leftover stock, which is offered in bundles. As I said, it’s not poor-quality merchandise—and it might be exactly what you’re looking for. A reputable seller can provide you with more information.