Sorry if you've mentioned this stuff a billion times. I just can't go through 90+ pages of posts you know?
I was just doing some pricing research on the dyes...and I think I'm going to switch to the Dharma dyes. We paid about $4.50 for the 2/3oz jars of Jacquard at the only craft store in Buffalo that carries it, but most of the Dharma colors run that much, give or take a couple bucks depending on the color, for 2 full oz, so obviously better deal. I'll definitely just get the pool shocker stuff now, it's stupid to pay more just because its sold through a craft store... I found that out with chinese takeout boxes too. My friend is getting married and we're putting her favors in little takeout boxes that we stamped with a peacock (that's her theme), and when I was looking for the boxes on the web, on craft store sites it was like 50 bucks for 50 boxes, then I looked on a restaurant supply site and they were like 8 cents a box. Obviously a big difference!
Thanks for your help, I don't know how long "long'' would be as far as storage but we might give it a shot if it means not wasting as much. We've only dyed 4 times even, and once was that stupid polyester business which doesn't use soda ash, so we're very much still learning how much/many things we need.