On a tip from the nice lady at Barnes and Noble, as I was picking up the latest issue of New Stitches, I went into "Savers". Savers is a thrift shop on a grand scale; this one happens to be in an old Circuit City building.
I left a bunch of small kits and such there, but did come home with 5 sheets of plastic canvas and a copy of Just Nan's Catnip Tea for a grand total of $3.50.
I use PC for all sort of things, not just stitching directly onto it.
Cheryl