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Yes, it does say Poly covered Poly. I get the 500 yd spools at either Joann's or Hancock Fabrics whenever it is 50% off or I will use a 50% off coupon so it is about $1.50 - $2.00 spool. I stock up on it and it is on sale frequently. http://www.joann.com/coats-clark-dua...ds/xprd840929/

I have never used any of the other threads mentioned in this post but this thread is something that I can pick up locally, I can actually take my fabrics into match the color and there is no shipping charge. It may not be as cheap as the other threads but the benefits that I just listed make it worth it to me. I come from a long line of C & C users and I guess I don't want to break tradition!
Years (and years!) ago I had a SInger 2010 machine (still have and use it!) and it kept getting fluffed up to the point it would jam. I was just using the 2/$1 threads from the dime stores. I called a machine repairman out several times and he'd clean it and fix it, and the last time he was t here, he told me the reason for my constant problem is the fluff from the thread. He recommended I use CC Cotton covered Polyester...polyester for the strength, cotton for the no fluff smoothness. I did and I felt bad that I never saw the repairman again! I was CC CP user only and never a problem with it. Now with my Singer quantum 9960 I have a thread issue. LOT of fluff no matter what thread I use! So I just always clean it after 2-3 days of use and am looking for the thread that is best for quilting instead of clothing making. JOann's does have the DD XP but I was looking for the cotton covered and they don't carry that. If poly cuts the threads of cotton material, and I tend to believe in using same thread for fabric (cotton thread on cotton fabric) and I have heard cotton for piecing and poly for FMQing...that is where I am at now. I still haven't learned the weight issue on threads!
I buy the 100% cotton from Connecting THreads....1200 yds for $2.50. Shipping is $5 for the amount I buy or free if over $50...which is what I want to do once I figure this out...just buy $50 worth of threads and not have to worry about it for better part of a year!
Buy hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it! IF CC still works...that is all that matters. I want the CCP mainly to stop the massive fluff issue I have!