does the quality really suffer?
Darci
Yes, I wouldn't touch these if my life depended on it, yuck! As with 99.9% of things, using the best ingredients and cooking from scratch is always better.
This however, is just my opinion. (-:
I'm with the others. Everything is scratch, there are too many preservatives, artificial colours and flavors in store bought or boxed stuff.
I use the fillings from the local cake store that are in the clear sleeve bags. Personally I think they are okay too. I like the raspberry, but scratch fillings are good too. Depends on what you are more comfortable making.
I've never tried a sleeve filling, but a new cake store I found here last week has them, and I'll admit, I thought about it.
The lady that runs the shop said she loves the raspberry.
bjfranco I have a wedding cake in June that she wants strawberries for the filling do you use the strawberries with some other filling.
Nope, all I do is after making the dam w/bc icing, I just squeeze some zig zag lines through the middle of the cake (not covering the whole cake) and then slice up some strawberries (only ripe ones ~ not the white or yellow parts ~ only red) then I fill in any spot by squirting in some bc icing so that the slices cannot slip and slide and that is it. Top goes on and frosting like normal. Yyyuuummmmyyyyy.
bj 
Thank you: Its easy enough thats what Ill do.
does the quality really suffer?
Darci
Yes, I wouldn't touch these if my life depended on it, yuck! As with 99.9% of things, using the best ingredients and cooking from scratch is always better.
This however, is just my opinion. (-:
Hn i am starting to think i have a clone or identical twin . 
For me there would be no comnparison.
I've tried the sleeve bavarian cream before and YUCK!!!! You can tell that it's not home made. It just has a weird "factory" taste. I really don't know how to describe it. It's just not good at all! I haven't tried any of the fruit fillings in the sleeves so I can't say anything about them! I do know that as far as cream fillings, I think you're better off making your own!!!!!!
Amy
What are your thoughts on this? What about sleeve fillings do you not like? Clearly, they are easier but does the quality really suffer? Just wanted some opinions.
Darci
What is a "sleeve filling"? I've never heard of this before.
Lazy_Susan
These are fillings that you can purchase in a long skinny clear plastic tube. You can purchase them online or at your local cake supply shop.
http://www.doitwithicing.com/category.asp?cat=52
Amy
For me it is the difference between having to keep the cake in the fridge, which I never have room for, or being able to leave it out.
I have used both the sleeves and preserves and have gotten great reviews from both.
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