Alran Leather - Is There A Secret To Buying Their Product?

[jesschyno]

Hello,

I have been trying to start the process of making a purchase directly from Alran S.A.S. for a month now (i.e., trying to figure out what the minimum cost per transaction is, and 'may I please have samples?'), but I cannot seem to figure out what the secret is to get them to actually respond to my email inquiries. To be fair, I have received one response, where I was asked for my address and a brief description of the work I do, but I haven't heard a peep since I forked that information over!

Granted, not speaking French could be my problem...but I really hope there is an easy way around that issue.

Have any of you been successful in placing an order from them, or even simply obtaining price information beyond what is on their website (which is no help at all)?

Thank you,

Jessica

[lilwaysleather]

Yes I have ordered from them a few times.

Jerome usually responds fairly quickly but there was one time during a order where he took over a week or so. I think a lot of it depends on how many trade shows are going on and how busy he is.

There really isn't a minimum but he has recommended buying around 8 skins or more since shipping to the US for a skin or 2 wouldn't be very cost effective.

[jesschyno]

Yes I have ordered from them a few times.

Jerome usually responds fairly quickly but there was one time during a order where he took over a week or so. I think a lot of it depends on how many trade shows are going on and how busy he is.

There really isn't a minimum but he has recommended buying around 8 skins or more since shipping to the US for a skin or 2 wouldn't be very cost effective.

Thank you for the info, lilwaysleather.

That perspective is helpful; I will cool my jets - I know how hectic that kind of thing can be.

[jdconn]

Did Alran get back to you?  How was your experience and can you give me any tips for ordering?

-Jeff

[jesschyno]

On 5/13/2016 at 6:26 AM, jdconn said:

Did Alran get back to you?  How was your experience and can you give me any tips for ordering?

-Jeff

Hi Jeff,

I was able to obtain samples, but I did have to wait a while for an email response. I haven't taken the plunge and placed an order yet because I"m not sure goat skins are what I want considering how small they are compared to calf skins, but here is a list of the samples they sent me, including pricing:

-        Chèvre liege-main 64 € /m²

-        Chèvre sully 59€  /m²

-        Chèvre Métallisé Liégée-main 59€/M²  

-        Chèvre tektonic 62 € for production our minimum is 20 SQMT

-        Veau metallise Foulonné 49 € for production our minimum is 20 SQMT

I hope this helps, and best of luck!

-Jessica

[jesschyno]

Of course, these prices don't include the cost of shipping, which I don't know because I haven't yet placed an order. I'm guessing it's sort of expensive, though.