Hi rylo,
I'm new here too but thought I'd chime in. I have found that Tandy is quite high on shipping and also charges sales tax so I now find the tools I want or need from the Tandy web site and do a search for the tool #. You can find better prices plus better shipping rates elsewhere. Amazon is a good place to search and I found Steckstore to have better prices and cheaper shipping costs. Might save you some money.
Make you're own stitching pony too. It's pretty simple. I made mine from an old set of speaker stands I made from birch 1x4's years ago that were collecting dust in my garage. It's a good working tool again.
Good luck with your new addiction!
Roger