Johanna

omg, just reading his emails made my eyes bleed. Cease all work for this guy, cut your losses and threaten to report him if he bothers you again. You had waaay more patience and grace than most of us would have had in those circumstances. Wow. Just wow. ~J

Ironically The Leather Factory was started by disgruntled Tandy employees, and Hidecrafter was founded by Tandy's George Hurst. Springfield Leather was once a Tandy store, and Kevin was one of the top managers they ever had. He bought his store when Tandy shut down the retail outlets in the late '90s. Independent stores (like SLC, Zack White, Standing Bears etc) have to have so many dollars worth of Tandy inventory to be considered a "dealer" and get to use their logo and be included in some advertising. Tandy used to make most of their stuff- I got to tour their facility in 1997 and saw the ladies with the huge thumbs from making lace, the craftool line, the clickers and the lines where kits were assembled, the Pro-Dye lab and so forth. As store managers, we were encouraged to court prison, hospital and camp sales because you could spend all afternoon with a customer who wanted to make a holster, and that wasn't as good for sales as the institutions, even though they got wholesale pricing. Any leather store is only as good as the people that work there. When you find a supplier that works with you and gets you what you need, stick with them and shout their praises from the rooftops to keep them in business. ~J

Caught up again. I did all the PM requests as soon as I got them. ~J

Because this one forum is open to unregistered members (guests) and the restriction is necessary because of spam.

It's really important to have things in writing, but I don't think you need to lose sleep over this clown. If he takes you to small claims court he's going to sound ridiculous. You were smart to box it up and send it back- some customers and jobs are not worth keeping.

done. Welcome!

We do the adult area so that no one sees adult items unless they've asked to be included in that section. We keep the main board "family friendly" because we want to encourage parents and teachers to use this site for leatherwork education and resources. I'm caught up again on PMs and requests here. Welcome to the dark side!

Gotcha all in there. The jokes are terrible, but the coffee is fresh.

Caught up again here and with PMs. Let me know if anyone else wants in!

All caught up with requests here and PMs. Let me know if you aren't seeing the NSFW area at the bottom of the main forum page. ~J

I got you a few days ago, Wink. Look by the Marketplace area on the main board. Holler if you have any problems.

Added you and the other 7 members that PMed me. Have fun!

Added you too olds cool.

Both of you are added. Tom48, you already had access. It's the NSFW area by the Marketplace on the main forum. You have to be logged in to see it. ~J

Everybody above and all those that requested entry by PM are added. Beware the jokes are horrible. Coffee and doughnut on the front table- help yourself! ~J

Added you both!

Gotcha!

Added you in.

All of you above are added. Thank you!

Mike- hope everything is okay. Holler if we can help in any way. ~J

I don't have the author's permission to make the bootmaking book available, so that's why it isn't here. Sorry guys! ~J

Added in a few days ago. Anyone else, just holler!

Doors are open- help yourself to the coffee and doughnuts. ~J