CFM chuck123wapati Posted June 30, 2024 CFM Report Posted June 30, 2024 4 hours ago, Herbie said: If by chance you decide Tandy is your huckleberry, you can order over the phone through Tandy #168 in Cheyenne WY. They often have in stock what is out of stock online. They get it shipped our fast also. yes and they will call you if there are questions or problems!!! Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members SUP Posted June 30, 2024 Members Report Posted June 30, 2024 Tandy has made more of their staff part-time, so many of the good, knowledgeable ones have left. The Tandy store near where I am, is one of the top 10 grossing stores and they too have just 2 staff members now, and that includes the manager. Naturally they are overworked. They have been looking for more staff but their pay is pretty low and they have not found anyone as yet. Their manager is new and has some great ideas. Hopefully, he will not lose interest and enthusiasm over time There is a new CEO now. Let's see what she does to increase staff morale and to recruit more people. Quote Learning is a life-long journey.
Members Mablung Posted June 30, 2024 Members Report Posted June 30, 2024 46 minutes ago, SUP said: Tandy has made more of their staff part-time, so many of the good, knowledgeable ones have left. The Tandy store near where I am, is one of the top 10 grossing stores and they too have just 2 staff members now, and that includes the manager. Naturally they are overworked. They have been looking for more staff but their pay is pretty low and they have not found anyone as yet. Their manager is new and has some great ideas. Hopefully, he will not lose interest and enthusiasm over time There is a new CEO now. Let's see what she does to increase staff morale and to recruit more people. I have heard the CEO can be made to boil over somewhat easily over issues she gets personally invested in. Don’t know what that will mean for the growth of the company, but I have gotten the sense from my local guys that some changes have been made a little precipitously. Hopefully that won’t translate into other hasty business decisions, but it sounds like she’s concerned about cost-saving to protect the bottom line. Not a bad thing in itself, but if that becomes the primary objective, then other business objectives suffer. Quote
Members SUP Posted June 30, 2024 Members Report Posted June 30, 2024 2 hours ago, Mablung said: but it sounds like she’s concerned about cost-saving to protect the bottom line. Not a bad thing in itself, but if that becomes the primary objective, then other business objectives suffer. She used to be the CFO. So not surprising. Quote Learning is a life-long journey.
Members Dwight Posted July 1, 2024 Members Report Posted July 1, 2024 34 minutes ago, SUP said: She used to be the CFO. So not surprising. Bean counters are the absolute worst possible candidates for anything but bean counting . . . most of em I've met were just above sub-human . . . May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
Members SUP Posted July 1, 2024 Members Report Posted July 1, 2024 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Dwight said: Bean counters are the absolute worst possible candidates for anything but bean counting . . . most of em I've met were just above sub-human . Absolutely true! So we might hear about more store stores closing. Sad. I sometimes cannot help but think that management should work with the lower levels of employees to get an idea of the business. The same principles cannot always be applied everywhere. Edited July 1, 2024 by SUP Quote Learning is a life-long journey.
Members Sheilajeanne Posted July 1, 2024 Author Members Report Posted July 1, 2024 To respond to the folks who suggested ordering from their favourite stores in Wyoming or Ohio, guys, I'm CANADIAN!! Do you realize just how badly you get dinged for cross-border shipping these days?? It really is ridiculous! There are still two Tandy stores within roughly an hour's drive, so I will likely be buying from them, and probably paying to have stuff shipped. But when it comes to actually buying LEATHER, nothing beats hands-on. I didn't ask why they were closing. I assume the usual reasons - not enough sales/customers. I'd never met the man I spoke to before. He just got pulled into the store to do the dirty work of closing it down. Certainly don't envy him his job! BTW - just remembered my mentor, Bill, was the one who suggested I check out this site back when I was first getting started! Another thing to thank him for, posthumously. Quote
Members Dwight Posted July 1, 2024 Members Report Posted July 1, 2024 3 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: To respond to the folks who suggested ordering from their favourite stores in Wyoming or Ohio, guys, I'm CANADIAN!! Do you realize just how badly you get dinged for cross-border shipping these days?? It really is ridiculous! There are still two Tandy stores within roughly an hour's drive, so I will likely be buying from them, and probably paying to have stuff shipped. But when it comes to actually buying LEATHER, nothing beats hands-on. I didn't ask why they were closing. I assume the usual reasons - not enough sales/customers. I'd never met the man I spoke to before. He just got pulled into the store to do the dirty work of closing it down. Certainly don't envy him his job! BTW - just remembered my mentor, Bill, was the one who suggested I check out this site back when I was first getting started! Another thing to thank him for, posthumously. Actually,Sheilajeanne . . . you and I are in similar canoes . . . my closest Tandy is basically an hour's drive away . . . and like you . . . I want to see what I'm getting on the leather. I'll call Scott and have them send me conchos . . . tools . . . dye . . . etc . . . but for the skins, I want to see that dude. I also long ago developed the habit of taking a micrometer with me and buying the thickness of leather I want. The range of thickness for any skin is pretty broad . . . and I have certain thicknesses I want for the work I do. Makes life a whole lot easier when I don't have to stuff it thru that little machine that works on the thickness . . . May God bless, Dwight Quote If you can breathe, . . . thank God. If you can read, . . . thank a teacher. If you are reading this in English, . . . thank a veteran. www.dwightsgunleather.com
CFM chuck123wapati Posted July 1, 2024 CFM Report Posted July 1, 2024 7 minutes ago, Dwight said: Actually,Sheilajeanne . . . you and I are in similar canoes . . . my closest Tandy is basically an hour's drive away . . . and like you . . . I want to see what I'm getting on the leather. I'll call Scott and have them send me conchos . . . tools . . . dye . . . etc . . . but for the skins, I want to see that dude. I also long ago developed the habit of taking a micrometer with me and buying the thickness of leather I want. The range of thickness for any skin is pretty broad . . . and I have certain thicknesses I want for the work I do. Makes life a whole lot easier when I don't have to stuff it thru that little machine that works on the thickness . . . May God bless, Dwight my closest one here in Wyoming is over two hours away and two mountain ranges lol. During the 6 months of winter and with the traffic on the interstate during the bad weather make it to dangerous and sometimes even impossible to get to. I buy my liquids in the summer and hope I have enough so they don't freeze in shipping during the winter. I get to buy in person maybe once a year if I'm lucky. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
CFM chuck123wapati Posted July 1, 2024 CFM Report Posted July 1, 2024 4 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: To respond to the folks who suggested ordering from their favourite stores in Wyoming or Ohio, guys, I'm CANADIAN!! Do you realize just how badly you get dinged for cross-border shipping these days?? It really is ridiculous! well your medical is "free" right lol. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
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