Members Sylvia Posted February 26, 2012 Members Report Posted February 26, 2012 I hear Tandy's vary from store to store. The Allentown Tandy is like a mom and pop atmosphere really. All I know is that at Tandy I can pick up a tool and tell if it's worth buying or not. I can't do that with an online seller so my priority will always be to visit a Tandy first. My Boise Tandy is manned by very nice folks. (pretty rare in my area, actually) I typically order online but when I finally called them, I was surprised to find that when I introduced myself as "Sylvia ," the fellow knew my last name. My city is probably all of 20 minutes from Boise. If I was so inclined I would probably drive there... but I'm not, I just can't stand the traffic in Boise. But who knows maybe someday I will go visit them. I always make sure I praise my local Tandy people... with special instructions like "You Rock!... just thought you should know." So far they have made a huge effort to pick out the best items with which to fill my orders, that they can. I'll have to send them doughnuts someday when I can afford it. All this said... I've emailed a few of the other "online" sources... and the response is sometimes extremely delayed. I've still not heard back from one and I inquired almost 2 weeks ago. (stleather) Even a canned response would be preferable to no response. Sometimes I just don't feel like calling... Quote A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted February 26, 2012 Contributing Member Report Posted February 26, 2012 In the last year I've been IN the Tandy stores in Des Moines, IA and Bloomington and St.Paul MN. The MN stores were physically smaller, but the same items. I get what I need there, but I will never buy one of those "Craftsman" sides (well, if they were GIVING it away and I needed a new mat for the back door ...). The Royal Meadow 3/4 is about $150/side, which I think is normal for leather that carves and dyes nicely. At S-T Leather (St. Loius) I usually call them, though it seems to go OK if I just email them an order. Springfield hasn't got ANY of my money for right at 2 years. I ordered there 3 times, and wasn't happy with any of my orders. The W/C sides I've bought were alright ( i got a decent product at a fair price). Quote "Observation is 9/10 of the law." IF what you do is something that ANYBODY can do, then don't be surprised when ANYBODY does.
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