Members nrk Posted March 28, 2016 Members Report Posted March 28, 2016 Hi all. was a while logging into my account in SLC. Just got in, and i see that the price for Hermann Oak leather B grade Backs has moved from 10,49$ (was) to 11.79$ (now). Have checked on HO website, and seems no price shifting there. What is the reason of SLC prices to rise? anyone aware? or it's just my account? Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted March 28, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) Yep, mine showing $11.79 per. H.O. price right around $8, and that's for "A" grade. Edited March 28, 2016 by JLSleather 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.
Mike516 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Posted March 28, 2016 They have free shipping on items over a certain amount (what is it, like $75?). Maybe they will be shifting their prices a bit on some stuff to accommodate the free shipping? Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted March 28, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted March 28, 2016 Yikes -- jack up the leather $75 (about $4 per foot times 18) to save me $20 shipping? 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.
Mike516 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Posted March 28, 2016 That's not exactly what I meant. They are offering shipping on orders over $75 (I looked it up). I opined that possibly they are raising their prices a bit to absorb the loss of revenue. Nothing is ever free, it's just an illusion of free-ness. They still have to pay to ship to people so maybe they're passing that cost along. It's also possible that they have an account with UPS and don't pay what normal people pay to ship and the price raising is something else entirely. Maybe it costs more to get the hides to SLC from HO or some other unforeseen expense. My advise would be to give them a call and ask. They're super nice over there and I'm sure you'll get a straight answer. Quote
Members nrk Posted March 28, 2016 Author Members Report Posted March 28, 2016 48 minutes ago, JLSleather said: Yep, mine showing $11.79 per. H.O. price right around $8, and that's for "A" grade. sad ( yeah, still the same at HO Quote
Mike516 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Posted March 28, 2016 A couple of things about Springfield Leather Company I really do have to add; They have never sent me a hide that I didn't like. For that matter, I have never been unhappy with a purchase of anything from there. Their packaging is super top notch. They are very nice on the phone and if I ever had a problem, I think it was only once on something very minor, they take care of it immediately. No need to call more than once, and they take care of business very professionally. It's a real top notch operation. And now with the free shipping, you don't have to figure out what will fit in the box to make the most of shipping charges. It's real convenient. Quote
Members nrk Posted March 28, 2016 Author Members Report Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Mike516 said: That's not exactly what I meant. They are offering shipping on orders over $75 (I looked it up). I opined that possibly they are raising their prices a bit to absorb the loss of revenue. Nothing is ever free, it's just an illusion of free-ness. They still have to pay to ship to people so maybe they're passing that cost along. It's also possible that they have an account with UPS and don't pay what normal people pay to ship and the price raising is something else entirely. Maybe it costs more to get the hides to SLC from HO or some other unforeseen expense. My advise would be to give them a call and ask. They're super nice over there and I'm sure you'll get a straight answer. emm, maybe. there is a huge BUT - if they try to accumulate expenses over 'free' shipping(which we, as customers have not been asked for), they have to go rising prices all over their items, and not specifically on B grade HO backs. Even if i call , what do you think they will tell me? )) they will find dozens of reasons, to tell the customers on why they rise up the price of an item (one item for the moment) Edited March 28, 2016 by nrk Quote
Mike516 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Posted March 28, 2016 They will probably tell you why they raised the price. If you want to know, that's the best way to find out. Quote
Members nrk Posted March 28, 2016 Author Members Report Posted March 28, 2016 27 minutes ago, Mike516 said: They will probably tell you why they raised the price. If you want to know, that's the best way to find out. No, don't want to know actually. I do understand why they could rise in general, but don't, when there are 'specific' rises. On instance, same B grade , but Culatta, have the same price of 10,49$ Quote
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