Members keplerts Posted October 9, 2016 Members Report Posted October 9, 2016 I have attached a PDF file of a letter I received from Weaver Leather yesterday. Did anyone else get one? No sure how I feel about it. No, I take that back, I do know..... I'm upset about it! If they offered everything I needed at a fair price I would buy more from them. But they don't. They say their retail prices are competitive, but I find them rather over priced compared to SLC, Tandy, and OTB. Just wondered what others thoughts were and if everyone who didn't make the cut got a letter as well. Tom Weaver Letter.pdf Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted October 9, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted October 9, 2016 What a let down... now I find out that personal note I got was just a FORM LETTER Yeah, I was done with that down there anyway. I ordered teh Jeremiah Watt edgers, which were okay but not wonderful (they didn't hold an edge very long). And I ordered a couple sides that would have gone back to them if I had more time at the time. Glad I put my toe in the water instead of jumpin in the water. They're doin' fine on their own -- they don't need me in their way any more 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.
Members OLDNSLOW Posted October 12, 2016 Members Report Posted October 12, 2016 Keplerts, how long have you been buying from them or how long have you had the account? I thought for a few moments that I was just lucky cuz I didn't get me a personalized letter like Y'all did ------------till recently. But at first I get real kick the dog and the cat mad but when I got hold of myself and calmed down a bit I thought ya know what I gonnna make a phone call and tell em what I think, cuz ya see I didn't open my account till march and made my first purchase in April. And I thought ok gee whiz maybe I wont have to worry till March or April but nope, so I make the call seez and I ask for Jim Weaver and after several calls cuz I'm the kinda guy that don't give up. so I get the guy Jim on the phone and I tellz him that I think it aint fare that i'm beeun done this way, so he says let me take a look and he seez to me ok well will give you one more year to spend that much and then if ya don't yer outa here and I saez to him goodnuff, so fer what ever it is worth go back and seez my first question. Ron Quote
Members billybopp Posted October 13, 2016 Members Report Posted October 13, 2016 Kinda funny really. Seems like they are working hard to get rid of loyal customers and at the same they are stepping up marketing to potential future customers ... I've been getting more and more emails and mailings from them though I've never ordered from them. You'd think they changed their name to Tandy or something. Quote
Members OLDNSLOW Posted October 13, 2016 Members Report Posted October 13, 2016 It could be that their business model is changing some, it seems like about every 4 years a lot of companies are sort of a holding pattern and unsure of what the very near future holds for then. Quote
Members keplerts Posted October 13, 2016 Author Members Report Posted October 13, 2016 oldnslow, I have been a customer for three years. Glad you got an "extension". I think I'm going to give them a call. If I'm reading their letter correctly I think if I don't buy $1200 worth of product this year then I will need a $500 opening order to qualify for wholesale pricing next year. Or if my order is under $500, say $300, than I can pay a $200 "FEE" to then qualify for wholesale pricing. Not sure if this is what they mean or not. BILLYBOPP, I think what they are doing is really pushing their "Retail" web site and trying to appeal to the person doing it as a hobby. I figure if I am making and repairing leather goods AND collecting state sales tax AND reporting it on my tax returns as a business I should qualify for wholesale pricing no matter what my yearly purchase dollars amount to. JMO I like doing business with Weaver, so I am going to give them a call. Quote
Members OLDNSLOW Posted October 13, 2016 Members Report Posted October 13, 2016 post back with the outcome. Quote
Contributing Member JLSleather Posted October 13, 2016 Contributing Member Report Posted October 13, 2016 My final comment on the subject, at all. A "minimum" strikes me much like an "annual fee" on a credit card. It's old news, and for every one who charges one, there are 50 places where they do not charge one. I won't pay them, and any "offer" I get that even mentions a "fee" is quickly pitched out. The exception would be the case of a supplier who is the only one who carries what I need, and I don't see that here. $1200 isn't much if you're buying leather for a year, and shouldn't be an issue really IF you're happy with the leather. But I find better leather at a better price elsewhere, so "permission" to purchase there is no favor (and a fee for it is not rational). So- as they say -- "I'm out". 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.
Members cowboycolonel Posted October 13, 2016 Members Report Posted October 13, 2016 I got one too. I replied to Weaver thanking them for chasing profits at the expense of the custom/small shop keeper. What a disappointment they have turned out to be. Guess we'll just have to spend our money elsewhere. ...and the are other places. just look on the home page and follow your nose. For leather, use Hide House or Goliger's. For dyes and care products, go straight to the manufacturer. ...and for the things you can't readily find, use this website. Weaver might have made a mistake, but they'll never feel it unless/until all of us non-production shops and hobbyists cut Them off from our money. We do have choices. Quote
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