Tandy Pricing Structure Change

[R SFraser Sr]

So far, I am not seeing a big difference in the Canadian prices,

but I am getting a chuckle out of their writing style in the announcement of this new pricing scheme....

“ It’s an easier way to shop for the leathercrafting materials and supplies you need so you can get the most out of your leather, with a lot less bull! “

Which inasmuch admits that their early multi-level pricing scheme was bull.?

Edited April 29, 2019 by R SFraser Sr

[Mark842]

Got a leather from them today stating that starting today, the 29th they will begin their "Everyday Honest Prices" and that as a business customer I will get an additional 15% off.

It's as I suspected for me. I called up the manager at my local store and checked what my new prices will be for the hardware I was still purchasing from them. My great deals are gone. She can no longer give me anything better than the 15% off. Guess it was nice while it lasted. I'll be ordering elsewhere.

[GregS]

I stop in the local Tandy store about every 2 weeks or so.  Being new to the craft, I need to see the leather in person to figure out what I want to get.  When I look online, I see the various types and weights listed, but it doesn't mean a lot to me at this point in my leathercrafting career.  I also like to browse the hardware trying to figure out what I want to use on a project.  The guys that work the store have been really helpful picking stuff out.  But there's a new guy that tries to push me on to things that are WAY over priced, and even I can spot this.

I hope that they don't start closing stores, I would never have gotten started if I didn't have a Tandy store that I could stop in to see what's available.

[Chakotay]

I've made real, concerted efforts in the last couple of years to get AWAY from using Tandy. It just took me a long time to realized I was being screwed paying their outrageous prices. And their 3-tiered pricing system just irked me for some reason. I searched online and found much cheaper sources for many of my key consumables and have never looked back.

Of course I still buy from Tandy just because my location makes it so convenient. But I haven't had one of their paid accounts in about 2 years. I'm just considered "retail". And I only buy stuff when it's on sale or clearance; like the 7 to 9-ounce double shoulders the managers always say they're running out of and "don't know if they'll get any more," but yet seem to have had a constantly steady supply of for years.

I'll check out their new prices though. Looks like their Ecoweld contact cement (aka, Rena Aquilim) is a lot cheaper now. That's one I use a lot of but haven't been able to source elsewhere cheaply.

[YinTx]

1 hour ago, Chakotay said:

Ecoweld contact cement (aka, Rena Aquilim)

That's the first I've heard of this.  Source?

YinTx

[bikermutt07]

6 hours ago, YinTx said:

That's the first I've heard of this.  Source?

YinTx

Me too.

[Chakotay]

I'm presuming Tandy is just the distributor/rebrander.

I ordered a small bottle of Aquilim 315 off eBay once. It sure seemed similar. If not 315 then probably one of the others; they make a whole line of water-based glues according to their website.

Problem is it's from Europe and is expensive no matter where I find it.

Weldwood is cheap and strong but the fumes make me nauseous, and I'm often gluing linings which require a large swath of it to be used. Ecoweld has very little oder (it reminds me of watered-down Elmers glue) and is plenty strong enough.

 

[bikermutt07]

12 hours ago, Chakotay said:

I'm presuming Tandy is just the distributor/rebrander.

I ordered a small bottle of Aquilim 315 off eBay once. It sure seemed similar. If not 315 then probably one of the others; they make a whole line of water-based glues according to their website.

Problem is it's from Europe and is expensive no matter where I find it.

Weldwood is cheap and strong but the fumes make me nauseous, and I'm often gluing linings which require a large swath of it to be used. Ecoweld has very little oder (it reminds me of watered-down Elmers glue) and is plenty strong enough.

 

Thanks

[Jeffro2058]

On 4/29/2019 at 7:44 AM, Handstitched said:

G'Day,

Well, as  we no longer have a Tandy in Australia, I've conducted  a bit of a ' test'. I've just ordered a free Tandy  catalogue to see how long it takes for it to arrive in Australia from the US  . I'm guessing around 4 - 6 weeks.  

I've just checked their website here in Oz (  no shipping info)  , makes a change to see one price instead of three, and they do seem to be a bit cheaper. And depending on how long the delivery takes,( and shipping costs)  I may consider ordering from Tandy again . 

We'll see  

HS

Tandy Leather is no longer mailing catalogs outside of the USA and Canada from their home office in Texas. You will have to view the online version from their website. 

[Handstitched]

G'Day  Jeffro2058  Thanks for the update  

I ticked/ clicked  all the boxes  and the order went through OK, no messages saying they don't ship to Oz  or the order has been cancelled ?  I'll be patient . 

I just want to see how long it takes to ship stuff from the US to Oz to see if its going to be viable for me  to order from Tandy again.

Also, the 15% discount for businesses or any other savings  may be eaten up by shipping costs to Australia . However, I have ordered stuff from a wholesaler in Pennsylvania in the past and its arrived quicker from the US  than our own postal service could deliver . Go figure ? 

HS