Contributing Member fredk Posted April 4, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted April 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Neigh said: I was going to post a similar thing but i'm in East Yorkshire, UK... Will search the forum first Le Prevo, in Newcastle, just up the road from you.; http://www.leprevo.co.uk/ Abbey is often recommended as well; https://www.abbeyengland.com/ Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members Neigh Posted April 4, 2020 Members Report Posted April 4, 2020 20 minutes ago, fredk said: Le Prevo, in Newcastle, just up the road from you.; http://www.leprevo.co.uk/ Abbey is often recommended as well; https://www.abbeyengland.com/ Thanks Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted April 7, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted April 7, 2020 NB. Le Prevo is currently closed due to the virus & business restrictions. They say their enquiry email address is still being checked and answered, though that may take a bit longer than usual Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members LiftPig Posted April 7, 2020 Members Report Posted April 7, 2020 Springfield Leather Supply, Tandy, Rocky Mountain Leather Supply, Weaver Leather Supply, and The Leather Guy are all good resources that do online orders and are still operating in the shut-downs. The Leather Guy is kinda cool in that each piece of leather is listed individually so you get to see the very piece you'll be buying with exact dimensions, not "20-24sq ft, some imperfections". I would advise not buying leather from Amazon. I've done that and I swear the cow that the leather came from was killed back before WW2. Quote
CFM Frodo Posted April 7, 2020 CFM Report Posted April 7, 2020 2 hours ago, LiftPig said: Springfield Leather Supply, Tandy, Rocky Mountain Leather Supply, Weaver Leather Supply, and The Leather Guy are all good resources that do online orders and are still operating in the shut-downs. The Leather Guy is kinda cool in that each piece of leather is listed individually so you get to see the very piece you'll be buying with exact dimensions, not "20-24sq ft, some imperfections". I would advise not buying leather from Amazon. I've done that and I swear the cow that the leather came from was killed back before WW2. LOL We must have gotten leather from the same old dead cow Quote Singer 66, Chi Chi Patcher, Rex 26-188, singer 29k62 , 2-needles D.C.F.M
Members Studio-N Posted April 9, 2020 Members Report Posted April 9, 2020 well Tandy seems to be on it's last legs. They may not be coming back after the lockdown. so checkout Springfield Leather. Quote "Out of my mind.....back in 5 minutes"
CFM Hardrada Posted April 9, 2020 CFM Report Posted April 9, 2020 Just now, Studio-N said: well Tandy seems to be on it's last legs. They may not be coming back after the lockdown. so checkout Springfield Leather. Any indicators/evidence to substantiate that assessment? I don't buy leather from Tandy, but I do purchase tools, hardware, and supplies from them. Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted April 9, 2020 Contributing Member Report Posted April 9, 2020 17 minutes ago, Hardrada said: Any indicators/evidence to substantiate that assessment? I don't buy leather from Tandy, but I do purchase tools, hardware, and supplies from them. Tandy keeps retracting. This time last year they had several branches in Europe. Then they dropped to one branch, in Spain. No sooner had they done that then the that one closed and orders had to come from Texas. They've cut back on what they're selling. Last April/May I received a big order. I placed it with Tandy, Manchester but by the time they sorted themselves out it came from Texas. They re-did their website which wiped out my account with them. I had to 'rejoin'. I had been building up an order to place about 8 weeks ago, that was wiped out and now when I try to place anything in the 'basket' I'm being told 'This cannot be shipped to your country' even though I'd bought the item(s) previously by mail-order. Everything looks like a business thats winding down to close-up. Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members Studio-N Posted April 9, 2020 Members Report Posted April 9, 2020 11 hours ago, Hardrada said: Any indicators/evidence to substantiate that assessment? Most of it is coming from the Yahoo Finance pages. There is the link: TLF Stock If the stores are being told to inventory and start sending stock back to Ft. Worth. they aren't going to be restocked. Go to their web page, there are only about 5 us stores listed which are doing internet orders. Oh they'll use the Covid shutdowns as an excuse but the truth is they've been on a steady decline for several years. the stock is in the toilet and close to being delisted for cooking the books. They have several lawsuits in the works related to misleading their investors. The management gave themselves a $5 million bonus while effectively cutting out the bonuses of the stores. In fact the mgr at the kansas store walked out before the shutdowns. Nothing official from TLF corp. though. Maybe someone who works (worked) at one of the stores will chime in. Quote "Out of my mind.....back in 5 minutes"
Members zuludog Posted April 9, 2020 Members Report Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, fredk said: Tandy keeps retracting. This time last year they had several branches in Europe. Then they dropped to one branch, in Spain. No sooner had they done that then the that one closed and orders had to come from Texas. They've cut back on what they're selling. Last April/May I received a big order. I placed it with Tandy, Manchester but by the time they sorted themselves out it came from Texas. They re-did their website which wiped out my account with them. I had to 'rejoin'. I had been building up an order to place about 8 weeks ago, that was wiped out and now when I try to place anything in the 'basket' I'm being told 'This cannot be shipped to your country' even though I'd bought the item(s) previously by mail-order. Everything looks like a business thats winding down to close-up. You may well know this already, but it seems to me that most serious leatherworkers in Britain get their tools & materials from https://www.abbeyengland.com Edited April 9, 2020 by zuludog Quote
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