Tandy store closings

[AzShooter]

Looks like they are going the way of Tandy Computers.  I hate to see that happen.

 

[Handstitched]

17 hours ago, Chakotay said:

Was it just mismanagement? Poor quality? Bad customer service? Just a dying craft not enough people are interested in? 

Here in Oz, they were too expensive  and I didn't like having to apply for ' club prices' , and I never applied, I  simply went somewhere else where it was  just cheaper ,  and trying to get wholesale , as in B2B , was like getting blood out of a stone . When I  once spoke to the manager for wholesale pricing, he wasn't very helpful , unlike their established competitor , down the road,  that were very accommodating. Needless to say TL in Australia  didn't last .

But I do think its  a dying art . But then again, I would have thought more people would be interested in leather during these  challenging times, but money is tight for many  atm . 

Hope they can find a way out of this mess and keep trading, it won't affect me, but it will affect the thousands of leather crafters across the US  and perhaps around the world . 

Watch this space I guess   

HS

[MikeF]

Yep, somethings afoot...I placed an order over a week ago, sent a message  to cancel before it shipped...never heard back and a week later get a message that the cancelled order shipped...sent another message asking why the order shipped...nothin but crickets. Just took a look at their website...ALL  their large Machinery tools are on close out...even the new stitch master.  Death rattle sounds like to me.

[Retswerb]

I swung by my local store here in Tacoma Wa, it’s closed up but still appears to be fully stocked for now.

[Handstitched]

' The game is a foot' , or in this case , financial trouble ' is afoot' .

This may have absolutely no bearing on whats happening,.... or has it?  

https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NASDAQ/TLF/

(As of 05/10/2020 07:02 AM ET)

Its all gobbledygook to me !! 

HS

[480volt]

There must be a few Tandy employees who frequent this website. Can any of you shed a little light on this situation without running afoul of a NDA?

[Tugadude]

I'll be keeping a watch on my local store.  They may be opening next Monday, as the county in which they are located is going top begin opening up by then.

If they do leave the business there will be quite a void to fill.  I've always believed that they had a niche where they catered to beginners and intermediates.  Sure, they did do business with producers, but there are a lot of people who first laid hands on leather courtesy of Tandy.  

Being able to bop in and grab a bottle of color or some hardware was a joy.  Not having them would definitely be felt.

[TonySFLDLTHR]

The Tandy store here in Springfield has yet to open. They could have opened almost 2 weeks ago.

[Arturomex]

2 hours ago, TonySFLDLTHR said:

The Tandy store here in Springfield has yet to open. They could have opened almost 2 weeks ago.

Perhaps that's a corporate decision. I'm in Canada right now and if I want to order anything it seems to go through the US (Fort Worth or El Paso - can't remember which) before it gets back to (I think) my closest store. I'm waiting on a small order from them right now and have no idea who filled it or where it will come from. While I understand what Tandy is doing and why they're doing it, I don't like it much. When my orders were being routed directly to my closest store and there was a problem (out of stock - that kind of thing) they'd call me. This time I received an email telling me that my aforementioned order shipped without 12 of the items I ordered. Had I known this before it shipped I would have cancelled it and saved the hassle of returning it.

Regards,

Arturo

Edited May 14, 2020 by Arturomex

[Handstitched]

13 hours ago, Tugadude said:

If they do leave the business there will be quite a void to fill.  I've always believed that they had a niche where they catered to beginners and intermediates.  Sure, they did do business with producers, but there are a lot of people who first laid hands on leather courtesy of Tandy.  

On top of that, theres a lot of history behind the company.I wonder how many leather workers  on here  started out as beginners  or as young kids even ,  and turned their ' little hobby' into a business, courtesy of TL? 

I have old  TL catalogues  from the 70's & 80's  that were given to me. I kept those, they're good to look through sometimes. 

HS