All Things Rural King

[sixdogs]

Rural King actually has rural and agricultural supplies in stock and at honest prices. They try to sell things for the best price they can get rather than the "how can we fool 'em today" approach so common in general merchandising. It takes me a while to get there but Rural King is really the best and only place I shop for most rural things. There are some growing pains but they have it figured out and I believe will have lots more stores if they keep doing what they are doing.

One issue, and it's a sign of growing, is that some stores are managed better than others. Sometimes a lot better. There are stores I've been to that have everything, it's all priced and employees are helpful and seem to like working there. You could almost eat off the floor. Other stores might have missing merchandise or in the wrong bins, piled in boxes on the floor and not priced for weeks or even months. They'll figure it out and stores are far more good than not so it's OK with me. I'm also getting ready to make my first on-line RK order.

RK is two thumbs up for me.

 

[majorwager]

While I am on the subject.

I like Milwaukee tools, corded and Batt. Loved Rockwell in days passed. So my entire extensive Milwaukee collection was purchased on-line from, you guessed it, RK. Wish I had an RK closer than 200 miles. The point is you CAN purchase quality brands from RK at great prices.

Chemicals are another Bonus. I Own a farm, I use chemicals. RK has brand and generic, great selection, great prices, prompt shipping.

I have local access to TSC, Runnings, mom and pop Ag stores, all have both strong and weak points, and all are on my list of outlets I patronize.


None are perfect, none are deliberately deceitful or misleading. If the critical folks ACTUALLY operated a business and experienced the pressures of meeting a large payroll, more sympathy might be paid to your concerns.

I suspect the vast majority of TBN folks are EMPLOYEES, never enjoying the gruelling rigors and pressures of being a sizable business owner.
Not knocking your choice, but until you sign your own paycheck, you've neither walked the walk or talked the talk.....

Some Folks would benefit greatly from the insights found in San Walton's book. And he only worked half days, either the first 12 or the second !!!! The clocks were there for sale, aisle 2

 

[Diggin It]

So, I see they have store brand Seafoam. I guess I can try it once.

 

[KennyG]

Looks like an eastern chain
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Started in central Illinois.

 

[Oldoak]

Runnings, mom and pop Ag stores

Runnings, now there's a Ag. store with the most inventory that I have ever seen. Particularly the one located in Rapid City, SD. We never fail to visit there every Fall when we are out in South Dakota. But I wouldn't classify them as a "mom and pop store", Runnings is beyond that. A very dear friend of ours used to manage the Runnings store in Pierre, SD before he retired.

Runnings appears to have captured the Midwest, while Rural King is concentrating to the east.

 

[majorwager]

Runnings, (comma) mom and pop Ag stores. And runnings is in NY which is considered east and RK is not in NY, YET !!!

 

[Oldoak]

Runnings, (comma) mom and pop Ag stores. And runnings is in NY which is considered east and RK is not in NY, YET !!!

Really! Several Runnings stores in a couple of states east of the Mississippi River does not saturate an entire region. I strongly suggest you check a map of Runnings verses Rural King store locations. :confused3:

Ok, got the "comma" part. I just leave it go at that.................

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Not really promoting the stores, just general discussion of things found there, good, bad or indifferent.
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WHY ???

 

[kenmac]

they have better prices on 41% glyphosate than I can find anywhere. Even after paying shipping to my door !

 

[goeduck]

It's about 800 miles to my nearest store, so they would need to have some pretty good specials to make it worthwhile.

That is CLOSE! It is 2,136 miles for me. But I am closer than Doofy is!