TSC never keeps their stock up!!!!!

[fidowanttobe]

I have started getting all my jeans and shirts from Amazon.

If I go into any store, I have to sort thorough a stack to find the few they have in my size. At Amazon I just order the size I need and the color I want. Shows up in a couple of days.

My better half does the same thing for me. I must be the most common size in ND cuz she would have to spend the afternoon going all over to get me 4 pair of 32x34 Dickie's with the double knees. Not like I'm buying something uncommon. But they have 48x40!

 

[TractorGuy]

I've had pretty good luck finding Poulan saw parts on the internet. What makes me mad is going to Tractor Supply and finding the section of the nuts and bolts bin that holds the ones I need empty.

I have to give them credit on our bolt bins. I haven't found one I needed that wasn't full. Pretty much same with the L4 belts but they were out of ONE size that I needed a while back. The only empty belt bin and it's the one I need. Just my luck I guess.

 

[EddieWalker]

Turns out that Tractor Supply is a good place to get dog kennels. I just picked up one for a puppy that we are driving to Denver to get. The big ones we already have won't fit inside my truck.

 

[Threepoint]

This thread is a hoot! Surprised I didn't see it sooner. We must be lucky because the two TSC stores near us (one in VA the other in MD) are always well-stocked. And the staff pretty much all seem eager to help.

I'm not surprised at some of these posts about inventory being out of stock, and some items not stocked at all. A lot of this seems to be local-store and micro-market specific. Yep, Corporate no doubt should do a better job of inventory control, and regional and store managers probably should have more say over what's stocked where. But a mid-market national chain can't be all things to all of us and survive in today's retail economy. You can't sell locally what you don't have, sure. But you also can't keep your margin if you can't sell what you have in stock.

Corporate executives owe their first allegiance in business decisions to their stockholders, and TSC is publicly traded. They have to try, at least, to tailor their local inventory to the local market. Other national vendors are under the same pressure. Heck, the other day I stopped in a Walmart I hadn't visited before and was stunned to see how much they don't stock of particular types of merchandise, compared to another that's 20 miles away. I was irritated, because a couple of the items were what I happened to really need at the time, so the trip was wasted. Would Corporate care that I was inconvenienced that day? Certainly not, as a practical matter. At least I hope not. My Walmart stock is up 650 percent in the last 20 years, so I'll roll with it.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Our tsc does well with jeans, always have my size.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Got 4 tsc's within 30 minutes, couple more just a few more minutes. Havent been to the newest one.

 

[japody]

TSC stock tanked this morning. Down over $14 to $69, 17%. TSC said sales will be lower than anticipated. What a surprise?

 

[RichZ]

Hmmmmm. Do you think this thread had anything to do with that?

 

[EddieWalker]

As mentioned earlier in this thread, I had good luck with finding dog kennels at my local Tractor Supply for a puppy that my wife and I where going to pick up last week in Denver. As we got closer, one of our dog show friends asked if we could pick up another puppy for her. We agreed and figured it would be easy to find another kennel. As it turned out, the pet stores and Walmart didn't have the size we needed that would fit in my truck. Then the pick up location changed from Denver to Cheyenne WY due to scheduling and dog shows. The Tractor Supply in Cheyenne was our last chance at finding a 30 inch kennel, and fortunately, then had several in stock!!!

For all the flaws with the company, it sure was nice finding what we needed, when we needed it.

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Guess which one I needed!