TSC - Worth it in your area?

[EddieWalker]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Our little town has just announced that it will be getting a TSC by January of next year. )</font>

Frank,

Where's it gonna be?

The TSC in Tyler usually doesn't have what I'm looking for, or they have half of it. I've talked to the owner about their zirk fittings before, and was told they just ran out. hahahaha I'd been there before looking for metric fittings for my little tractor and they were out then to. Two years later and they are still out. Every time I go there they are out. Either I'm just unlucky, or the owner is feeding me a line. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Eddie

 

[Bird]

Frank, I've shopped and bought stuff from at least 5 different TSCs and they run the gamut from very helpful people to folks who know nothing to folks who just don't care. And yep, sometimes they don't have what I'm looking for. This past week they had most of the bolts I wanted but one particular length that I wanted was an empty bin, and they didn't have the Nylock nuts I wanted. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[RichZ]

Happily, we have a few TSC's in our area, and they're all a little different. I buy certain supplies from them every week, such as goat mineral blocks, which I use in large amounts, as I have a goat dairy. They also have the best prices for Red Brand fencing and T-posts, and various injectible livestock medications. They generally have what I need in both livestock supplies and hardware, and in my area, at least, when they stock something, you won't find it cheaper anywhere else. Last year, I bought a generac genrator at TSC and it was over $100 cheaper than the same generator at Home Depot.

TSC could definitely improve, but I'm very happy with it and with it's prices. I wish they carried a larger variety of livestock supplies. In my case, I don't care for their feeds, which are of pretty poor quality, but I buy my feeds in bulk from Cargill, so it's not a big deal to me. Some TSC stores maintain their stock better than others, and some have more knowledgeable staff than others. If you know what you need, you can't go wrong at TSC.

 

[riptides]

Fortunate to have three within 30 minutes of us. One rebuilt my Farmall Cub, the other provided a round pen and farm related things, the last supplies and general shopping. They compete with each other too. The store managers are helpfull at each, and have assisted in finding people to move stuff to our place when needed.

I enjoy going to each as I always walk out with something I need or scope out something I want.

We also have Southern S. nearby and they keep us in the feeds and foods.

Overall, I'd say I am lucky to be in the right place for shopping.

-Mike Z.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

I have two TSC stores within 30 minutes of me and they are usually very helpful. They are limited on what they carry, cater to horse owners and some goat supplies. All have a good selection of KK attachments, and fence/gate supplies.

I have learned to call about pricing though. I will be buying about 130 T-post, 8', and two gates and 6-8 rolls of fence this week. There is a Southern States dealer in my town that a farmer started years ago on his farm. He is in a out of the way place and I just forget about him sometime. But I called him on the fencing and stuff. On a 8' T-post he is $.90 cheaper per post, same gates he is $10.00 cheaper, and $3.00 cheaper on the same rolls of Red Brand fence. He will save me around $140.00.

It will be hard for me to forget about him from now on. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Jagmandave]

Appreciate all the replies...
I think that because the store I went to is right in the heart of Suburbia, it affects what they stock, and based on some of the replies it does seem to be if not regional, at least a store to store situation as well.........
The good news is that there are tractor/implement dealers nearby too, so I know the right place to go for hardware. Since I have a "grey market" Yanmar tractor I use the dealers here on TBN for Yanmar specific parts, and have been well satisfied with their help.

I was just curious what other's experience had been..........