Price for Saddleback products going up
Price for Saddleback products going up
Hey Guys,
Just an FYI - If you're looking for the big ticket item, you may want to get it now? just received this email this afternoon.
PS - I am not affiliated with Saddleback in any way.
Beginning September 28, 2012, the price of most Saddleback designs will go up about 10% to help us offset a portion of our cost increases; we decided on principle to not pass them on entirety to you at this time. I also wanted to give you a heads-up before our price increase kicks in. If you've had your eye on something, you still have some time to pick it up before the price goes up on September 28, 2012.
Some prices will increase more than others, for example, the price of the Suitcase, the Beast Duffel, and the Classic Duffel. That's because those bags take a huge amount of time and skill to handcraft in our workshop, and they require the use of whole cow hides that meet our blemish standards. Most cows don't make it through life without a brand, a bug bite, or a scar from a barbed wire fence (which can weaken the leather). I like some natural scarring and vein marks on my leather. It tells a story and it's part of what gives my bags character and makes each one truly unique. But too much of a good thing can weaken the leather. So finding a consistent supply of quality hides that meet our blemish standards and are large enough for these bigger designs is a constant challenge. Whole hides also take a lot more time and expense to produce than half hides (split down the spine), which is how most leather is purchased. You might think that two half hides cost the same or more than one whole hide, but actually the opposite is true. Very large hides cost more per square foot than smaller hides. The sailmakers in New Zealand call sewing machines perforating machines (tear along the perforated line) and so the fewer holes (fewer seams/larger pieces of leather) I design things with, the stronger and longer lasting my pieces are. A lot of things go into quality, and that's one of them.
Just an FYI - If you're looking for the big ticket item, you may want to get it now? just received this email this afternoon.
PS - I am not affiliated with Saddleback in any way.
Beginning September 28, 2012, the price of most Saddleback designs will go up about 10% to help us offset a portion of our cost increases; we decided on principle to not pass them on entirety to you at this time. I also wanted to give you a heads-up before our price increase kicks in. If you've had your eye on something, you still have some time to pick it up before the price goes up on September 28, 2012.
Some prices will increase more than others, for example, the price of the Suitcase, the Beast Duffel, and the Classic Duffel. That's because those bags take a huge amount of time and skill to handcraft in our workshop, and they require the use of whole cow hides that meet our blemish standards. Most cows don't make it through life without a brand, a bug bite, or a scar from a barbed wire fence (which can weaken the leather). I like some natural scarring and vein marks on my leather. It tells a story and it's part of what gives my bags character and makes each one truly unique. But too much of a good thing can weaken the leather. So finding a consistent supply of quality hides that meet our blemish standards and are large enough for these bigger designs is a constant challenge. Whole hides also take a lot more time and expense to produce than half hides (split down the spine), which is how most leather is purchased. You might think that two half hides cost the same or more than one whole hide, but actually the opposite is true. Very large hides cost more per square foot than smaller hides. The sailmakers in New Zealand call sewing machines perforating machines (tear along the perforated line) and so the fewer holes (fewer seams/larger pieces of leather) I design things with, the stronger and longer lasting my pieces are. A lot of things go into quality, and that's one of them.
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Re: Price for Saddleback products going up
Thanks for the heads up. I may finally buy a wallet.
Re: Price for Saddleback products going up
Pants ordered
Re: Price for Saddleback products going up
fastward wrote:Pants ordered
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Re: Price for Saddleback products going up
Look forward to the pics.fastward wrote:Pants ordered
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What, were they out of chaps?fastward wrote:Pants ordered
Re: Price for Saddleback products going up
AC ordered the last pair.kfalk wrote:What, were they out of chaps?fastward wrote:Pants ordered
Says the orange, waxed guido.patstarrx wrote:Homos
Re: Price for Saddleback products going up
Lol. he must have needed a new pair for his "trip" to L.A.fastward wrote:AC ordered the last pair.kfalk wrote:What, were they out of chaps?fastward wrote:Pants ordered
Says the orange, waxed guido.patstarrx wrote:Homos
Re: Price for Saddleback products going up
Old bull 1.5 belt or 1.5 tow belt
Anyone got a belt ?
Anyone got a belt ?
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I have a 1.5 tow belt in tobacco and its bad ass.Jeje wrote:Old bull 1.5 belt or 1.5 tow belt
Anyone got a belt ?
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