Mid-Winter sale? ...What a bust.

comments (2) February 4th, 2011 in Blogs

Justin Fink, Senior Editor

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I get email newletters from several tool manufacturers and retailers in my inbox each week. In some ways it's like a gambling addict working behind the counter at a lottery store, and I end up buying things I really shouldn't buy before paying my mortgage each month, but I digress from my point.

The deals don't have to be major, we all know that even 5% or 10% off of a tool that you want to buy can make a big difference in the bottom line. Well, recently I've been getting emails from Tyler Tool about their "Mid Winter Clearance" event. 40% off any in-stock item. SWEET!

I'm always in the market for a few new tools, so I click on the email link with my mental list ready to go.

- Benchdog Router Lift - on backorder

- Dewalt Portable Thickness Planer - on backorder

- Festool C12 - on backorder

- Delta Dust Collector - on backorder

- Paslode 16 ga. Cordless Nailer - on backorder

...are we seeing a trend here?

At this point in my shopping experience I begin just clicking on anything I can find to see whether Tyler Tool actually has anything in-stock. Is this place going out of business and cleaning house or something?

How about this: instead of tickling my tool addiction with repeated emails about getting 40% off all in-stock items, and then making me search for 15 minutes to even find something that is in-stock, maybe just send an email with the few dozen items that are in-stock.

I'm annoyed enough to unsubscribe from Tyler Tool.

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sscottwarm writes: On Wednesday we announced that CPO Commerce, Inc has purchased Tyler Tool.

We have over 5000 items in stock and usually ship all items the same day.

CPO operates several sites for woodworking tools, CPO Porter-Cable/Delta Woodworking, CPO Jet and CPO Powermatic.

We are continuing to add new brands to the Tyler Tool website.

Our sales team is made up of experienced tool guys that can answer just about any question you may have about the tools.

We look forward to contributing to this forum in any way we can.

Posted: 5:06 pm on April 22nd

RichMast writes: There were definitely some tools in stock. after clicking around randonly for a while i found a dewalt recip saw in stock. took quite a while to find something, tho.
Posted: 3:50 pm on February 5th

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