Tractor Supply Stores to Start Carrying Bagged Anthracite

SMITTY · Post by **SMITTY** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 9:48 am

windyhill4.2 wrote:I just talked to a rep at Kimmels yesterday, they still bag theirs in 50 # bags,they bag in 40# bags for TSC... 49 Semi loads worth at one time.

Ahh I see. Good info Windy.

whistlenut · Post by **whistlenut** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 9:52 am

Tractor Supply around me says: Not ordering any for anyone. Thought you would like to know. I moved up thee food chain a few stops and am waiting for a reply. They have access.......but..............................

coalnewbie · Post by **coalnewbie** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 11:18 am

Score one for coal. The TSC at Chester NY had nut for $7.49 a bag. So yesterday I complained to Robin at the store and told her this was the crappiest TSC in the nation and was changing my business to Heritage Feeds. Got a call this morning .......

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northernmainecoal · Post by **northernmainecoal** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 11:26 am

Nice cn! A bit less crappy now

Post by **Rob R.** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 11:33 am

coalnewbie wrote:Score one for coal. The TSC at Chester NY had nut for $7.49 a bag. So yesterday I complained to Robin at the store and told her this was the crappiest TSC in the nation and was changing my business to Heritage Feeds. Got a call this morning .......
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Did you promptly go back and buy there entire inventory?

ur12 · Post by **ur12** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 1:33 pm

i just picked up 3 ton of kimmel rice at TSC in Chippewa Twp Pa. 15010..i had to talk to manager to order it and it took all of 5 days..they had nut on stock but ordered the rice...$237 ton out the door

rberq · Post by **rberq** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 2:15 pm

whistlenut wrote:Tractor Supply around me says: Not ordering any for anyone. Thought you would like to know. I moved up thee food chain a few stops and am waiting for a reply.

To encourage TSC, I went to the web site and entered a glowing review for the coal. At the end of the review there's a question, How likely are you to recommend TSC to others?, and when you answer that they ask you to explain why. In the "why" I told them I liked their coal but lots of stores were not carrying it and could not predict how long a delay if they ordered it, and that's why I wasn't giving them a high number for recommending them. Wishful thinking, but maybe some central office honcho will read it and start pushing the stores.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 4:16 pm

Hey, that's a good idea RB. How bout a bunch of us write their website, and put in a plug for coal. Maybe they'll take notice. They must already be taking the hint, seeing they've begun to carry, even if it's only nut. (And I guess some rice here and there). I'm still trying to find pea.

Davian · Post by **Davian** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 4:18 pm

If 20-30 of us post glowing reviews, I'd imagine that would actually be noticed by them.

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 4:22 pm

I'm on it right now, Davian. ( Just went there, and didn't see any area with a survey or review. So I just sent them a thumbs up on their contact list.)

Seagrave1963 · Post by **Seagrave1963** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 5:24 pm

rberq wrote: To encourage TSC, I went to the web site and entered a glowing review for the coal. At the end of the review there's a question, How likely are you to recommend TSC to others?, and when you answer that they ask you to explain why. In the "why" I told them I liked their coal but lots of stores were not carrying it and could not predict how long a delay if they ordered it, and that's why I wasn't giving them a high number for recommending them. Wishful thinking, but maybe some central office honcho will read it and start pushing the stores.

Already done

michaelanthony · Post by **michaelanthony** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 6:19 pm

...just posted a review about coal on their site blah blah blah and then I told them if they offered other sizes many of my friends and neighbors in town would buy coal there.....................I feel dirty

joeq · Post by **joeq** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 6:29 pm

"Naughty boy", Michael.

rberq · Post by **rberq** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 6:57 pm

joeq wrote: didn't see any area with a survey or review

There's a search box at the top of their web screen. Enter "coal" then click on the coal bag to get the specific product page. To the right of the coal bag there is an option to write a review. At the end of the review there's a question, “How likely are you to recommend TSC to others?” and when you answer that they ask you to explain why. What you say there won’t appear in your review, but hopefully somebody within TSC reads it, so that is where I nicely explained they should carry more coal and push their stores to stock it. Of course, if the dummies finally get around to stocking it about next May nobody will want to buy it any longer, and they will think it was a mistake.

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Seagrave1963 · Post by **Seagrave1963** » Thu. Oct. 23, 2014 7:12 pm

rberq wrote: .................................................. so that is where I nicely explained they should carry more coal and push their stores to stock it. Of course, if the dummies finally get around to stocking it about next May nobody will want to buy it any longer, and they will think it was a mistake.

The Dover, DE store had only been getting in 1 ton at a time. This afternoon, they received 3 tons. Hoping that this is a good sign that they see the market supporting the product to keep it in stock, at least seasonally.