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Post by farmchix on Jun 14, 2020 8:27:36 GMT
For over a month we have been planning a visit to Lehman's. There was something I needed. Something kept coming up every Saturday and I wasn't able to go. We finally got to go yesterday. (BTW, I had now forgotten what it was I needed...)
They have expanded. There is now a significant amount of square footage designated for clothing. Not 'farm-y' type clothing, just clothing.
They were almost completely out of cast iron. They were down to one size stainless steel stock pot, which was too small for what I needed. The clerk tried to sell me a canning set instead. I told her I already had a canning set, I needed a stock pot. LOL
Oil lamps/supplies: inventory was way down. They just had a few decorative and only about 5 mantles. I bought what was left. No lantern oil.
There was no Pioneer Princess stove! They had some Baker's Craft stove that was Amish-made, but it is not made anything like the Pioneer Princess. I did ask the clerk if they had stopped carrying them, and he told me they were just out of stock until mid July.
The point is they were just out of a lot of things that weren't 'decorative'/touristy. I'm sure they are having the same re-stocking issues of everyone else due to Rona. (BTW, they do ask that you wear a mast, but very few had on masks.) They asked that social distancing be observed, but they were too crowded for that.
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Post by Jolly on Jun 14, 2020 13:19:27 GMT
I've read where several customers have recently been disappointed with them. Out of stock and backorders (which is probably not their fault, due to several reasons) is the main reason, coupled with ever-shifting answers on orders they said they could fulfill.
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Post by farmchix on Jun 14, 2020 14:01:21 GMT
I've read where several customers have recently been disappointed with them. Out of stock and backorders (which is probably not their fault, due to several reasons) is the main reason, coupled with ever-shifting answers on orders they said they could fulfill. I get that they are out of stock on a lot of things because of shut downs in manufacturing. It's just getting so commercialized and touristy. The things that they are known for (i.e. off-grid items) were ALL gone. They didn't even have any Lavario laundry systems. It's hard to explain....but the things they were out of were the things I wanted to look at. LOL |
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Post by countrymom22 on Jun 14, 2020 15:22:00 GMT
It's just like seeds and baby chicks. Everyone is stocking up on things. The weather service is also predicting a terrible year for hurricanes so maybe that has something to do with the off-grid items being out of stock. The pandemic also has many people looking into moving to the country so maybe those people are stocking up on the stuff us country people use too! A realtor I know said that people wanting rural property is up by more than 30% over this time last year.
Sorry you couldn't get what you wanted, but I hope you enjoyed yourself anyway!
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Post by ohiodreamer on Jun 15, 2020 15:53:34 GMT
It's not just them. I live "here" ( near Lehman's) and all the stores that carry "farm stuff" are low. Almost all of them ship, so it isn't only local customers they serve. And with many shipping companies going "essential needs first" things not declared essential are not shipping (even though must of it I would call essential). Shelves are empting and nothing is coming into replace it. Manufacturing is slowed.....its just going to take a year or so for things to recover.
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Post by solargeek on Jun 15, 2020 16:49:42 GMT
ohiodreamer, 100% agree. We live close to a tourist town and almost no one is there. Stores are closing (after re-opening) and may not return. I think this is just the tip of the biggest iceberg ever. My plantings are almost 50% more than last year as I think we will need it.
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Post by vickilynn on Jun 15, 2020 18:10:14 GMT
I've read where several customers have recently been disappointed with them. Out of stock and backorders (which is probably not their fault, due to several reasons) is the main reason, coupled with ever-shifting answers on orders they said they could fulfill. I get that they are out of stock on a lot of things because of shut downs in manufacturing. It's just getting so commercialized and touristy. The things that they are known for (i.e. off-grid items) were ALL gone. They didn't even have any Lavario laundry systems. It's hard to explain....but the things they were out of were the things I wanted to look at. LOL I know what you mean about Lehman’s. It is now focused on the tourism in the area. I think they carried more useful homesteading-type stuff before they expanded. It’s not just Lehman’s either. Ohio Amish country is now owned and operated by corporations. It really is sad. Shops in Berlin full of foreign-made stuff. Corporate-owned restaurants serving “Amish-style” meals. Amish country theater-What?!! |
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Post by Mr DAVID In Wisconsin on Jun 15, 2020 18:56:21 GMT
I aLways dreamed of a trip to Lehmanns when I lived in the sticks. Now I live in condos so gawking over wood cook stoves isn’t the same.
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Post by lindym on Jun 16, 2020 2:46:52 GMT
farmchix,my friend has an Pioneer Princess stove and I can see why you might be interested in it. It's absolutely beautiful!
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Post by jenn on Jun 8, 2021 16:13:47 GMT
Mail order recently prompt service. Very happy with the dough hook I got myself- so much so I sent some to daughter and friend. How did I make it 50 years baking and just now find this tool?!?
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