Anyone else feel like this?

Maybe it’s just me, but lately I feel like I’m priced out of doing leather work. The cost of leather, hardware etc, seems to be getting too high.

20 years ago I started by working at Tandy’s. I remember we sold single shoulders for $15 around 5-6 sq ft.

Today most places want $50 + for one. And if you are doing belts of some kind then you need to go bigger and more $$$.

Up until recently I was able to take advantage of my former employee discount. But they have a new system now and my account was erased, and there goes my discount.

I don’t know, I guess lately if I get the itch to do something in leather I check out the prices of everything I will need and it just doesn’t make financial sense to do it.

Just wanted to see if anyone else was in the same boat.