I got a $230 dllar gift card to Tractor Supply. I'm noticing that literally everything is usually about double, or more of a similar product elsewhere… I was thinking about buying a projector, but I'm pretty certain the $130 Tractor Supply one is about the same quality as the $50 Walmart one… I'm not really sure if I can justify that price gouge…
I hopefully will be getting a dog soon and may be able to buy some items for that… But of course… I'd probably be paying $30 a collar for the same $10 collar at Walmart…
I guess what I would like answered is, if you're familiar with Tractor Supply, if there is department/ product area that I can not "overpay". What would that be? thanks.
Is Everything at Tractor Supply significantly more expensive than other stores?
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Posted by railroad1904
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Are you going to a physical store or the website? It looks like the website is full of third party sellers.
It might be worth your while to check the garden section. When we were buying a fruit tree several years ago, their price was better than Home Depot.
We bought mower parts at TS, and they were cheaper than other vendors. It may be the specific items you are comparing. Nitrate gloves were cheaper than Walmart, same brand. Cork shelf liner was more, but the size I wanted was in stock.
I don’t buy much from Tractor Supply but it is the least expensive in poultry and dog supplies than all of their competitors in my area
I’ve never noticed them being unreasonable, but I’m typically buying fencing bits or similar, not pet supplies. Also, I feel their propane is typically reasonably priced and very convenient.
I buy specific lawn and garden seeds and treatment that Walmart does not carry, but TS is cheaper than our local Home Depot or Lowe’s.
I bought some triple wall (and simngle wall) wood stove piping there about a year ago and the price was as good as I could find any place. Since they were right down teh street, that is where I went.
I have also gotten unbeatable deals on RV antifreeze. But that was also about a year ago
Ask the associates about sales. Flagship stores have the best clearance sections, if there’s one in your area it may be worth a look. I wouldn’t get on their mailing list or sign up for rewards unless you have an email you use exclusively for signups/spam.
My experience is the opposite except when some of the boots and clothing aren’t on sale.
They have great quality dog foods for a better price than the pet food stores and better quality brands than I’ve found at Walmart. Your dog may or may not need it but mine was on a special diet.
I like to browse the clearance rack when I’m there.
Wait for black Friday got a deal on a safe the other year.
Rule of thumb: if it would get used for farming, it’ll be cheaper. A projector is certainly a choice to shop for at TSC. Low demand means needing to charge more.
They do run sales in the stores. Holidays for tools and tool sets.
It is hit or miss for clothing. They had some good carhart jackets and coats and hoodies this past weekend with 50% off yellow tags.
I have noticed a lot of the best sales are Saturday and Sunday in the stores. I went back once on Monday to get something I wanted on the sale rack and it wasn’t on sale past the weekend.
I do get poultry feed and straw from them and that is all the same prices I see in other places.
Tractor Supply is cheaper on most everything they sell than most competitors where I live.
They’re definitely more expensive for pet meds, the only one I get from TS is one that Chewy doesn’t carry for some reason.
They sometimes have their blue mountain line of pants for sale for 11.99. Nice pants.
Large bag of birdseed is decently priced there too.
They got a good price matching program. They will match rural king/ big box store pricing
Did you see one bad deal and just assume that’s how everything there is priced?
And that one thing you looked at was a projector at a farm store?
Not too long ago I checked Walmart and all our area’s pet stores and ended up buying a collar and leash at Tractor supply. Their 4Health dog food is a good quality for a good price.
I buy some work clothes there. It’s the first place I look when I need hardware for DIY stuff. They have good prices on propane tank refills.
I go to Tractor Supply at least once per month and find their prices reasonable compared to other stores.
I buy goat feed, chicken feed, some hardware, fire starters for my wood stove, sometimes big bags of cat food, some gardening (plants, fruit trees, etc). I have bought a LOT of woven wire fencing and t-posts.
For my purchases, they are usually best price. I check other stores as well as online, and if I find same quality for better price somewhere else I will buy from the cheapest.
Last week I bought 4 beautiful huge fruit trees: 2 pear and 2 peach. Each was only $40 which is a great price.
TS is the cheapest store I’ve seen brick and mortar
Good place for pet medical supplies that some vets don’t want to sell you (like hypodermic needles.)
And other difficult to find items like clover.
Yes, you can buy things online, but sometimes you need it now.
BTW, if you don’t want the card you can probably get close to face value selling it online at one of the gift card sites. Maybe then get one you prefer.
I think you need to buy things that make sense to be sold at a tractor supply for the prices to be good
I still go there for shots, for the dog, cheaper than a vet. But even they are 4x what they were 5 years ago. Dewormer is 10x what it was before q started taking ivermectin recreationally.
Has not been my experience. Pretty much everything at TSC is less expensive or on par with Wal*Mart or Lowe’s/Home Depot. But, I’m not going to TSC for a projector. I buy farm equipment, feed, supplies, etc. Online might be a different experience since there are third party sellers, but I don’t mess with them.
About the only two categories I don’t purchase are cat/dog food and clothing (because there are less expensive options unless you are looking for something extremely specific). Everything else? Pretty comparable to other stuff in my area.
If you’re not a farmer they also have candy, organization stuff, tools, mason jars and cleaning supplies.
Why would you buy a projector from a farm supply store? Buy stuff like mower parts, gas tanks, or tools.
Check the clearance racks in the clothes section for thick blue jeans for like $10 and workers boots for like $20.