Pecards alternative in australia - need one!

Dre · Post by **Dre** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 7:40 pm

So I'm noticng after about 10 months that my jacketi s starting to feel a little dry. I'd put pecards on it but if i buy the smallest container of it it'll cost about 70 bucks (american) with postage which is absolutely ridiculous. I therefore need a similar product that I can buy in australia. I asked pecards on the off chance that they might tell me and, lo and behold, they weren't forthcoming.

Are there any similar products out there? or is pecards fairly 'unique'?

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:22 pm

Do you have Redwings products in Australia? It's Pecards in 'sheeps clothing'.

Regards! Michaelson

Texas Raider · Post by **Texas Raider** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:59 am

DRE, A friend of mine is going to Australia this month. He is visiting family there. Depending on where you are, I can ask him to bring you a tub, and you'll only have to pay the shipping for me to get it for you (shipping to me from Pecards). Let me know where you're at and I'll see if he'll be close. He's gonna be pickin' me up a new Fed. Deluxe, he knows where to get 'em cheap!

TR

VP · Post by VP » Fri Jun 02, 2006 2:43 am

Michaelson wrote:Do you have Redwings products in Australia? It's Pecards in 'sheeps clothing'.

So Redwing sells close enough Pecards? Is the conditioner that they mention here the stuff you're talking about?

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:40 am

No, VP, Redwings leather treatment IS Pecards. They subcontract out to Pecards to make their product, then repackage it...everything but the mink oil, that is. The oil and conditioner is Pecards leather product flying under a different flag.

Regards! Michaelson

VP · Post by VP » Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:13 am

Cool, gotta check out the only dealer in Finland. Luckily it's just about 5 miles from here.

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:58 am

VERY good!

Regrds! Michaelson

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:26 am

VP,

Be careful though. Someone else went to Redwings looking for Pecard's and the sales people didn't know which product it was that was made by Pecard's. I think he ended up getting the wrong one and had to take it back. If you know what Pecard's looks like, you shouldn't have a problem picking out which product it is. This is assuming that their US and international product lines are the same.

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:29 am

As I recall, buff, he came home with the mink oil. Pecards has no animal byproducts in their material, so that's where he went wrong.

As to the international supply...good question. That's one I'm not sure of, though Redwing is a US owned and operated company, and from what I've read, they supply their own stores with their own products....but if they use Pecards as a subcontractor here for their leather care stuff, it's hard to say what they do overseas. Good point.

Regards! Michaelson

VP · Post by VP » Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:37 am

I called them and asked about Red Wing Leather Conditioner and the woman on the phone couldn't find it on her computer and the store had already closed. I'll check them out on monday.

VP · Post by VP » Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:15 pm

Drat. The so-called "dealer" the Redwing Europe site mentioned was just an importer. The whole company is just some guy's cubicle filled with Redwing boots and stuff. The guy who owns the company was sick and his co-worker said that they don't retail their stuff and the minimum order is like 10,000 cans or so. Is there any way to order Letap from the UK so that they would ship it with trucks instead of planes?

VP · Post by VP » Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:26 am

*bump*

Anybody? KT? Any chance of you getting me a can of Letap and surface shipping it to me?

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:32 am

VP wrote:*bump*

Anybody? KT? Any chance of you getting me a can of Letap and surface shipping it to me?

I'll see what i can do.

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In the mean time try this. they may be able to send to you direct, expesive but cheaper than the US.

VP · Post by VP » Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:11 am

I might also get some Pecards in the same package as the whip I'm going to order from Joe Strain so that would be pretty cheap too.

astroboy · Post by **astroboy** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:26 am

Wher in OZ are u? I'm in Melb. and I have a big tub of Pecards...

Maybe we can work out an exchange deal...

VP · Post by VP » Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:27 am

According to his profile Dre is from Melbourne too.

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:40 am

Ohhh. Mini Summit!

astroboy · Post by **astroboy** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:18 am

What do you think? Should we do it?
I'm up for it?

VP · Post by VP » Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:26 am

Of course.