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07-14-2009, 02:05 PM
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#1 | | Klingspor Charlotte Closed Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 31  07-14-2009, 02:05 PM
Heard this today...
Sad news...the economy strikes again...
As of this morning, the Klingspor store in Charlotte is officially closed. The doors are locked, the windows are papered over, and the sign is on the door. All stock, including lumber, will be moved to the Hickory store. Klingspor will continue to mail us catalogs and assist us with orders, but there is no more Klingspor in Charlotte.
It's been a while coming from what I could tell, but still hate to see it. The Charlotte store just couldn't get it together, especially after Rockler was kicked out. It's very sad and I hope they don't count Charlotte out for a future store.
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07-14-2009, 02:17 PM
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Name: Brian City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jun 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.31 over 153 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
Wow. I was counting down the days until I was eligible for the discount. That's a shame. Hopefully their other stores are more financially stable. |  
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07-14-2009, 02:17 PM
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Name: Tim City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: May 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.79 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
That is truely sad news. .gif "Drogar Cry(DBG)") I didn't go often, but they knew me by name and were always helpful. Heck, they even remembered my dad who only comes to visit about once a year - but we always went there to stock up on sandpaper | |
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07-14-2009, 02:20 PM
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Name: Phil Ashley City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 34 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.11 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
i was pretty surprised by this considering how much more business they had at their new location versus the old freeland drive place. | |
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07-14-2009, 02:30 PM
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Name: Ed City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.34 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
Too bad! I was just in there Friday and talked with Jim. He seemed to be looking forward to the economy turning around and business picking up.
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07-14-2009, 03:35 PM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 31 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.92 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
Originally Posted by nelsone  Too bad! I was just in there Friday and talked with Jim. He seemed to be looking forward to the economy turning around and business picking up. Yeah, I was there on Saturday and everything seems normal ... slow, but that was normal. When Klingspor comes asking, I'll be glad to give them my two cents on that store. | |
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07-14-2009, 03:42 PM
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Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.49 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
Originally Posted by WoodWrangler Yeah, I was there on Saturday and everything seems normal ... slow, but that was normal. When Klingspor comes asking, I'll be glad to give them my two cents on that store.
I hope you have constructive comments that can help them in the future. Coleman and the rest of Klingspor has been very good to North Carolina Woodworker and they deserve all our support.
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07-14-2009, 03:45 PM
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Name: Jerry City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.73 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
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07-14-2009, 03:55 PM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 31 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.92 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
Originally Posted by ScottM I hope you have constructive comments that can help them in the future. Coleman and the rest of Klingspor has been very good to North Carolina Woodworker and they deserve all our support. In my business, all feedback is good feedback and should be seen as constructive. Klingspor is still good in my book  , but in all honestly the truth won't be so pretty (otherwise they'd still be open in Charlotte)  | |
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07-14-2009, 04:05 PM
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Name: Eric City: Concord State: NC County: Cabarrus Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 36 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.03 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
That is sad news.  I didn't make it there too often, but it near my wife's office so i could get her to pick up supplies on her way home.
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07-14-2009, 04:15 PM
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Name: Phil Ashley City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 34 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.11 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
Originally Posted by ScottM I hope you have constructive comments that can help them in the future. Coleman and the rest of Klingspor has been very good to North Carolina Woodworker and they deserve all our support. i doubt Jeremy meant that in a bad way | |
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07-14-2009, 05:09 PM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 31 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.92 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
Originally Posted by ashley_phil i doubt Jeremy meant that in a bad way By no means ... I definitely did NOT want to see Klingspor in Charlotte close. While I think the store had it's issues, it was nothing that couldn't have been repaired.
Coleman, and Klingspor as a whole, has been AWESOME ... not only to North Carolina Woodworker, but to each of us individually. Though they are across town from where I live, I often made the trip just to support them. | |
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07-14-2009, 05:39 PM
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Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 67 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.88 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
It is just one more example of why we need to support our local 'brick & mortar stores' rather than taking the easy route and ordering items over the Internet to save a buck. I'm equally sorry to hear that this store has closed, but business is business and I'm sure it wasn't for any other reason than economics. I strongly echo other comments concerning the support to NCWoodworker.net by Klingspor's Woodworking Shop and their overall manager, Coleman Fourshee. We couldn't ask for a better friend.
For all of you that will miss having a Charlotte store, I recommend you set up an account on their Internet store at http://www.woodworkingshop.com/. If you are Discount Qualified here, you'll get 10% off most items (not power tools or wood).
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07-14-2009, 06:10 PM
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Name: James City: Mooresville State: NC County: Iredell Join Date: Jan 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.99 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
Dang, I was there at the same time Jeremy was there. Didn't even get a hint there was any issue with the store. I'll hate to see the store close. For me its about the same distance to Charlotte or Hickory but I liked the guys at the Charlotte store. Should of guessed something when they cut their weekend hours a few months back.
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07-14-2009, 07:39 PM
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Name: Steve City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 41 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.96 over 180 days | Re: Klingspor Charlotte Closed
I was also there within the last couple weeks. Hate to see it go as that was a very friendly place to spend time and money. | |
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