HobbyTown member discounts

[Ace-Garageguy]

I signed up for the HobbyTown member card and get emailed deals-of-the-month.

This month is $7 off a $35 purchase.

Though it's not as sweet a deal as the Hobby Lobby 40% off-one-item, it's still pretty good.

Think of it like this. It's about 30% off a single $25 kit, if you also buy a couple of supply items or tools while you're there...which I always do at Hobby Lobby anyway.

Not bad, and helps to keep a kinda real hobby shop in the neighborhood. 

Works for me.  

[Draggon]

I am/was a member. Do you know if the prices set by the corporate office, or do individual stores have some control? The last time I was there, the kits and paint were priced so high that it would take a 50% discount to make any purchase a good deal. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

I am/was a member. Do you know if the prices set by the corporate office, or do individual stores have some control? The last time I was there, the kits and paint were priced so high that it would take a 50% discount to make any purchase a good deal. 

Going by what you said, I'd have to assume pricing is set locally. There is a Hobby Lobby and a Michael's both within a stone's throw of my local Hobby Town. Prices at HL and HT are pretty much identical...about $25 for a current release kit, $10+ for Tamiya primer, etc.

The coupons / monthly specials often make getting current-production kits considerably cheaper than buying online. I got most of my new-release Revell '29 and '30 ford kits, for example, for about $19 each, including tax. The round-trip drive is only about $2 in fuel, and as I often have to be over that way for banking, groceries, Home Depot, etc., I usually swing by the HL and HT during the same trip.

My local HT is particularly well stocked on paints, styrene, balsa, basswood and tools too.

[jefropas]

Our Hobbytown card offers zilch....

 

Jeff

[Eshaver]

As I recall, mine offered 10% if I send 100.00 . Considering I have a five year supply of Evergreen and Plastruct , I don't even bother going clear across town , fight traffic and hopefully find a parking spot even close to the store . Besides , the last time I went in a Hobbytown , the kits were everything anyone else had on line . I usually do once a year kit buying via a vendor who always makes a model show in Norfolk Virginia . this guy is always fair , gives discounts and dosen't have an attitude ......

[Harry P.]

I don't have a HT card, but I got the "$7 off a $35 purchase" email anyway! 

[mikemodeler]

Back when I traveled a lot for work, I signed up for the card at a store in Midlothian VA, only to find out that the discounts associated with the card were for that store only. I would find some stuff to buy and then via email I would get a coupon. Tried to use it here in Charlotte and at first was turned away, until the owner stepped in and honored it.

I like the idea of getting a rebate or discount, but unfortunately the closest HT is about an hour away and they always had kits at full MSRP, paints and supplies were high too.