Tandy Leather Factory

Wow, this place was an eye-​opener. My cousin is a DIY leather crafter, and we were running some errands, one of which was a stop at this Chula Vista location. My first visit.
As other Unilocalers have mentioned, just the smell of this place is intoxicating! Fresh, clean leather, hides draped over racks, hanging from clips, and folded on tables, everywhere. Just about any color, finish, texture or quality you can imagine. Whole hides, half hides, smaller pieces, remnants, whatever you need.
In addition to leather products, this place stocks what seems to be millions of accessories for the serious leather crafter, like belt buckles, rivets, zippers, snaps, and so forth. Plus, all sorts of liquids, polishes, cleaners, pastes, touch-​ups, brushes, sponges, tools, punches, and way more leather paraphernalia than I can list.
Customer service was excellent. A visit to Tandy Leather Factory will prove to be quite the experience.

This place has amazing customer service. I was looking for an item and unfortunately they did not have it in stock. The young man who helped me apologized and offered to have the item shipped once they had it in stock or if the Escondido location had it, have that location ship the item. I left with a bunch of catalogs and was told that I would receive a call the following day.
Next day arrives and I get a call in the morning that Escondido did have the item I was looking for and that they would ship me the item free of charge (!). Wow! The item came to my house the next day and I was able to work with my leather goods I’ve been wanting to repair.
If you are into leather crafting and DIY leather repairs/​care, stop by here. They have amazing products and many hides for your sewing/​craft needs. They are also fairly priced. I cannot recommend them more than enough.

Love the staff here
So helpful and pleasant
So knowledgable and patient
Keep up the good work!
I shop at a lot of leather places for different things and I always come here first

Great time in here! Clean organized and very very helpful. I appreciated the time they took with me ans I learned a few things. I will definitely be back. Prices for leather, tools and accessories are great too, better than other craft stores.

Tandy needs to restock more often as the past few times I’ve been they were out of what I needed.

My boyfriend and I walked in as total «newbs» and confused on the material we needed to make my Halloween costume. The staff walked us through the steps and material we needed to complete our project! We saved a lot of time and mistakes by having Tandy leathers help! They had deals to save us money too!

The store is big, clean and well organized. Elba is very helpful and kind.
I bought name tags for a retreat.
I highly recommend this store.
Thank you Elba! :)

I cannot say enough great things about this place. It is clean and well laid out. Everything is easy to find and the selection is incredible. Above all, Johan and his staff are the most hard-​working, accommodating and knowledgable groups I have worked with. It may be a bit off of the beaten path, but it is sure worth the trip. You will not leave dissapointed

Excellent customer service and pricing… Tandy leather is my wife’s one stop shop for all her leather needs… it’s also worth coming here just for the intoxicating scent of high grade authentic leather… will Def be back very soon for more great deals!!!

The staff is really nice and is very helpful. They have classes for beginners and are here to answer any questions. They also have a great selection of leathers, rivets, and paints. Sign up for their monthly specials.

Wow! The folks at Tandy Leather are amazing! I went in with several questions and on a tight time crunch, and Belle not only answered my questions, but she showed me how to do everything, and made suggestions on how to make a more professionally finished product. She also did this quickly (as i was in a rush), but thoroughly. The next time I went in, I had more time, and once again everyone there was willing and happy to help. There are no stupid questions there — and everyone is more than happy to show you how to use the tools and let you try it yourself. I can’t recommend a leather shop more highly than them! Oh — and the classes are awesome as well. :)

This place rocks. We came all the way from Grand Junction, CO to shop here. Smells like a Cowboys heaven! So chill and so full of fun things to do! Worth the trip! We’ll be back! While shopping, we met Angela. What a neat Lady!!! So truly sweet. She treated my son like «Gold»!!! I’m not sure of her position, but I would hire this woman to be a manager in my businesses. Such an awesome experience! Thanks Angela for all your wonderful help and giving us such a great first time shopping at Tandy!!!

Exceptional customer service, great selection, really clean, well-​organized store. I like to really look through my leather and test its tooling properties when purchasing, which can make me kind of a needy customer. Angela was exceptionally patient and kind and cut me samples to tool on and test. In the end, I was able to find the perfect hide for my motorcycle riding masks and guitar straps and I could not be happier. I will definitely be making this my Tandy of choice in Southern California.

Still addicted to the empowerment of setting my own rivets, and the smell is still intoxicating.
I suggest checking their hours, as they are closed on Sundays.
Staff is super kind.

Totally awesome place! The aroma, the assistance, the selection, everything! I’m addicted completely! We took a class here, hooked forever.

Great customer service, very knowledgeable, belle helped me with the tools i needed for my project. Highly recommend.

I got my boyfriend a gift card to here after he started getting into leather working. They have the best deals and their staff is super helpful! Johan and Bell helped find the right products and were really knowledgable about the craft. We’ll definitely keep going to them for supplies and help with projects!

Great selection. Nice customers service. Great resource for those who work with leather.

I recently decided to take up a leather project, but I have exactly zero experience with leather! I tried to figure things out by myself but it was not working out and I was wasting a lot of time and money. I decided to look for leather classes in the area and this business came up.
When I got in I spoke with a man about my project, and not only did he explain what to do, he actually showed me and finished the first part of my project for me! For free! I got all the tools I needed for my project and it was a reasonable price. Mostly I’m just ecstatic that someone showed me what to do, and it looks better than I was hoping! I found out that the store just opened up about 4 months ago, and I felt lucky because it was just in time for me and my project :)
There’s a class this Saturday and I plan to attend to see what it’s about. The classes are only $ 10, or $ 5 if you become a member.

Today I decided to visit the leather store for a belt project I’ve been looking forward to. When I entered the shop, I noticed they had a very wide selection of leather goods and products for whatever project you desired. The employee working the floor was absolutely amazing helping me find what I need. She guided me around the store looking for the things for my project, as well as educated me about the different tools and what to buy. She was very kind and was always willing to go the extra mile to make sure I was satisfied with my purchase. I would like to say thank you to her in this review, but unfortunately I don’t remember what her name was. But either way, I definitely recommend going to the Tandy Leather store for all your DIY needs. My project was a success thanks to the store’s access to high quality leather goods/​tools as well as the friendly staff that work there.
Will be going again soon!