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Sell More Bar Stools.
Ship in Days.
Made in the USA.

TUFFY is the dealer-ready metal seating line from Trendler, built in Chicago since 1932. 2-3 week lead times, lifetime swivel warranty, and 1,000+ finish and fabric combinations your customers won't find from an importer.

1932

Built in Chicago Since

2-3 Wks

Standard Lead Time

Lifetime

Swivel Warranty

1,000+

Finish & Fabric Combos

The Importer Problem

Your Customers Want It Now.
Your Supplier Says 12 Weeks.

E-commerce dealers carrying imported metal seating know the pain. Long lead times kill inventory flow. Generic SKUs make it impossible to stand out. Returns from wobbly, poorly-assembled stools eat into your margins and your reviews.

TUFFY was built to fix every one of those problems.

  • 12-16 Week Overseas Lead TimesDead inventory windows, missed seasonal demand, and no recourse when a container slips.
  • Generic Imports You Can't DifferentiateThe same SKUs everyone else carries means a race to the bottom on price.
  • Assembly Headaches & ReturnsLoose hardware, wobbly swivels, and customer complaints that hit your reviews and refund rate.
  • No CustomizationOne color, one fabric, one configuration, nothing to fit your specific customer base.

The TUFFY Difference

American-Made Quality.
Dealer-Friendly Pricing.

Every TUFFY product is engineered, built, and finished at our Chicago facility, so your inventory ships in weeks, not months. Here's what that means for your storefront.

U.S. Manufacturing

Built in our Chicago facility, no overseas QC issues, no tariff exposure, no container delays.

2-3 Week Lead Times

Standard production in 2-3 weeks. Stock builds ship in 1-2 days. Restock fast, never miss demand.

Lifetime Swivel Warranty

Every Motion barstool is backed for life. The only lifetime swivel warranty in the category, period.

PEM Nut Construction

Industrial-grade fastening, 10× faster assembly, zero wobble, and dramatically fewer returns.

Full Customization

5+ frame finishes, 5+ upholstery fabrics, 6 back styles, multiple heights, built to your store's spec.

Margin-Friendly Pricing

olume tier wholesale that lets you price competitively against imports, without giving up margin.

Live Customization Preview

Build Your Look.
Show Your Customers Something New.

Click a frame finish or fabric to see it in real time. This is just a taste - TUFFY's full catalog includes over 1,000 combinations.

Frame Finish

Selected: Anodized Nickel

Upholstery Fabric

Selected: Nestle Mink

1,000+ Combinations Available

What you see here is just a taste. With 1,000+ combinations of frames, finishes, fabrics and back styles, plus custom color matching and logo placement, TUFFY can be configured to fit any dealer's catalog. Get the full Dealer Starter Kit

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93+ Years of Engineered Seating

Built in Chicago.
Trusted Across the Industry.

       Three generations of metalwork. One commitment: dealer-grade quality, every unit, every order.

TUFFY by Trendler

EST. 1932

Family-Owned · Chicago, Illinois

Free Dealer Starter Kit

Everything You Need to
Stock TUFFY in Your Store.

The TUFFY Dealer Starter Kit gives you the business case in one PDF, so you can          evaluate margins, lead times, and product fit before a single phone call.

  • Dealer margin breakdown, wholesalevs MSRP per unit
  • Quick-ship catalog, top configurations ready to list
  • Competitive comparison, TUFFY vs. typical imports
  • E-commerce asset preview, sample copy & product photography
  • Customization menu, finishes, fabrics, logo placement

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