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ed morini · 03-16-2006, 07:46 PM

Slip, alot of yards do have the stock sorted as you said. But I have seen many cases where random widths have been pulled from regular stacks and repriced. Also been at rail heads and seen large quantities of stock unloaded all random width and lenghts and alsoresorted. I have no problem with companies making money...just irks me to pay more than the going rate. When one of the yards mentioned above first opened I was one othe first customers, bought for my shop and the scholl I was teaching at, there was only a straight stock ticket then. As years went by one of the owners had his son running things , and naturally things changed. Among the changing was the wide width notation and deliveries overstocked by 15% ( I don't know about other shops). I have no affinity for wide stock, only in rare instances (repro furniture, boatwork). When I need it I order from Bershire Products.
I have no problem paying whatever the yard wants for quality stock. In the yards case above I sent two bids out for pricing 40% difference in price and the lesser price was for spanish cedar ordorata while theirs was for "regal which is gargage. Sorry for the rant just gets me ticked off, maybe I belong in the "Pharts" thread.

Slipknot · 03-16-2006, 07:59 PM

Yep, I don't like when they try to cheat me either. Like car dealerships, almost all of them try to put the screws to ya, and what's with dentists charging a cash paying customer more than they do if it's covered by insurance

we both belong in the GOP forum with capesams I guess

my thoughts on yardworkers cheating customers are that either the guy is gonna steal stock and is making up for the difference for when inventory is done, or he is too lazy or uneducated about how to figure the correct amount.

what brought this thread back anyway?