It’s an odd business, imo anyway. People will tell me it’s great wood and they will definitely buy again and I never hear from them again. Mexis have picked up selling firewood too. I’m still crushing it. Delivered to 4 today and I’m wondering if I should dial it back some to maintain consistent year to year inventory level.
The nobody home guy said its the best wood he has ever burned after many years with a stove. This would be his fourth year buying BL. Retired cop and very low key easy going. Id hate to sell the wood I set aside for him and suddenly he calls! Another regular buys 4-5 half cords (not BL) texts back in November. I couldn't deliver that weekend and he said he gets home after dark during the weeks so I assumed he wanted it the next weekend. Texts and calls went unanswered so I did a drive-by as he's very close and a cord of wood stacked up. I'm like WTH! I think some get spoiled as I can deliver within a day or two and with society wanting everything yesterday, he said sayonara. I liked this guy too as my lesser quality (too weathered, loose bark etc) wood went to him.
If I sold wood, I'd hold some back for regulars that pre-paid a percentage of full delivery. What % is debatable.
You're doing great, Brad. That's some nice loads you're delivering. Hope you can find more BL to restock the inventory.
Another cord out today to same customer in post #220 above. Ground froze up and he said whenever I can bring more it was up to me. He will more than likely get another cord before Winters end. First load Second load If my tally is correct that makes 4.5 cords this year so far.
Good friend of mine had a bay empty in his wood shed. Brought him a half cord the other day and stacked. Another quarter cord top top it off yesterday or so I thought. That bay is bigger than the others. Ill bring the rest today as he's only five minutes from storage. I give him a bag of BL splitter shards for kindling. (in the litter bag)
That's really nice, Brad. We have several empty sheds that could use some BL......even send you back with some peecan...
Half cord load of barkless went yesterday to a 4th year regular. Forgot pics. I had contacted him a month ago and no response. Turns out all were sick with COVID and he bought a new Blaze King insert that he was waiting on. I talked him into a half cord of 2.5 year dried mix of pignut and shagbark hickory I was going to list on FBM. Going out maybe tomorrow.
Half cord load of BL nuggets to a second year customer. Talked him into them back in the Fall when I delivered his first load of non BL nuggets.
Some of the trunks get some bizarre shapes. Never have seen a heart one before. Sliced a bunch of cookies and oldest stepdaughter used them for a walkway.
Talked him into a half cord of 2.5 year dried hickory that I was going to list on FBM. Mix of shagbark and pignut. Pic one is his first load of BL. He had moved some already.
My lone original BL customer called for his cord. My fifth year selling BL. First load went yesterday. He has knee replacement surgery and I told him I could stack. he neglected to tell me he wanted me to stack it. (groan) Luckily I could back right up to it. I was thankfully he had one end cribbed already with remnants of last years wood. before and after pics. Second load going today
