Trying to get ahead for next season, I decided to go ahead and purchase two cords and let them sit over the summer to make sure they are ready for the fall. Here is what was advertised:
MD DNR Licensed Firewood Dealer
Nice mixed woods -mostly Oak
16" - 18" lengths. Ready to burn now
Free Delivery and dumping- Baltimore and south
100% Satisfaction and customer service guaranteed
Email zip and contact for quick response
Thanks= and have a great day
Very friendly guy shows up on time this afternoon and backs the truck up the driveway. He then tells me that he runs a milling operation and what he's selling is debarked slabwood. I probably should have put the brakes on this right then, but I thought for 150 a cord It was still probably worth it. He proceeds to dump it, I pay him in cash and I end up spending the next few hours stacking.
I realize pretty quick that this stuff is rough...lots of scrap pieces, little 6 inch stubs, and some gnarley pieces i'm going to have to use a saw on before it goes in the stove. Probably a good 1 1/3 is stackable, however.
What I'm most upset over, however, is how green it is. It pegged my moisture meter and some of the wood was dripping when split.
I really don't know how to handle it at this point. I was counting on burning this next year 2010-12 while I work on scrounging for the following season.
Would It be unreasonable to ask for some cash back?
MD DNR Licensed Firewood Dealer
Nice mixed woods -mostly Oak
16" - 18" lengths. Ready to burn now
Free Delivery and dumping- Baltimore and south
100% Satisfaction and customer service guaranteed
Email zip and contact for quick response
Thanks= and have a great day
Very friendly guy shows up on time this afternoon and backs the truck up the driveway. He then tells me that he runs a milling operation and what he's selling is debarked slabwood. I probably should have put the brakes on this right then, but I thought for 150 a cord It was still probably worth it. He proceeds to dump it, I pay him in cash and I end up spending the next few hours stacking.
I realize pretty quick that this stuff is rough...lots of scrap pieces, little 6 inch stubs, and some gnarley pieces i'm going to have to use a saw on before it goes in the stove. Probably a good 1 1/3 is stackable, however.
What I'm most upset over, however, is how green it is. It pegged my moisture meter and some of the wood was dripping when split.
I really don't know how to handle it at this point. I was counting on burning this next year 2010-12 while I work on scrounging for the following season.
Would It be unreasonable to ask for some cash back?