the single "mixed ton" approach is an interesting one, but for $.05/bag, that works out to $2.50/ton.......now, consider someone has to open another skid, hump the bags onto a new skid, then re-shrinkwrap the skid for pickup or delivery, and the $2.50 probs wouldnt cover the cost...so, I guess the question might be how much MORE would you pay for a "mixed skid"? I figure, from a retail standpoint, and the fact that I need to pay someone AT LEAST minimum wage, plus a skid, plus the shrinkwrap, plus some modicum of profit, it would probably need to be at leat $20/ton more, at a minimum.....what say you?
Ordering different flavors by the ton. Seems like you could have done that anyway and arrived at the same price...clever, they are pushing the 3-4 ton purchase.
), but I do not feel that the great majority of folks would pay for the "convenience fee" of around $20. Also, please note, that $20 is probably not making much at all, if anything, in additional profit for the retailer. Why not just buy 10 bags and try them? Many retailers these days sell multiple brands, some of which are ruled out immediately due to their quality or price (cough! infernals)....so, in reality, most retailers would have two or three brands that any consumer is seriously considering given their buying choice (price, quality, etc). As a retailer these days, we tend to get beaten over the head with prices from the Big Boxes (who generally have NO choice but one), and folks might see more expensive pellets at our places (often different brands), but SO many folks refuse to pay much more, or even any more, that it really does not give much incentive to entertain money-losing propositions when the Big Boxes are in a price war and selling below cost........
