Got your attention? Well, not so dramatic. Got a call from a friend up north a few days ago. Asked if I'd check out pellet availability in SLC. He was not able to get any for a week or so and his supplier wasn't sure how much they'd be. So I got on the horn and called around. My regular source was out, Sutherland's. I am trying a test of 4 bags of Heartland's, their replacement for Eureka. Liked mine, thought about putting an order in for 3 ton. Well, they were out. Not just temporarily, but for the Season. Done, no orders, or special orders or ???? They are out. Started calling and found out that of 6 Lowe's and 10 HD's there are fewer than 20 pallets left. The Lowe's closest to me had 400 bags on Thursday, but they weren't sure what they had left.
This afternoon I had to go by the store and stopped in. Asked what they had left, thinking I would grab a pallet for my friend. I was told all they had was the bags in the exit. Counted 30 bags and some parts. Walked to the service counter and said, "Let's make a deal". We negotiated a deal on all, no charge on the broken bags. Done 30 bags, $120.00 plus the breakers. That includes the 6.6% sales tax.
Took a few minutes to get some load help, but we drug a partial pallet to the van, loaded it. Went back for another partial and ten bags were gone. The assistant manager went to a lady and said, "Sorry Mame, those are sold." After a little staring glaring and poor choice of words the lady let go of my pellets.
While we were loading, a guy asked how much they were, store employee said, "I don't know, we sold them." I offered to sell him some, but he said he'd wait for a restock. Well.....
Talked to my friend a little while ago and he said he'd take twenty bags and give me $4.50 per bag. I said, I'd sell them to him for cost but he had to buy lunch. After arguing, he said he'd take what he needed until his regular order arrived, and leave me the rest.
Didn't need any more for this year, but.... Winter may go through April, given a small change in the jet stream.
So I managed in one swipe of the pen to Zero the inventory of Lowe's (they will not buy anymore for this season, according to the manager) piss off two possible buyers, save a friend heating butt, and get a Great Maximum Chili Verde Burrito and a few Tecates lunch to boot.
This afternoon I had to go by the store and stopped in. Asked what they had left, thinking I would grab a pallet for my friend. I was told all they had was the bags in the exit. Counted 30 bags and some parts. Walked to the service counter and said, "Let's make a deal". We negotiated a deal on all, no charge on the broken bags. Done 30 bags, $120.00 plus the breakers. That includes the 6.6% sales tax.
Took a few minutes to get some load help, but we drug a partial pallet to the van, loaded it. Went back for another partial and ten bags were gone. The assistant manager went to a lady and said, "Sorry Mame, those are sold." After a little staring glaring and poor choice of words the lady let go of my pellets.
While we were loading, a guy asked how much they were, store employee said, "I don't know, we sold them." I offered to sell him some, but he said he'd wait for a restock. Well.....
Talked to my friend a little while ago and he said he'd take twenty bags and give me $4.50 per bag. I said, I'd sell them to him for cost but he had to buy lunch. After arguing, he said he'd take what he needed until his regular order arrived, and leave me the rest.
Didn't need any more for this year, but.... Winter may go through April, given a small change in the jet stream.
So I managed in one swipe of the pen to Zero the inventory of Lowe's (they will not buy anymore for this season, according to the manager) piss off two possible buyers, save a friend heating butt, and get a Great Maximum Chili Verde Burrito and a few Tecates lunch to boot.
