January Log Sales

[Dave Martin]

After a mild January how did everyone find their log sales throughout the month?..... Did you sell lots or is the boom in wood burning stoves just an urban myth?

[s.varty]

My sales are nearly dead this month, its as if everyone thinks we have had our winter. It will pick up again ,we,ve got february & march to get through.

[Big J]

Customers reactive log purchasing is so daft. Speaking to a colleague the other day, he put it well when saying that if you wait until the very last minute to buy logs, you deserve to be fleeced.

 

I'm sure on the continent they would laugh at you if you ordered a load in the middle of a cold snap, complaining that you need it yesterday as you've run out!

 

Jonathan

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Same as above; relentless December. quiet Jan - until it goes cold again and the 'phone starts ringing!

[Dave Martin]

Customers reactive log purchasing is so daft. Speaking to a colleague the other day, he put it well when saying that if you wait until the very last minute to buy logs, you deserve to be fleeced.

 

I'm sure on the continent they would laugh at you if you ordered a load in the middle of a cold snap, complaining that you need it yesterday as you've run out!

 

Jonathan

 

I was getting phone calls Christmas Eve afternoon from people wanting logs for Christmas Day

[Big J]

I was getting phone calls Christmas Eve afternoon from people wanting logs for Christmas Day

 

That's just staggering!

 

£300 a cube for Christmas day isn't it?

[chilli]

December was hectic. I noticed customers stocking up earlier than usual, ie before they had actually taken the last piece indoors!

January has been quiet but I have picked up several new customers, all through word of mouth as I don't advertise anywhere. Two of these (unconnected) said they were fed up with trying to burn wet ash from their usual suppliers & a third said they had been quoted a 3 weeks hence delivery date by their usual man. I guess he's waiting on a roundwood delivery so will also be shifting wet logs soon.

[widmere]

It's been medium busy in January after a very busy Autumn and a manic Christmas. Had a new customer phone up the other day and eventually had to put the phone down when £96 a cube delivered next day of some sub 20% hardwood was a rip off.

 

Maybe I'm too defensive but some people deserve to end up cold watching cr*p firewood steaming in the fireplace.

[Hogs Breath]

Slower than i would have expected,nothing for 6 days then they all ring up at once.

[Swedish Dave]

The first half of jan was slower than normal but picked up again over the past week or so,interesting to see what happens in feb.