a good value load?

[18 stoner]

I sell all woods mixed so you get a mix of goat willow, pop, ash, oak, conifer all in one go. The average customer is not that well discerning usually. I am clear that it is a mixed load of hard and softwood. I've had no complaints that would be because its dry and it burns well. We've had it drilled into us by poems and myth and stove manufacturers that some woods are useless. They all burn when dry. And for that I am going warming the water up with some manky old but very dry pop.

 

You are obviously confident in your approach, but IMO, by selling mixed you are missing premium sales.

 

If you seperate your timber, you would find the vast majority of your present customers would take softwood mixed with pop and willow etc. You could then sell the true hardwood at a higher price.

 

 

 

Also FWIW to the OP, his load should be more like £160 unseasoned and possibly £200 seasoned, given all details supplied. Your area is good retail value, however, chestnut/birch mix is more mid-road to me so the prices above should be fair IMO.

 

 

.

[detritus21]

Its also about knowing your local market and what other local suppliers do. The biggest domestic supplier claims their wood is seasoned it sits and hisses. I believe in selling quality mixed loads for me its how well seasoned it is. Also I'd struggle for space to divide loads into hard and soft.

[Logsnstuff]

Ok thanks when I start advertising I shall be asking for £150 for them, im currently charging £55 for a bulk/dumpy bag, how does that compare with other people?

I did measure the trucks volume in cubic yards not meters, not sure why:001_rolleyes:

 

I charge £94 delivered 90x90x90 bags 15-20% mc

[Logsnstuff]

No until people realise you should charge the same for any wood the better. It takes the same amount of time and effort to split it and store it and deliver it.

 

I agree charge the same I do and I'm starting to get people switching to 100% softwood and giving up burning hardwood.

[oakland firewood]

I had a double cab transit tipper and I charged 170,sold all day long mate

[woody woodpecker]

Hi we are the dearest in are area,people will pay good money for a quality product,we have had customers go to other log merchants that are cheaper but they normally return saying the new suppliers logs dident burn very well.

are prices are 0.5 cm3 =£70 1cm3 = £130 2cm3 = £180.

[Alycidon]

Hi we are the dearest in are area,people will pay good money for a quality product,we have had customers go to other log merchants that are cheaper but they normally return saying the new suppliers logs dident burn very well.

are prices are 0.5 cm3 =£70 1cm3 = £130 2cm3 = £180.

 

 

That is exactly how it should be done, no point selling Mercedes quality at Trabant prices and buying in cord you make a sensible margin.

Do your prices include VAT ?.

 

A

[woody woodpecker]

The vat is incorporated in the price at 5% .

thanks chris