With the ecconomy in the state it is in, and folks using alternate heating for winter I have purchused 3 cords of wood. I paid 425.00 for 3 cords.A cost of 150.00 a cord with a25.00 discount for 3 cord quanity. Upon delivery(10-13-08) I did not run a tape measure to verify the cubic mesurement. I hired a young man to stack the wood and upon stacking the wood into 2 -4x4x8 foot measure we found that only 2 cords were delivered. When I called to tell the man I had bought the wood from that it was a cord short(10-16-08) I invited him to come and see it for himself and run a tape so he would know the truth, he said he would not spend the gas to come out to the house to check it for him self. He told me he would talk to his brother and get to the bottom of it. He could not take my word for it because I could be scamming and he need to talk to both sides. I do understand his point and said ok. He called and said he would make it good and his brother who had loaded and delivered the wood for him would be out the next day (10-17-08)with the wood. No one showed up. I called him today (10-18-08) and talked to the brother. He told me I was wrong and there was 3 cords there, that I had burned the cord of wood in the last 5 days, it was well over a week before I called to complain, and it was not their problem, that he was out of wood anyway so there would not be any wood delivered, that I was lieing. His brother also stated that they sell that trailer load of wood as 3 cords all the time and no one has complained yet. I then told him if he was not going to deliver the cord of wood that I wanted my 142.66 dollars back,and wanted to talk to the man in charge, the brother said fine and hung up on me. The man that owns the wood business called and said he would make it good when he got around to it. That he was not about to go out of his way to make it right at this time. Please note he had said he was going to deliver the wood on friday 10/17 and now on saturday10/18 he is not going to make it right untill it is convient for him sometime unknowen time in the future. He also told me I did not have to be there when he brought the wood. I told him in leiu of the situation I wanted to be there when it was delivered. I told him I would like the wood before the rains arrive to get it covered. Also I was told I was buying Alder & Maple mix with some pine. I recieved 2 cords of pine, no alder, and 2 pieces of maple. He then told me that if I did not want the wood at his convience, some unknowen date in the future, no commentment to a time, I could take him to court to get my money back and he hung up on me. That got me thinking that this just might be happening to many people. I want folks to know that a true cord of wood is 128 cubic feet. That is 4x4x8. If you buy a "load" of wood then you get what you pay for. If you buy a cord of wood it is 128 cubic feet. I now find myself having to go to court over a cord of wood, or$ 142.66. This man told me he is licenced to sell wood and that this is his main business. They also do not give reciepts for fire wood. They also requested cash because their bank was in Eugene and they live in Deadwood. There for I wonder how many people he has not been honest with in wood delivery???? I am sure it is not just me. So please beware. In the 30 years I have bought wood this is the first time I have had a problem with dishonesty. Times are changeing....
