Anyone else's LHBS do this?

I just purchased four bags of grain and don't even have to store it! My LHBS is keeping record in a data base and gives me a card with the weights that are left in each bag. They don't keep the bags themselves you just pull your grain from their supplies and the deduct it from the quota you purchased. Bulk prices w/o the hassle of storage. My LHBS is quite close to me so stopping by is not a problem.

tv187u said:

I just purchased four bags of grain and don't even have to store it! My LHBS is keeping record in a data base and gives me a card with the weights that are left in each bag. They don't keep the bags themselves you just pull your grain from their supplies and the deduct it from the quota you purchased. Bulk prices w/o the hassle of storage. My LHBS is quite close to me so stopping by is not a problem.

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That is a great deal.

If I owned a LHBS I might give a discount that way, but not as much as bulk pricing.

Very cool. And smart! Guarantees you'll go back to them each time you brew.

kh54s10 said:

That is a great deal.

If I owned a LHBS I might give a discount that way, but not as much as bulk pricing.

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or charge a flat storage fee, or call it a club fee. however they are getting the money up front.

Very cool. I've heard of places doing that where you can "buy" a sack of grain. Wish I could do that at mine. Ie would be nice for specialty malts, especially if you could use it for multiple types.

So, what happens if you back and they are out of a grain that you've pre-paid for?

I only buy bulk in the base grains (2 row, morris, etc) so I wouldn't be able to state what exactly happens when they don't have what you purchased. They are a very well stocked shop that has a massive store room so I doubt they will run out of any of their grain unless there is a nation wide shortage or something. There isn't any extra charge for it and the pricing is really close to anything I have been able to find online for full sack purchases (two to five $ more). Which seems standard for LHBS.

TyTanium said:

Very cool. And smart! Guarantees you'll go back to them each time you brew.

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Exactly! Who actually walks into a homebrew store and sticks to an actual list? (I need a coupla these, a few of those, and some of this... )

But ya, that's great a great idea.

GilaMinumBeer said:

So, what happens if you back and they are out of a grain that you've pre-paid for?

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You say, “That’s alright, I’ll just come and redecorate the place.”


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My LHBS has "grain cards". Essentially you pay $70 up front for the next $100's worth of grains (base and specialty are priced the same). It's like buying in bulk (kind of--still not as cheap as buying sacks of base grain in bulk) without having to store more than one recipe's worth. Not sure if I fully understand the system you're describing but this one's nice because you don't have your own bag that will sit there getting old. You just get to pick up what you need from the circulating stock.

EDIT: OK I don't know why I was confused but seems like your LHBS's system is like mine. Rock on.

SenorPepe said:

EDIT: OK I don't know why I was confused but seems like your LHBS's system is like mine. Rock on.

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I think I know why you were confused.

The man, whom police and Taco Bell employees were unable to identify because of poor-quality surveillance footage,

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The restaurant does not have caller ID.

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Well, now I know to stay away from that Taco Bell...