Raleigh Area Group Grain Buy-Round 4

[skeeordye11]

I just found your thread. I have 3 guys wanting to buy. We just found out that North Country will not honor your account if you haven't ordered in the past year.
You can count on us for at least 10 bags, probably more. What's the status of your order right now?

It looks like we are at 33 bags, which leaves 9 to fill the pallet. PM Walker what you'd like and he can get it added to the spreadsheet. All the info is in the first post of this thread, including the catalog.

 

[Walker]

I just found your thread. I have 3 guys wanting to buy. We just found out that North Country will not honor your account if you haven't ordered in the past year.
You can count on us for at least 10 bags, probably more. What's the status of your order right now?

It looks like we are at 33 bags, which leaves 9 to fill the pallet. PM Walker what you'd like and he can get it added to the spreadsheet. All the info is in the first post of this thread, including the catalog.

Correct... the bag of rye that skee, barc, and hoppygus are splitting puts us at 33 bags.

10 more from BrewBear00 will push us to 43 bags, which means we have to go to a second pallet.

Reelale: if we go to a second pallet, does that tack on another $65 pallet fee, or does the per-pallet rate get smaller? Their catalog says:

Our pallet rates are the MAXIMUM you will pay per pallet.
We will often be able to better your rate for multiple pallet orders.
Please call for more information.

 

[Barc]

Damn, you guys beat me to it.

Anyway, think they would put 1 extra sack on for 43? Or maybe a couple? Seems like a waste to have only 2 or so bags on a pallet (but I'm sure they'd even it out) or even charging for an extra pallet for only a couple of sacks.

 

[skeeordye11]

Damn, you guys beat me to it.

Anyway, think they would put 1 extra sack on for 43? Or maybe a couple? Seems like a waste to have only 2 or so bags on a pallet (but I'm sure they'd even it out) or even charging for an extra pallet for only a couple of sacks.

They would even it out I'm sure. I'm also sure we would have to pay for a second pallet. It's like real estate. Just because the pallet isn't full, they still have to charge for the space it takes up on the floor of the truck, even if it did only have 1 bag on it.

 

[HoppyGus]

That's 3. Wanna do a 4 way split? That's still over 12# each.

Yes! I don't need 12#

 

[Walker]

let's wait to see what Reel says about the $65 pallet rate.It might drop below $65/pallet. Either way, going 43 bags means that the shipping per bag will go back up, but it isn't going to really skyrocket.

@ 42 bags, shipping is $1.86 per bag because we fit on one $65 pallet.
@ 43 bags, shipping is $3.33 per bag because we need a 2nd $65 pallet.

 

[BrewBear00]

If we're over on bags, I can cut back. The 10 bags was an estimate. Let me know what's needed to finish off a pallet and I should be good for that quantity.

 

[Barc]

They would even it out I'm sure. I'm also sure we would have to pay for a second pallet. It's like real estate. Just because the pallet isn't full, they still have to charge for the space it takes up on the floor of the truck, even if it did only have 1 bag on it.

No doubt but they can stack an extra bag on the top of the 42, most likely. If they will. I've worked quite a bit with shipping but not shipping grain.

 

[Walker]

Spreadsheet updated to account for the sack of rye. Nothing listed for BrewBear00 since I don't yet have specifics on what they want.

the spreadsheet also now has more involved math on the "constants" page to account for figuring out how many pallets we need and all that business.

BrewBear00: the difference in shipping is pretty minor if we spill onto a second pallet. Plus, this thing has only been piling up for a few days. We might very well get near two pallets before it's said and done.

If you want to put in 9 bags for now, I can do that. If we get more interested parties and start to climb back into a second pallet, I can add the 10th bag for you.

Or, I can just throw in 10 bags now, bump to two pallets, and then we wait and see how many more people we get.

I don't think it's fair to force you into only 9 bags. We're all in this together. If we need 1 bag on a second pallet, so be it.

 

[1234]

I would be in for a couple of bags if anybody was already planning a trip to the Nashville area!

 

[ezzieyguywuf]

gr, I need to find the perfect time to bring this up to the swmbo.

 

[mtbrider]

If we go to a second pallet, I will probably add another sack to my order. Waiting to see where we are once the new buyers are in and reelale's response.

 

[Walker]

I think we'll get a good bit more. This thing has only been running for 4 days so far and we are at a pallet+.

 

[Reelale]

IIRC, it's $65.00 per pallet, with a maxium of 42 bags/pallet. I'm pretty sure the better rate refers to more pallets with maximum weight, i.e. a truckload. Last shipment was $130.00 for 2 pallets. It makes sense to fill a pallet. Additional bags would probably be fedexed at the going rate, but cheaper than a pallet rate.

 

[fatguy-littlecoat]

if the 4th split is open for the rye.. im in.

 

[skeeordye11]

if the 4th split is open for the rye.. im in.

It's al yours. I'll tell walker to adjust the spreadsheet accordingly.

 

[Walker]

I've got the 4-way split in my local copy of the spreadsheet. I'm not going to upload the thing until I get some more action, though.

 

[Barc]

I'm not going to upload the thing until I get some more action, though.

I don't blame Mrs. Walker for the lack of action going on.

 

[Walker]

If Mrs. Walker won't help me out, I've got a girlfriend in Sanford named Crystal that is always willing to jump on.

 

[Barc]

If Mrs. Walker won't help me out, I've got a girlfriend in Sanford named Crystal that is always willing to jump on.

Funny. I've got one in Cary named Julie who says her husband is a layabout and a drunk. And a sorry excuse for an engineer.

 

[ezzieyguywuf]

zing!

 

[Walker]

Guess who mysteriously vanished from the spreadsheet and is not going to get any f*cking grain?

 

[ezzieyguywuf]

Damn you're right. My name is GONE.

 

[Barc]

Guess who mysteriously vanished from the spreadsheet and is not going to get any f*cking grain?

Santa Claus? Heard he's a mysterious f#cker!

 

[Walker]

Stimulus decided that 7.5 sacks of grain was just crazy, so he upped it to 8.5 sacks.

We are now at 34 sacks. Spreadsheet updated.

 

[Reelale]

Only 135 lbs. from 2000 lbs. price break? Do you think that everyone could pay for their orders with a credit card? I've worked out a killer discount with a homebrew supply store in Texas.
Too soon?

 

[ezzieyguywuf]

i.e. for supplies, not just grains? group buy of supplies!!!!????

 

[Walker]

i.e. for supplies, not just grains? group buy of supplies!!!!????

You're aware this is a joke, right? He's referring to the stolen credit card mess.

 

[Reelale]

A joke, yes. A good joke.....not so much. I'll be waiting outside.

 

[Barc]

A joke, yes. A good joke.....not so much. I'll be waiting outside.

I thought it was relevant...