Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal

[B&B Happy goats]

We had been looking at possibly using the new Bioworma product until we sat down and crunched the numbers now that Premier1 has prices listed. Based on the recommended applications for a herd of 30 sheep, you would be adding $540 a month to the cost of the those sheep. That comes out to the equivalence of 3500 pounds of feed for our custom blend so the already narrow profit margin just went negative.

Don't you think in time the price of the Bioworma will go down..??? ..it does on most every new product. ...how many farmers can afford to use it at the current pricing. Ummm not many, ...darn, i was really looking forward to using it

 

[Mike CHS]

If I was only raising a few sheep to train dogs I would probably use it but on our scale you would lose something on every animal you sold. I love the concept though.

 

[Baymule]

That Garlic Barrier looks better and better, doesn't it?

 

[misfitmorgan]

I'm sure the price will go down once Premier isnt the only place selling it.

 

[Mike CHS]

I stopped by TSC yesterday since I needed a bit of 14 gauge wire to use on some repairs around the fence line. I don't need a lot but I did notice the 1/2 mile roll was on sale for $46.95. I didn't need anywhere near that much so picked up the smaller 1/4 mile roll and didn't check the price since I assumed it would be under $20. The cashier rang it up and surprised me when the total came out to $49.95. I asked her to double check the price and she said that's what came up. I was the only one in the store so asked her to hold up a minute while I went back to check the prices. She was correct so I put the short roll on the shelf and took the larger 1/2 mile roll to the counter. Math isn't my strong suit but it doesn't take much math to figure that one out.

 

[Bruce]

Nope. I don't know why but often the smaller quantity is far more expensive per unit of measure though I don't know that I've seen it where the smaller package costs more.

 

[misfitmorgan]

I stopped by TSC yesterday since I needed a bit of 14 gauge wire to use on some repairs around the fence line. I don't need a lot but I did notice the 1/2 mile roll was on sale for $46.95. I didn't need anywhere near that much so picked up the smaller 1/4 mile roll and didn't check the price since I assumed it would be under $20. The cashier rang it up and surprised me when the total came out to $49.95. I asked her to double check the price and she said that's what came up. I was the only one in the store so asked her to hold up a minute while I went back to check the prices. She was correct so I put the short roll on the shelf and took the larger 1/2 mile roll to the counter. Math isn't my strong suit but it doesn't take much math to figure that one out.

That is weird. Redbrand 1/2 mile 14 gauge is on sale here for $45(normal price $50) but 1/4 mile 14 gauge is normal price $31. 17 gauge is $30/$16.50

 

[Mike CHS]

I looked on the net this morning and it wasn't a fluke and prices are all over the place. I expect to pay more for smaller sizes as a convenience factor but I guess I have never bought the shorter rolls.

 

[promiseacres]

yep... our rural king stores are TERRIBLE about this.. my kids hate b/c I'm always pulling out my calculator to double check the unit prices....Walmart is bad too... toliet paper can be one of the worse ones...

 

[greybeard]

I stopped by TSC yesterday since I needed a bit of 14 gauge wire to use on some repairs around the fence line. I don't need a lot but I did notice the 1/2 mile roll was on sale for $46.95. I didn't need anywhere near that much so picked up the smaller 1/4 mile roll and didn't check the price since I assumed it would be under $20.

What type wire is this?
Net?
Single solid strand?
HT or low carbon?