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We started buying hay from this guy during the end of winter. The first 3 loads were very nice. Had no issues what so ever. While loading the hay I turned away 6 bales that were obviously bad. I asked to purchase hay out of the newer nicer stck in the barn, as it was plainly obvious that it was better quality, and he refused, saying he wanted to get rid of the older stuff before selling the new cutting... And I do understand the thought process behind that, but... Come on really! Im a repeat customer, have given him over $800 this year alone, I would think that he would be a little more willing to help out his return customers... So far he is the only hay dealer that I have run into this issue with. Everyone else I have come across is more than willing to replace moldy bales, or at least give a refund... More than anything it is frustrating.
There's a problem when the market is so solidly in the seller's favor: people who are not concerned about personal integrity won't care that they sold people garbage, because they know they'll sell every bale they've got to someone, whether they sell it to you or not. This is especially true of small square bales: they're so expensive to produce, in terms of time and fuel use, that they're going to be at a premium from here on out, no matter the weather or over-all demand.
Somebody who insists that you buy old hay when you're feeding horses isn't who you need to be dealing with.
Thats been my general thought lately. I'll just find someone else.
I had a good supplier out of Olympia, but he had to raise the price of delivery so high that I couldnt afford it any longer. His delivery fee jumped from $1 a bale to $2.50 a bale... So on the last load from him it cost me $8.00 a bale for grass hay, and it wasnt anything special iether, just typical 55lb bales of local grass.
