I sorta screwed myself when buying lumber here, but I won't be buying here again. I purchased three 10 ft boards of 1x8 S4S walnut, cherry, and maple. I asked how much for all three boards and they quoted me $41. 61. I'm new to...
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I sorta screwed myself when buying lumber here, but I won't be buying here again. I purchased three 10 ft boards of 1x8 S4S walnut, cherry, and maple. I asked how much for all three boards and they quoted me $41. 61. I'm new to buying wood so I figured that was a normal price. I didn't check the receipt after I'd paid (my fault) and I went home happy and excited to make stuff.
It wasn't until a few days later that I found my receipt and saw they'd charged me $416.14 for three boards. These prices are far above the national average for wood and they don't post prices at the rack. Had I bought these boards anywhere else I would have paid far less. An example, I paid $21.60 a linear foot for the walnut. That's about $32.40 a board foot. S2S online is $14.99 a board foot. I paid more than double to have two extra sides surfaces and sanded. My whole purchase should have costed less than $200.
I can't speak for the rest of their merchandise, but if you're buying hardwood don't go here.
Update: Brisco True Value in AG charges $11.99 a bd ft for walnut, $6.15 for maple, and $7.59 for cherry. My purchase there would have been approximately $171.53 before taxes and fees for the amount I purchased. I will be shopping there from now on.