
PETER HOWARD FIREWOOD
About us
Face cord $ 155, Half cord $210, 1 cord $385, 2 cord $770 Delivery fee is $2 per mile HEAP vendor Thank you
Business highlights
Services we offer
Delivery of seasoned and specialty cut firewood.
Amenities
Free Estimates
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Peter is very good about returning calls, and he delivered the wood on schedule. I can't comment on the quality of the wood, because I haven't used it yet.
For the not so good:
Peter has a lot to learn about doing business, in my opinion. I found him to be extremely rigid and not always clear in his communications.
When we spoke by phone, I was informed that there would be a charge for delivery for anything past 15 miles. So while on the phone, I look up on MapQuest the distance between his business and my home and find that I am 30 miles away. 29.2 miles to be exact, but I round up and give him an extra 1.6 miles, because that's how I do business because I'm not an a**. I convey this information to Peter and he says he won't know until he checks for himself and then he'll let me know what the delivery fee is. Okay, trust issues #1. And he never specifies in future phone calls what the delivery fee is so I assume it's for the 30 miles, because I HAVE CHECKED ON MAPQUEST.
When he calls to say he's on his way, I tell him if he wants to leave later to avoid rush hour, that's fine. I am always happy to try to find ways to help make other people's lives a little easier. He elects to leave at the original time.
In the meantime, I go to the bank to get him cash figuring that would be a nice thing to do. When he comes, I hand him the cash and then he proceeds to count it twice in front of me. Okay, trust issues #2. He accepts the money and goes to dump the wood, but then comes back and tells me that I owe him $15 more because actually, he only delivers 7 1/2 miles each way.
I explain that he told me 15 miles. Not 7 1/2 miles. And I should not have to pay an extra $15 on an already very expensive delivery. He says he has to go ask his boss. Well, he is the boss! It's his name on the business and his business card.
Then he comes back and tells me nope, he wants the extra $15.
Peter, that was a very "penny wise and pound foolish" choice to have made. Not only did you lose a customer for years to come, you've lost other potential customers that I could have directed your way.
Why I used Peter:
The guy I usually get my wood from had personal matters that prevented him from delivering this year. In the future, I'd rather go cut and split wood myself than use Peter again. That's how peeved I feel about it all.
"Here is our ad on Angie's list below. Service Area Description - This is displayed on your profile. Please provide a simple sentence or two to describe your service area. Edit My Service Area Description 25 miles from center brunswick. troy ny ( minimal charge of $1.00/mile over 15 miles round trip ) We had some miss understanding and we hope you enjoy the high quality firewood. We would like to say we drove a heavy truck about 2 hours, 60 miles and charged $45 which is fair."
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"Thanks so much! We will talk again next season."
"Thank you for your review. Looking forward to talking with you next year."
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"Hi, Thanks so much for a fantastic review.I look forward to working with you this year. Regards, Pagan"
"Thank you for a great review. Hope to talk to you next year!"
"Hi (member name rmeoved), Thanks for taking the time to write a great review. I hope to have more business with you in the future. Pagan Peter Howard firewood"
"Thanks for your review, I really appreciate it. Pagan"
Was very satisfied with the services provided. Peter was able to deliver the wood within my schedule and the product delivered was of high quality. He takes pride in what he does and explained the process of how he seasons the wood and the type of wood provided. Would definitely call him next year.
"Thanks for the great review [removed member name] . I definitely appreciate your order. I look forward to next year. Pagan"
"Thanks for the review, sorry for the delay in response."
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