Just curious what ya'll think of this...
The other day, I found a local farmer's market that sold produce it grows itself. They have an apple orchard, and they send out their apples to be pressed, and get back cider (no chemicals, no pasteurization (AFAIK)) in half-gallon and gallon jugs.
I stopped by yesterday, and asked about getting a 5-gallon batch or two, for use in making hard cider (and cyser, but I figured I wouldn't cloud the issue by mentioning that to them). I asked if there was the possibility of a bulk-pricing break, especially if I used my own container. They informed me that the owner would likely cut me a break, and they'd get back to me in a day or so.
Just got a call back. I was told that they'd be willing to sell me the cider that they "hadn't sold in time, and might already be fermenting" for half-price, but other than that, they wouldn't be able to offer me any other deals.
I thought the prospects of taking on cider that was already "going" (or was on the verge of it) to be a dicey proposition, and politely declined their offer.
Is it unrealistic to hope for a discount beyond the retail one-gallon price?
Would you think that their offer of "cider going bad" is as odd as it struck me as being?
Just curious...
Merry
The other day, I found a local farmer's market that sold produce it grows itself. They have an apple orchard, and they send out their apples to be pressed, and get back cider (no chemicals, no pasteurization (AFAIK)) in half-gallon and gallon jugs.
I stopped by yesterday, and asked about getting a 5-gallon batch or two, for use in making hard cider (and cyser, but I figured I wouldn't cloud the issue by mentioning that to them). I asked if there was the possibility of a bulk-pricing break, especially if I used my own container. They informed me that the owner would likely cut me a break, and they'd get back to me in a day or so.
Just got a call back. I was told that they'd be willing to sell me the cider that they "hadn't sold in time, and might already be fermenting" for half-price, but other than that, they wouldn't be able to offer me any other deals.
I thought the prospects of taking on cider that was already "going" (or was on the verge of it) to be a dicey proposition, and politely declined their offer.
Is it unrealistic to hope for a discount beyond the retail one-gallon price?
Would you think that their offer of "cider going bad" is as odd as it struck me as being?
Just curious...
Merry