Stopped in to see the great people of Kring's stoveshop, Boyertown, PA. yesterday. When I asked how it was going, the owner said "slow-this is the slowest season that we've had in 25 years"! He cited the unusual warm weather that we had, slow new home market and slower economy as reasons. He also said that a local competitor had offered FREE pellets for a year if you bought a pellet stove from him; he withdrew the offer after only 2 weeks because of NO TAKERS! Just wanted to pass this info on!