AFAIK it is mandatory anywhere wood sales are regulated that the amount delivered must be at least what is advertised. That does not say that the "dealer" has to do the stacking. If the customer stacks and it comes up short then there is a violation.
My point was that if _you_ are stacking on delivery and your competitors are not, you will be either losing money or out of business because you will have to charge more than they do.
Harry K
Harry, I think some legal advisor should interpret the regulations to you. The regulations".... must stack to the amount sold..." meaning its the sellers responsiblity, not the buyer or consumers responsiblity. Its the same if you bought a pound of hamburg from a supermarket. You as a consumer expect it to be weighed with a accurate scale, not just grab a handfull of hamburg and throw in a packaged and call it a pound. Did you ever hear of consumer protection ??
As to your point of stacking ... vs competitors ..... . Lets put the shoe on the other foot, Why should you skip a few steps (stacking for measurement) and your competition is stacking the firewood he sells. Why should you be charging the same price when your are skipping/guessing on the volumn amount.
Your theory "... either lossing money or .. out of business ... is an incorrect statement. We have been selling firewood for about 19 years and in a stacked measured form, and we are not loosing money nor are we out of business, yet !!
True, it does cost more to offer a better product and a true volumn measurement, but if you are being compensated for the finish product, whats the problem ??