How thick were the boards? It sounds like you bought 4/4 lumber and they
just took the width and length for the calculations. Assuming the thickness
was 4/4 or 1", you don't need to add it to your calculations.

They should not have rounded up to the next 1/4", in my opinion. My
lumberyard is very good when they measure. at $6.20/bft the 5.5" board
should have been $2.84/linear ft. ((5.5 * 12)/144)*6.20. At 6" the per
linear foot should be $3.10/ linear foot ((6 * 12)/144) * 6.20

Same goes with the larger board. $3.49/linear foot for 6.75" and
$3.62/linear foot for 7" boards.

Seems to me you paid a little more than what you were told.

"Larry Bud" wrote in message
om...
Went to a new lumber yard (for me) that quoted me $6.20/bd ft over the
phone for Cherry. I picked out 4 boards, the guy meausured them,
wrote down the sizes which I handed to the clerks. After he gave me
the total, I questioned the total because it didn't quite seem right
to me. He again said $6.20/bd ft. Not having my calculator handy, I
accepted it...

Well, it turned out I was robbed of about $14 on what should have been
$103 order (I paid $117 + tax).

When I got back to work I looked more closely at the receipt, and he
charged me per linear foot, where he rounded the 5.5" widths to 6" and
the 6.75" width to 7", which commanded an even higher price / LF than
the 6" boards. Total turned out to be $3.38/LF for the 6" and
$3.94/LF for the 7".

It's not worth it to me to drive back there for $14 or for a couple of
extra board feet, but is this typical practice or did they just see a
wood novice/sucker?

These guys were still 1/2 price of other ripoff lumber yards in the
Detroit Area (I went to Public Lumber Co on 7-Mile and I-75, FWIW) so
I would probably go back there, unless of course, this was a total con
job.

What would you do and what's typical practice?