In article ,
Andy Dingley wrote:
On 30 Nov 2004 10:54:47 -0800, (Larry Bud)
wrote:

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.

It's reasonable to round up on the measurement, but not on the price
break. You pay a premium price because you can get a _usable_ width
from it, not because it's a whisker over the smaller size.

I've found it pays to compute the BF yourself and verify that the
number the yard comes up with matches your calculations before you pay
for it. I've had orders come out almost double the price I calculated
because they mis-measured (calling something 8/4 instead of 6/4 not
only gives you 1/3 more BF, but at a premium price per BF as well).