This happened yesterday…
I brought 53 pounds of meat into Von Hanson’s in Cottage Grove last week to have sausage made and picked it up yesterday. Yep, I will use their name, because I gave them AMPLE opportunity to do what I thought was the right thing. You all can flame me here if you disagree.
I chose 4 options of sausage, and the break downs would have been an easy 1/4 of the total weight for each type. My “Estimate” that they gave me for having the sausage made was $245. I understand that it was an estimate, and as the word implies it may be more, and it may be less…My bill was $345! 
My fuse was lit.
So, I skip on in after work, and pick my stuff up, knowing I have a whole evening of taking it out of the freezer wrapping, and vacuum sealing it all. 
I noticed at the time that one bag was significantly lighter than the rest. I made it a point to tell these guys that I was very unhappy that their “Estimate” came in $100 more than what I was expecting. And that I was concerned that I was shorted. They ensured me that it was not the case. Wrong.
When I got home I laid each package out. I had 2 batches at 18 & 19 packages respectively. The ring sausage was different from the sticks, so I was not concerned with that, and I weighed it and came up with the weight they listed. But, the Hot Cheese sticks (That my kids absolutely LOVE!)were half the QTY that they should have been. Only 9 packs! So I called them, and asked for the Manager. He put the girl who packed it on the line, and she told me someone made a mathematical error and that they owed me another 10 packs. Fine. 
Everyone makes a mistake now and then. I was told to come in (Tonight) and they would hook me up with another 10. So in I go with my kids, and they bring out this bag of 10 packs of sticks. He pulls out a bill for another $59.00!!! I said..”Excuse me?” What is this for? He said “Well you owe us for another 10 pounds of sausage! I said “No flipping way!!!” Customers (And there were many) were beginning to pay a little attention to this conversation. He went and got the manager who I spoke to last night, and he says that I was not billed for the extra 10 pounds!!!!! So, I told him to stick the sticks, and I would NEVER be back in their store. He knew I have been coming there for years, and acknowleded that fact. I said you just lost a customer for life! And my kids had to see that unfortunately! 
If I would have paid that, their estimate would have been $160 over!!!
Is that right???? $87 for 9 packs of sticks? Now I have all this sausage, and I have very little of the stuff I wanted the most in the first place!!! I got half of what I paid for!!!
I am hot. 
and would shout about the smallest mixups that could have been easily fixed(Not saying that yours was small by any means)but when the butchers work close to 80 hour weeks preparing everyones deer the last thing they want is a customer screaming at them. Like I said you have the right to be upset about your meat and they shouldnt have messed up, its just unfortunate you decided to give up your business with a good company. 
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