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Got my elk back from butcher...somethings fishy

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jnutzalot:
So I just got my Elk back. I brought in 190lbs of quartered out meat (bone in). I weighed the meat when I got home and there's only 73 lbs total and that includes 54 lbs of hamburger meat (which is cut with beef), which I didn't ask for. They didn't follow my instructions and didnt give me any roast pieces/rounds for doing jerky. So I've got 19 pounds of (steak cuts) cube steak, New York, and sirloin tip....Missing the tenderloins completely. I'm pretty certain I got ripped off but I'm trying to think if there is any reason I would have ended up with that little of meat.

Edit: Took 2 months to get the meat back. Here's the time line of trying to contact them since people keep asking.

1) I contracted them at 3 weeks and asked if my order was ready (they never attempted to contact me). At that time they took my information so they could check on my order but never called me back. (week 3)
2) I contacted them at the start of the following week and received their message machine during normal business hours, I don't leave a message. I figure they still aren't done. My friends tell me not to worry. (beginning of week 4)
3) I contacted them again at the end of the  week and received their message machine again, I leave a message stating, "it's now been a month and I haven't received my meat" or something to that extent. (end of week 4)
4) I call the following week and get someone on the phone. I give them my name and they say they don't see my ticket up and that I had a bunch of orders ahead of me but they will be working all weekend to get caught up on orders, blah, blah, blah - It should be ready in 1-2 weeks. (week 5)
5) The following week I call and my call does not go through - I get one of those phone company error messages. Later I find out their card machine shares a line with their main line so maybe that is why.
6) I call again later that day and get the same error message. I start to worry they went out of business or something. (Week 6, it's now been a 1.5 months)
7) I call again the following week and get a their message machine again, It's mid morning and I figure maybe they aren't in yet, or not answering their phone as usual. (beginning of week 7)
8 ) I call back mid week and get a hold of the manager, tell him how long I have been waiting, and he tells me my Elk is up and being worked on and they will call me as soon as it is ready. (week 7)
9 ) A week goes by and they call and leave a message on my voice mail that my elk is ready. (week 8 )

A heads up - I live 2 hrs from butcher, not that easy for me to just drive to his shop on a whim.

Update 3: The butcher called me back today. He agreed that they were at fault. He also agreed to replace my meat with Farm Elk. We agreed on 92 pounds of rounds and burger, and 40 lbs of tenderloins and backstrap. He stated he would be docking the pay from the employee that mishandled the meat and apologized.

Now comes the part to see if he follows through. 

Update 2: The Butcher did not call me back all day, again! I had to call back and the Manager once again gave me the runaround about the supposed employee that botched the order...My patience has about ran out at this point. He promises to call me tomorrow at 10:00 to settle this up. We'll see what happens, this is such a joke. 


Update 1: So after calling the butcher at 10:00 he never called me back. I waited until about 1:30pm until calling him back. He stated at that time that he hadn't "seen the kid that butchered my elk yet". I asked about the tenderloins and he still didnt have an answer. I brought up the rancid smell and taste of the meat and he ask me, "Did you bring them in, in game bags? They might have got stored in the game bags, let me get hold of this kid and I'll call you back". He never called back.

I thawed out the backstraps today, they smell like a garbage can, like rancid meat. I gagged just smelling them, pretty sure I would get sick if I ate any of the steak. The straps were in perfect shape when we had them for dinner the night I brought the Elk into the shop, they smelt sweet, and tasted like lean beef before sitting in his shop for 2 months.

On the upside the burger does taste good, and smells proper. Although I'm figuring it's cut with a great deal of beef or all beef, it dosesn't look that rich red that elk burger has, here's a pic....

KFhunter:
Oh my


next step is to call this butcher and ask what's up.

Michelle_Nelson:
Did you talk to the butcher about this?

longwalker:
Let's play guess the butcher. Bet someone gets it right real quick

jrebel:
Where did you take it?  Have you called them?  Is it possible they forgot to give you your full order by mistake? 

I would call them and ask first.  If they don't have a reason and it is not a mistake, then I would do a write up on here so it never happens to another sportsmen. 

Why are you just now getting your elk back?  When did you harvest it? 

So many questions unanswered!!!!

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