People wanted to stack the pellets in the cellar like they always did with firewood. The manufacturers wanted people to buy the pellets month by month as they burned them. The supply of pellets was depleted as people filled the cellar and no pellets were available for most customers. The companies said it was the people's fault for hoarding fuel for winter, duh.

If you make a plan that in order to be successful depends on changing human nature you are setting yourself up for failure. Maybe the pellet people changed the way they do business. I would call before I go to the store looking for pellets.