Always inspect compost before having it delivered. Oops.

I believe what I received was mushroom compost or composted manure rather than what I had in mind (composted leaves and other organic material). It's black and very fine, like very rich topsoil. It holds water well, so it's not a total loss, but I was looking to use the compost as both an ammendment AND a mulch.

Sooo, where do I go from here? I have several options:

1. Get free compost from the municipal lot. I would have to find someone with a bulldozer and dump truck who would pick it up for me, though. (Any ideas for what kind of business I should look for that service?)

2. Pay to have mulch delivered. Mulch is $28/yd. where their compost was only $22/yd. It's going to be hard to persuade the hubby on that one when I was so adamant about compost rather than mulch....

3. Put partially-composted wood chips from the backyard on the front garden. (This involves many trips over an acre with a wheelbarrow but is FREE).

What do you guys think? Thanks.