I'm Glad I Don't Own a Gasser!

WeberWho

I saw this walking into Walmart. I had to take a picture after I got done laughing. No matter how many times you try to move the numbers around it still won't make any sense.  Only at Walmart 

Lmidkiff

Makes buying Rockwood a great deal!

stemc33

Is that for real? Obviously the pic is real, but is that the actual price?

WeberWho

stemc33 said:

Is that for real? Obviously the pic is real, but is that the actual price?

Definitely real.  I took the picture myself.  A little common sense usually can go a long way but obviously not in this situation

Scottborasjr

I'm sure whoever changed the price didn't know what they were doing and flipped them because the deposit on one of those propane tanks is around 50 bucks. Still seems real expensive for propane.  I think most places around me are 20 bucks for a refill/ exchange. 

DoubleEgger

The only time I ever use those tank exchanges is when I need a better tank. 

WeberWho

Scottborasjr said:

I'm sure whoever changed the price didn't know what they were doing and flipped them because the deposit on one of those propane tanks is around 50 bucks. Still seems real expensive for propane.  I think most places around me are 20 bucks for a refill/ exchange. 

Walmart is typically the cheapest around the area for propane exchange. It's always been $17.99 in the past

stemc33

WeberWho? said:

stemc33 said:

Is that for real? Obviously the pic is real, but is that the actual price?

Definitely real.  I took the picture myself.  A little common sense usually can go a long way but obviously not in this situation

I'm glad I got rid of my RV. I few of my neighbors heat their homes with propane. One of them is pushing hard to get the utilities company to expand natural gas to the area. I get it now. 

cazzy

Bought 2 tanks at Costco for $26 a pop and fill them up at Uhaul for $15 a pop.  I would never consider any propane cooker at those prices.

nolaegghead

That's like a 60 pound tank price.  Anyway, I only use Blue Rhino for exchange when Ace Hardware won't fill my expired tank.

HofstraJet

And don't forget that Blue Rhino only puts 15# in the tank, so the cost is really even higher than that. http://www.orangecoat.com/the-truth-about-filling-20-lb-bbq-grill-propane-tanks, which they finally now admit to blaming rising costs and following the example of other consumer products with a "product content change."

SmokeyPitt

Yeah that has to be a mistake right?  They are $20ish at the quick-e-mart across the street from my house. 

YEMTrey

Somebody didn't know any better.  You don't get a whole lot of smarts when you don't pay healthcare and pay minimum wage.

badinfluence

Wow! Even  filling the food truck is 50-60.00. And that is 2 100lbs tanks.

stlcharcoal

 

HofstraJet said:

And don't forget that Blue Rhino only puts 15# in the tank, so the cost is really even higher than that. http://www.orangecoat.com/the-truth-about-filling-20-lb-bbq-grill-propane-tanks, which they finally now admit to blaming rising costs and following the example of other consumer products with a "product content change."

Around here, the best place to get them filled is the Uhaul store or the other places with their own big tank.

I never really cared since I only used it for my weed burner (filled it once a year.)  Now that I have the Blackstone griddle, I'll get it filled somewhere rather than exchanging.

Jeremiah

Cheapest here is tractor supply surprisingly. $11 just last Saturday. 

LKNEgg

@HofstraJet  everyone is only supposed to put in about 15# in a standard tank or filled to roughly 80% for expansion room in heat etc.  I used to fill the tanks as a teenage job and the pump would shutoff when it reached the set pressure. Blue rhino maybe cheating you out of 1# since 16# would be to 80% full.  We measured and charged  by the gallon, 4 ish gallons in a 5 gallon tank.

Another problem is air getting into the tank and the tank reaching max pressure the machine can pump before much propane gets in the tank!  I figure the big companies vacuum the tanks and then refill, but we couldn't do that at the station I worked and some "empty" tanks would only take a gallon.

WeberWho

Jeremiah said:

Cheapest here is tractor supply surprisingly. $11 just last Saturday. 

@Jeremiah exchange or fill?  I need to get a replacement for my weed burner

nolaegghead

$14.50 at Academy Sports for exchange.  Just saw the sign tonight.

Jeremiah

Fill. But they sell them too. They price filling by the gallon not by weight. 

WeberWho

Jeremiah said:

Fill. But they sell them too. They price filling by the gallon not by weight. 

Thanks!

Thatgrimguy

This was last night at my local walmart