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Buyer's Remorse
PoppasGrill
Posts: 355
I have been an admirer of the big green egg for several years. Watching videos and reading discussions , but have never made the leap to buying an Egg for myself.
I am now in a position where my wife has noticed me cutting my eyes towards the Eggs when walking through a store and hovering near the displays while she is distracted shopping for something else.
My problem is, paying the price. She has threatened,(promised?) that if I don't tell her where to get it and which one I want, she will get one and I will NOT have any options. Sweet of her , and I know that if I let her do it and she doesn't know what all to get , the first time I criticize any part of anything having to do with an Egg, I will be frozen solid in an instant and shipped to the dog house for weeks.
Does anyone in Central Florida know where the best prices are.?
I have priced a Medium Egg at several different locations , with basic stand for 770-840$
No one seems to put them on sale and have seen one place pricing them at 950$ without blinking an eye.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
I am now in a position where my wife has noticed me cutting my eyes towards the Eggs when walking through a store and hovering near the displays while she is distracted shopping for something else.
My problem is, paying the price. She has threatened,(promised?) that if I don't tell her where to get it and which one I want, she will get one and I will NOT have any options. Sweet of her , and I know that if I let her do it and she doesn't know what all to get , the first time I criticize any part of anything having to do with an Egg, I will be frozen solid in an instant and shipped to the dog house for weeks.
Does anyone in Central Florida know where the best prices are.?
I have priced a Medium Egg at several different locations , with basic stand for 770-840$
No one seems to put them on sale and have seen one place pricing them at 950$ without blinking an eye.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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The best price is usually at an Eggfest but I took a quick look and I don't see any in FL listed
http://biggreenegg.com/eggfests/
This is an egg forum so I don't want to give you advice about competitors, so I won't suggest that you google Kamado Joe Costco Roadshow.
Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. -
Not clear on where you are - but I do know Roswell Hardware Co in GA is having a massive sale this weekend.
There's always going to be another accessory you "need" with an egg - starter packs are usually the nest, eggmates, plate setter, grid lifter and ash tool.Formerly of Houston, TX - Now Located in Bastrop, TX
I work in the 'que business now (since 2017)
6 Eggs: (1) XL, (2) Large, (1) Small, (1) Minimax & (1) Mini - Egging since 2007
Also recently gained: (1) Gas Thing (came with the house), (1) 36" Blackstone Griddle & (1) Pitts & Spitts Pellet Smoker -
Just bought a large in Atlanta for 700.
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I bought an XL a few years ago and no one - including my wife has even considered buyer's remorse. It was one of the best things we ever bought. When we made the last major move from the mid-west to the east coast, my old gasser (15+yrs old) had finally died and decided not to move it, so, it went to the metal recycle center. (I got ~$3.00 out of it). Therefore when we got settled, it was time to buy a new grill. My son said I should look at the Egg. So I did. I found an XL at a local garden center that only had this last one in stock and because of the lifetime warranty, we pulled the trigger and have never looked back. After I bought mine, my son decided he liked it too. He wanted me to buy it to see if he would like it. We both own XL's and are fairly proficient of most anything we put on it. The reason for the XL: simple. We can always do smaller cooks, but if we buy too small, we can't do bigger cooks. I have personally fired up the XL to cook a single hotdog. Just because I could.
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Skip the nest and any accessories for now. You can get a large around $750-$800. You can find a used nest on Craigslist for around $40
"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
Minnesota -
Buyer's remorse kicks in years later when you think back about all the cheap grills you wasted your money on when you should have bit the bullet and bought yourself a BGE which should last you your lifetime.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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Hello and welcome!
If you have waited this long, wait for an Eggfest in the spring and buy a demo egg. Full warranty, used only once (the day of the fest). Substantial discount. For example, Salado TX had larges with nest for about $750. It's usually in March (http://demoeggs.blogspot.com).
Georgia Mountain (May) is a good one too (though it's in north GA). Also $750, Medium $640. Other sizes too. http://www.mountainegg.com/demo-eggs/
Not sure where all the Florida fests are, but there's a good one in Melbourne every year. Large with nest and platesetter $775. https://www.sunshinestateeggfest.com/demo-eggs.html
All of these are from last year. Don't know about 2017.
Looks like BGE's not real good at keeping the fest list up to date. They only show six, and all have already happened. http://biggreenegg.com/eggfests/
Hope this helps.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
PoppasGrill said:I have been an admirer of the big green egg for several years. Watching videos and reading discussions , but have never made the leap to buying an Egg for myself.
I am now in a position where my wife has noticed me cutting my eyes towards the Eggs when walking through a store and hovering near the displays while she is distracted shopping for something else.
My problem is, paying the price. She has threatened,(promised?) that if I don't tell her where to get it and which one I want, she will get one and I will NOT have any options. Sweet of her , and I know that if I let her do it and she doesn't know what all to get , the first time I criticize any part of anything having to do with an Egg, I will be frozen solid in an instant and shipped to the dog house for weeks.
Does anyone in Central Florida know where the best prices are.?
I have priced a Medium Egg at several different locations , with basic stand for 770-840$
No one seems to put them on sale and have seen one place pricing them at 950$ without blinking an eye.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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XL 6/06, Mini 6/12, L 10/12, Mini #2 12/14 MiniMax 3/16 Large #2 11/20 Legacy from my FIL - RIP
Tampa Bay, FL
EIB 6 Oct 95 -
Are you sure a medium will be big enough?
When I bought my large, a month later I had buyers remorse for not buying an XL. But with some creativity and CGS and stacking grids, I'm glad I ended up with the Large. Might pick up a small/mini one day...Northern Virginia
LBGE ~'14 -
RRP said:Buyer's remorse kicks in years later when you think back about all the cheap grills you wasted your money on when you should have bit the bullet and bought yourself a BGE which should last you your lifetime.
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Buyers remorse, more like marriage remorse. Frozen solid and shipped off to the doghouse for weeks? Just buy a large and get your nads out of her purseJacksonville FL
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Buy a large egg. An eggfest may have the best price unless a dealer near you has a sale. Bering's in houston runs 15-20% off sales (incl BGE's) several times every year.
Other options:
1. Get the one that rhymes with Mamado Moe. It cooks the same. just the fan following is different. Warranty is supposedly pretty good too, which is important IMO.
2. Nickel and dime your way to a BGE. The year that I bought my first (yes, there will be more), i protested my property tax evaluation, negotiated my rate with the power company, as well as what I pay every month for internet service. all of that paid for all of my eggs and most accessories.
3. Stop paying for cable. Get a Roku stick/ Fire stick/ Chromecast.
4. Stop going to Starbucks.
There. Enough money to get a couple of eggs, at least.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
I baught a large and many accessories. Wouldn't go any smaller .
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I doubt anyone here will talk you out of the buy and as above, all here suffered the @RRP remorse of not buying sooner in life. Who's driving the train?
You definitely don't want to be on the wrong end of the "I told you so" conversation for the rest of your married life. You can "pay her now or pay her later" but pay you will. FWIW-
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
Welcome. I concur with the recommendations to get a L. She offered it up. Go get it!Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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Buy a large and buy it now. Or let her buy it.
I have a large, small, and a mini. My beautiful wife bought all of them.___________________________________
LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .
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I think most have covered my thoughts pretty well, but I would not want to have anything smaller than a large unless I also had other cooking vessels, whatever form they may take. I purchased mine at an eggfest and appreciated the discount, but I would have no qualms about paying full price.Stillwater, MN
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Thank you all for the suggestions, will be doing a lot of calling around to price check, and ask about price matching with proof of pricing.
Our local hardware store, mom and pop shop, stocks them and looked shocked that I was interested in buying one. Think they might price match. -
We bought our large in August and have used it more than our stove in that period of time.Northern VA - LBGE
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I wouldn't say I have buyers remorse about the egg, more so with this website.....everytime I log in it seems to cost me money.XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2
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PoppasGrill said:I have been an admirer of the big green egg for several years. Watching videos and reading discussions , but have never made the leap to buying an Egg for myself.
I am now in a position where my wife has noticed me cutting my eyes towards the Eggs when walking through a store and hovering near the displays while she is distracted shopping for something else.
My problem is, paying the price. She has threatened,(promised?) that if I don't tell her where to get it and which one I want, she will get one and I will NOT have any options. Sweet of her , and I know that if I let her do it and she doesn't know what all to get , the first time I criticize any part of anything having to do with an Egg, I will be frozen solid in an instant and shipped to the dog house for weeks.
Does anyone in Central Florida know where the best prices are.?
I have priced a Medium Egg at several different locations , with basic stand for 770-840$
No one seems to put them on sale and have seen one place pricing them at 950$ without blinking an eye.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.Narcoossee, FL
LBGE, Nest, Mates, Plate Setter, Ash Tool. I'm a simple guy. -
One other thing... don't go nuts with accessories. Just because someone on here says you HAVE to have a Maverick (for example) that doesn't mean you have to have one. I have one for that very reason. NEVER use it! For me, a complete waste of money.
Just play with your egg, try different things, figure out how you want to cook - and then decide what accessories to buy. I use very few "store bought" items. Ask questions here. You'll get plenty of opinions, and quickly.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
I've had buyers remorse on a number of large purchases (mostly guns and trucks), even on items I came to later love. it's an unpleasant emotion - never even had a tinge of it with my XL BGE - loved the thing from day one. They are just an awesome product if you are into BBQ/smoking/grilling/baking etc.
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@PoppasGrill. Where in Florida are you?XL bge, Mini max & 36 BS Griddle.
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Definitely give Wassis a call, and while you're there be sure to pick up some nice meat for your celebratory first cook.
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ryantt said:I wouldn't say I have buyers remorse about the egg, more so with this website.....everytime I log in it seems to cost me money.
Large BGE -- New Jersey -
Don't sweat it. Find a good dealer. Worth the extra $$. The Egg will be a pittance of the cost moving forward.
Seriously, find a good dealer who knows their product and loves the Eggs.
My personal must have items: Woo, Stone, thermapen, and if in a nest a nest handler. Handlers are way to expensive for what they are, but I wouldn't have an egg in a nest without one.A bison’s level of aggressiveness, both physical and passive, is legendary. - NPS -
I agree with those pushing the Large. My wife bought me a Medium a number of years ago, and I not only loved it, but I still love it, and it's the Egg I use most frequently. But... there are just too many times when a Medium just isn't big enough, and a year or two later, she got me a Large. The combination is perfect for me, but even though I love my Medium and use it more often than my Large, if I only had one Egg it wouldn't be a Medium. I'd go for the Large.
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Theophan said:I agree with those pushing the Large. My wife bought me a Medium a number of years ago, and I not only loved it, but I still love it, and it's the Egg I use most frequently. But... there are just too many times when a Medium just isn't big enough, and a year or two later, she got me a Large. The combination is perfect for me, but even though I love my Medium and use it more often than my Large, if I only had one Egg it wouldn't be a Medium. I'd go for the Large.
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I would go large. if you ever want to do a big turkey or wanting to try your hand at a full packer brisket or a couple racks of ribs, you will like the large. Yes there are ways to get all these things on a medium, but why not spend a little extra to make sure you can fit everything on it that you may want to cook? If you have been eying these eggs for so long you likely want to cook a variety of food. Yes it will fit chicken legs in for the three of you, but what about ABTs for an appetizer, or some bread, or peach cobbler, etc. you may have people over and wish you had more space. I have a L and wish I had gone XL.
Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
Grand Rapids MI
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