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Jeepster47
Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
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Received an e-mail from ThermoWorks today and like Pavlov's dog I clicked on it ... boy do they have me trained.  This banner showed up for the first time:

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Do not purchase at Amazon or eBay.
The lowest internet prices for ThermoWorks products are available at thermoworks.com.

WARNING Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Sears and their sellers are not Authorized Dealers. Their prices are typically much higher than MSRP. If you purchase a ThermoWorks product from an unauthorized seller, you will not receive any warranty or technical support.

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Sounds like Green Egg's admonition to not buy gray market stuff.  Anybody know the back story on this?

Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    Sounds like they had a tiff with Amazon. I bought a Thermopop through Amazon (order filled by Thermoworks) some time ago. They replaced it when it malfunctioned, without any fuss. Maybe they have changed their policy. 

    TW products did not qualify for Prime shipping, so may as well order direct from the company i guess. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    What's interesting is that Amazon still lists the Thermoworks products.  Order filled by Thermoworks at three times the thermoworks.com price, as well as, other suppliers at twice the thermoworks.com price.  I'm puzzled!

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    I bought a couple Thermoworks items on Amazon many years ago but in more recent years I haven't seen any of their stuff sold directly by them on Amazon or Amazon itself.

    It seems now that all the Thermoworks stuff on Amazon is sold by third parties and all too often third parties charge outrageous prices.

    My guess is that Thermoworks just got fed up with Amazon's refusal to do anything about those third party vendors and their pricing. It would seem to damage the Thermoworks brand when some knucklehead is charging $200+ for a Thermapen.


    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,419
    The mk4 thermopen is 99 dollars on the Thermoworks site.  I just checked my Amazon "wish list" and it shows up as $249.00 in there.  
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
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  • texaswig
    texaswig Posts: 2,682
    I noticed how amazon was way higher. I was kinda wondering what was going on there. 

    2-XLs ,MM,blackstone,Ooni koda 16,R&V works 8.5 gallon fryer,express smoker and 40" smoking cajun 

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