Lack of pellets in Atlantic Canada

[Shelby]

I was just wondering if there is still a lack of pellets in Atlantic Canada. I live in Newfoundland and this year has been the first year for Home Hardware in my area to carry wood pellets. They are now telling me that they are having a hard time getting pellets. Prior to moving to Newfoundland, I lived in Halifax and I had no problems getting pellets. I called St. John's and the only place that had them was Home Depot but they were selling them for $7.78 per bag plus tax. That works out to $8.79 per bag. Electric heat is cheaper then that. I still have pellets so I won't be paying that price yet. Anyway, I was just wondering if there are pellets out there to get.

 

[56 chevtruck]

been bad everywhere by sounds of it i live in dartmouth nova scotia and kents and home depot been hit and miss i am glad i got mine in november at canadian tire for $4.99 i here they are $6.99 now.

 

[pete324rocket]

Heres hoping the prices fall back down to earth and these high prices don't stick too long.There are hopefully two more pellet operations that will be online next year,one is a big one in Chatham that is being operated by a European Pellet consortium(?) ....probably be shipping them to Europe....who knows.

 

[slls]

That's strange, recently I bought Spruce point pellets from Slave Lake area of Alberta Ca for $5 a bag in Maine.

 

[pete324rocket]

I just got an email that the Canadian Tire store on Mountain road in Moncton has lots of lignetics. I can't confirm the price but without a rain check,I can only assume they would be $6.99 a bag. At least if you were gonna pay a premiun for them,they are the best.Still steep tho.

 

[pete324rocket]

Confirmation,they are $ 5.99 a bag without a raincheck.

 

[Whimpster]

Home hardware in Yarmouth N.S called to day said they had 12 pallets of Eastern Embers in stock....but a limit of 20 bags per customer at $5.99 plus tax.
Worker told me that most of the Eastern Ember pellets are being shipped to Europeen markets.....getting $10.00 a bag
Seems that's what part of our pellet shortage is grrrrrr.....

 

[donbryce]

Crappy Tire in Fredericton N.B. called me and said my pellets were in....I said 'What pellets?....He said your raincheck from October...so I boogied right on up and picked up 20 more bags of the Lignetics @4.99 + $%^&* tax. I'd already picked them up earlier, in November I think, but their system held the raincheck open...lucky me. They only had 2 pallets though, all spoken for with rainchecks...yeah, I know someone is gonna be short, but that would normally be me, so I'm not feeling any guilt. I hope the total of 90 bags I laid in will do us, our first pellet stove winter. BTW, you can check their inventory on-line anytime.
Bulletin: Just got back from Kents, and they have 1/2 dozen pallets of 'Comfy Cozy' out back, $6.99 I think.