Overpriced!

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At the prevailing local oil price today a ton of pellets is worth about $360 give or take burned in equivalently efficient devices. Your mileage on both will vary, this is as far as I can take the comparison. Locally #2 can be had for $2.99/gallon.

ETA: My current pellet stash cost is under $2.00/gallon oil equivalent, buy them when the price is right for you.
 
The "shock" may be to the pellet retailers trying to unload $300 + pellets if fuel oil keeps dropping.
Anyone remember 2008 ?


Retails have a bottom line profit that has to be made or it is not worth carrying the product. Retailers are in this game to make a profit or we would be working for someone else.

Eric
 
The "shock" may be to the pellet retailers trying to unload $300 + pellets if fuel oil keeps dropping.
Anyone remember 2008 ?

remember 2005?! What happened right after Hurricane Katrina?
 
It's crazy to pay 300+ for a ton of pellets anyway. There are plenty of good pellets around the 250$ mark. A tank of oil last me about 6 weeks during the cold months. A ton of pellets last about 6 weeks. Oil would have to get down to around 1.30$ a gallon for me to start using again. I saw a price yesterday for 2.94$ a gallon
 
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HUH? And exactly how much IS a new F-150? At my age of 70 .
Do you honestly think a new F150 is a valid option? Hahahahahahahaha.................
Also retired military here
I bought my f150 four and a half years ago. (used). I've driven it about 8700 miles. Still looks great. Can't justify a new truck, but I also wouldn't haul a ton in a half ton truck. I did buy and haul a ton in two trips by myself last year. I was able to unload and stack it. Those pellets were not as good for me as the ones. I got delivered from SIB. Just got two tons of softies delivered.
 
isnt a f150 a half ton truck?
My silverado does just fine with a ton in it, with the canopy on
 
isnt a f150 a half ton truck?
My silverado does just fine with a ton in it, with the canopy on


All depends on the year of the truck.

Eric
 
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