not happy.... I mean, I'm glad I was able to get what I needed with all of this COVID crap going on, and all....
but the sticker shock.... yikes.
I went to the local AIRGAS place earlier today, a place I have been buying from for many years. though I know, I aint exactly in there every day, but enough for the guys behind the counter to know me by name, when I do go in.
being I got this week off of work, due to this COVID business, and the weather is more like I'd of expected for 2 months ago, I've been working in the garage with the heat on.... I got my old '85 D-150 into the garage a couple days ago, and on the lift. Today's project so far, to make some new exhaust for it, I ran out of Argon + CO2 mix for the MIG. about 1/2 way thru. partly thanks to my kid, who miles to come back home and use up my consumables..... nother story there.
but the price for the MIG gas bottle.... ... I don't remember this gas being THAT much, the last time.... which, as I remember, was about 1-1/2 years ago...…. maybe less, again thanks to the kid using it up.
First I seen the "OPEN" sign.... whew.... I usually have a tough time catching them open because at around noon (when I was there today) I am usually at work 35 miles away.... I get my empty cyl out of the bed of my truck.... side door I usually use, locked. Went up front, locked but there's a phone number on the door and I can see people inside.... getting aggravated.... Pat, the guy I usually see there, picks up phone and motions me to call... so I did...
I told him I had a bottle out back that I needed swapped out, he comes out and sees what it is, brings me a fresh bottle to the gate.... I ask for a couple of flapper wheels and some safety glasses, Pat took my debit card and comes back with it + the reciept + what I asked for.... he left, I looked at receipt,
$96 for the fresh bottle of gas.... YIKES.... BUT THAT ISNT ALL..... $23.and some chance "HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FEE" on top of that?? That's before tax. and about another 25%, of what the fresh bottle of gas cost me....I'm not quite 6' tall, this bottle is about chest tall on me..... 139 SCF... 72.725 lb., according to receipt... same size bottle I have had all along, since shortly after buying this MIG. I got a much smaller bottle the 1st time, then moved up on 1st fill, on 2nd fill I went to this size bottle, and have had this size ever since..... and 2 flapper wheels for my angle grinder... $10 a PIECE? W T F???
Talk about screwing/gouging.... is this pretty typical pricing, where you guys live?
I bought my MIG from them 20+ years ago brand new, my oxy acetylene torch kit, hoses, gauges and tanks came from them..... seems like acetylene is going up too, from last fill/ but still did not seem THIS crazy of price....
and I did look back in the forum here, when I got home from that gouging..... looked up that 10 disc trial deal that was posted here a while back and ordered my trial pack….
but the sticker shock.... yikes.
I went to the local AIRGAS place earlier today, a place I have been buying from for many years. though I know, I aint exactly in there every day, but enough for the guys behind the counter to know me by name, when I do go in.
being I got this week off of work, due to this COVID business, and the weather is more like I'd of expected for 2 months ago, I've been working in the garage with the heat on.... I got my old '85 D-150 into the garage a couple days ago, and on the lift. Today's project so far, to make some new exhaust for it, I ran out of Argon + CO2 mix for the MIG. about 1/2 way thru. partly thanks to my kid, who miles to come back home and use up my consumables..... nother story there.
but the price for the MIG gas bottle.... ... I don't remember this gas being THAT much, the last time.... which, as I remember, was about 1-1/2 years ago...…. maybe less, again thanks to the kid using it up.
First I seen the "OPEN" sign.... whew.... I usually have a tough time catching them open because at around noon (when I was there today) I am usually at work 35 miles away.... I get my empty cyl out of the bed of my truck.... side door I usually use, locked. Went up front, locked but there's a phone number on the door and I can see people inside.... getting aggravated.... Pat, the guy I usually see there, picks up phone and motions me to call... so I did...
I told him I had a bottle out back that I needed swapped out, he comes out and sees what it is, brings me a fresh bottle to the gate.... I ask for a couple of flapper wheels and some safety glasses, Pat took my debit card and comes back with it + the reciept + what I asked for.... he left, I looked at receipt,
$96 for the fresh bottle of gas.... YIKES.... BUT THAT ISNT ALL..... $23.and some chance "HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FEE" on top of that?? That's before tax. and about another 25%, of what the fresh bottle of gas cost me....I'm not quite 6' tall, this bottle is about chest tall on me..... 139 SCF... 72.725 lb., according to receipt... same size bottle I have had all along, since shortly after buying this MIG. I got a much smaller bottle the 1st time, then moved up on 1st fill, on 2nd fill I went to this size bottle, and have had this size ever since..... and 2 flapper wheels for my angle grinder... $10 a PIECE? W T F???
Talk about screwing/gouging.... is this pretty typical pricing, where you guys live?
I bought my MIG from them 20+ years ago brand new, my oxy acetylene torch kit, hoses, gauges and tanks came from them..... seems like acetylene is going up too, from last fill/ but still did not seem THIS crazy of price....
and I did look back in the forum here, when I got home from that gouging..... looked up that 10 disc trial deal that was posted here a while back and ordered my trial pack….