IHATEPROPANE
Minister of Fire
First, don't go to the garden centers - they are fairly expensive around here too. Go to a stove place (if you have one around you). I pre-paid for 3 tons last fall at $259/ton (no delivery available) - and that is a little shop in the middle of nowhere. If you are near a fairly populace area, I would think pellets would be cheaper. Also try lumber yards, although they can be expensive too, if they only carry the super duper, high class pellets.
I've been getting FSU's at HD all winter long. Are they the best pellet out there? No, but they certainly aren't the worst and they are selling for $239/ton (plus if you have their credit card, you can get 5% off that price). And, my Hastings loves them compared to any other pellet I've tried. Of course, what your HD and my HD carries might be different . . .
In MA every place is 260+, mostly around 300. With the exception of the box stores which are 240-260. Have no idea what the sxipro is talking about with his prices.