Home Depot / Lowes Inventory Status

[geek]

yeah, just called them up now and confirmed their price went up to $4.98/bag and they have none in stock....!!

 

[jtakeman]

Glad most of us bagged them before they jacked them up!

BT Ent. and CTPellets, both have good pellets for less than $250/ton if peeps are still needed fuel. $250 will get some dandy pellets for that matter. CT now has Okies by the way!

 

[cchilly]

I was just at Lowes in Leominster MA and they went up to 5.97/bag. I was going to buy a few ton, but not at that price. I guess they want to sit on what is left until the fall.

 

[Xena]

I was just at Lowes in Leominster MA
and they went up to 5.97/bag. I was going to buy a few ton, but not at that price.
I guess they want to sit on what is left until the fall.

Same price down this way too. I'm thinking that they
caught on that Home Depot wasn't restocking and
they (Lowes) were blowing out truckloads in some cases
in a few days so they figured they could jack up the price.
Will be interesting to see what happens from here.

 

[pauly2110]

its a joke at this rate of 5.97 it aint worth it as it pretty much evens out with oil now i guessing, gotta keep it under 5$ a bag at least

 

[JohnnyHaulin]

If we can keep all the pellet pigs out of all the lowes maybe they will lower the price so we can go in and wipe them out. I got my 10% off coupon yesterday and will wait till price goes down. I think all the pellet pig should get your 10% off and when the price goes down we go wipe them out. Double whamie

 

[Xena]

If we can keep all the pellet pigs out of all the lowes
maybe they will lower the price so we can go in and wipe them out. I got my 10% off coupon yesterday
and will wait till price goes down. I think all the pellet pig should get your 10% off and when the price
goes down we go wipe them out. Double whamie

Hehe. That would be sweet. Have a 10% coupon ready and waiting.
The hogs gotta stick together eh.

 

[JohnnyHaulin]

I know I have not applied for PELLET PIG STATUS but I am new to the site (maybe about a month) and am still working my way up. Two pellet stoves englander 25 and a whitfield II-2 insert I picked up on Craigslist for $600 a couple of weeks ago I know you guys like pics I will post one soon. Now I need my pellets! I love this site and the help I have got from people is priceless. I can not seem to not check in everyday. Keep it up everyone and lets stick together.

 

[DobieMom]

My Lowes has been at $5.97 a bag ALL SEASON...Potomacs. Ace Hardware has Lignetics for $5.97 a bag...last I heard, 6 tons left. I hadn't burned this pellet so I bought 2 bags to try...REALLY low ash, minimal fines and decent heat output...hmmm, might have to see how bad they want to be rid of those last 6 tons soon as I find a place to stash the danged things ...grrr!

 

[BBennett]

Lowes Manchester has joined the 5.97 club. nothing really good anyways.. Infernos, but i know they are slated for a Greene Team delivery around the 17th.

The test is how long will they stay up at 5.97? Sitting on a truck load of pellets.

 

[mgeary0624]

Danbury, CT Lowes too. 5.97 per bag, Stove Chow. I was very disappointed because so many on this forum recently got them for cheap. I am a newbie so I impulsively ordered 4 tons Maines choice online for delivery at 209 per ton. I will have my stove, P61a installed in a week or two. I hope these pellets do well in this stove.

 

[geek]

Danbury, CT Lowes too. 5.97 per bag, Stove Chow. I was very disappointed because so many on this forum recently got them for cheap. I am a newbie so I impulsively ordered 4 tons Maines choice online for delivery at 209 per ton. I will have my stove, P61a installed in a week or two. I hope these pellets do well in this stove.

I hope you tried a few bags first, would be very unfortunate to buy by the ton without trying first and the find out your stove doesn't burn them well for whatever reason.

 

[geek]

If we can keep all the pellet pigs out of all the lowes maybe they will lower the price so we can go in and wipe them out. I got my 10% off coupon yesterday and will wait till price goes down. I think all the pellet pig should get your 10% off and when the price goes down we go wipe them out. Double whamie

don't worry, you'll join the wagon soon and will be bragging that you bought 5 tons....j/k

 

[ChrisWNY]

True, there can be a lot of variation from 1 ton to another within the SAME brand of pellets. I advise against buying 2+ tons at a time for this reason - a coworker of mine bought 4 tons of a particular wood pellet brand last year, 1 ton burned great (his best ton was his 3rd ton, the first 2 were terrible, as well as the last ton), the other 3 were simply awful, so he was stuck burning horrendous pellets for nearly an entire season. he said there were significant differences in the color/odor of the 4 tons of pellets, and even within the same pallet, some bags were different than others.

In my area, over the past couple of months, I didn't have much of a chance to try before I buy. Rather than buying just a few bags to "sample" a particular brand, I'd buy 1/2 ton. If I only bought a few bags, and they burned great with no issues, I'd return to my local big box store to find them completely gone, so that method didn't work out for me. If the pellet was crappy, 1/2 ton wouldn't be a killer, I'd have a month or so where I'd be doing more vacuuming/brushing vs. having to do extra cleaning work for an entire season. I think next year my plan will be to stock up on a ton of one of the brands of pellets that did well for me this year (which could be Stove Chow, Fireside Ultras, Pennington's Nature's Heat, or Lignetics), then buy in 1/2 ton increments the rest of next season as I did for this season.

 

[Augmister]

True, there can be a lot of variation from 1 ton to another within the SAME brand of pellets. I advise against buying 2+ tons at a time for this reason - a coworker of mine bought 4 tons of a particular wood pellet brand last year, 1 ton burned great (his best ton was his 3rd ton, the first 2 were terrible, as well as the last ton), the other 3 were simply awful, so he was stuck burning horrendous pellets for nearly an entire season. he said there were significant differences in the color/odor of the 4 tons of pellets, and even within the same pallet, some bags were different than others.

In my area, over the past couple of months, I didn't have much of a chance to try before I buy. Rather than buying just a few bags to "sample" a particular brand, I'd buy 1/2 ton. If I only bought a few bags, and they burned great with no issues, I'd return to my local big box store to find them completely gone, so that method didn't work out for me. If the pellet was crappy, 1/2 ton wouldn't be a killer, I'd have a month or so where I'd be doing more vacuuming/brushing vs. having to do extra cleaning work for an entire season. I think next year my plan will be to stock up on a ton of one of the brands of pellets that did well for me this year (which could be Stove Chow, Fireside Ultras, Pennington's Nature's Heat, or Lignetics), then buy in 1/2 ton increments the rest of next season as I did for this season.

Hey, you drinking single malt or burning pellets???? Geeeezzzz. If they are $6/bag next year if the oil runs dry, who cares?

 

[mgeary0624]

True, there can be a lot of variation from 1 ton to another within the SAME brand of pellets. I advise against buying 2+ tons at a time for this reason - a coworker of mine bought 4 tons of a particular wood pellet brand last year, 1 ton burned great (his best ton was his 3rd ton, the first 2 were terrible, as well as the last ton), the other 3 were simply awful, so he was stuck burning horrendous pellets for nearly an entire season. he said there were significant differences in the color/odor of the 4 tons of pellets, and even within the same pallet, some bags were different than others.

In my area, over the past couple of months, I didn't have much of a chance to try before I buy. Rather than buying just a few bags to "sample" a particular brand, I'd buy 1/2 ton. If I only bought a few bags, and they burned great with no issues, I'd return to my local big box store to find them completely gone, so that method didn't work out for me. If the pellet was crappy, 1/2 ton wouldn't be a killer, I'd have a month or so where I'd be doing more vacuuming/brushing vs. having to do extra cleaning work for an entire season. I think next year my plan will be to stock up on a ton of one of the brands of pellets that did well for me this year (which could be Stove Chow, Fireside Ultras, Pennington's Nature's Heat, or Lignetics), then buy in 1/2 ton increments the rest of next season as I did for this season.

Hey, you drinking single malt or burning pellets???? Geeeezzzz. If they are $6/bag next year if the oil runs dry, who cares?

Well, as far as I can tell, only pellets have run dry in the past. Just trying to find the best price.

 

[Don2222]

I was just at Lowes in Leominster MA
and they went up to 5.97/bag. I was going to buy a few ton, but not at that price.
I guess they want to sit on what is left until the fall.

Same price down this way too. I'm thinking that they
caught on that Home Depot wasn't restocking and
they (Lowes) were blowing out truckloads in some cases
in a few days so they figured they could jack up the price.
Will be interesting to see what happens from here.

Up here they just went up to $4.68 per bag so I am not buying anymore at this price either!

 

[Xena]

Up here they just went up to $4.68 per bag so I am not buying anymore at this price either!

With a 10% off coupon that's 211 for a ton.
Not bad if we're talking good pellets.

 

[WoodPorn]

Glad most of us bagged them before they jacked them up!

BT Ent. and CTPellets, both have good pellets for less than $250/ton if peeps are still needed fuel. $250 will get some dandy pellets for that matter. CT now has Okies by the way!

Don't forget, Long Pond Stove Shop too.

 

[jtakeman]

Glad most of us bagged them before they jacked them up!

BT Ent. and CTPellets, both have good pellets for less than $250/ton if peeps are still needed fuel. $250 will get some dandy pellets for that matter. CT now has Okies by the way!

Don't forget, Long Pond Stove Shop too.

I keep forgeting about Long Pond, Only because he's so far for me to travel. But has got some good pellets for fair prices! Pelletdude is always a pleasure to deal with!

 

[epehubb]

Well I just ran out and thinking about picking up 10-20 bags. Possibly at HD/Lowes.

Where do you all find the aforementioned 10% coupon? Does it expire?

 

[Xena]

Yes it has an expiration. About 4 weeks
from when you get it. Think everyone said
HD was picked clean of pellets.
Here's a link Lowes Coupon

 

[epehubb]

Thanks Xena!

 

[turbotech]

How many out there put in a phone order at Lowes when the price was $209/ton and now have their choice of pellets because no one is buying them at Lowes?

 

[jtakeman]

Most of us big pigs already scored ours. We'll leave the scraps for the rest of ya's! hehe jk!