o.k. picked up a ton of A.W.F. premium hardwood pellets from lowes $237 a ton . these are not to bad for the price they thro good heat and have some ash but its all good . when i picked them up i saw 2 bags ripped well poked with the forks. after he loaded them i asked for 2 more bags .they got me 2 more bags of potomac premium wood pellets . they are pine never burned them ,so i mixed them w some hard wood and when i poured them outa the bag there was wood shavings in the bag and they smelled like crayons . just thought i would share. i didnt check the big box store review so this is just my 2 cents.