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Walmart Prices and Penningtons

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  1. ttdberg

    ttdberg Pellet Pig

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    Stopped at a couple Walmarts about 40 minutes apart.

    First one:
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    Second one:
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    Those pellets at the first one (white wrap) are the Penningtons made with oak (see below). The ones at the second store (black wrap) are the Nature's Heat variety. I grabbed a couple of the "oak" bags to try this winter. When the clerk cashed me out, they came up at $5.64/bag (like the website says). I showed her the sign indicating they are $5.22/bag and she adjusted it accordingly. What is up with the price variations? And $270/ton for pellets at Walmart? Yikes!

    How much oak you think it really in these? Bet it's just a little tiny bit, lol.
     

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    They can keep the penningtons at any price. MWP here at Walmart @$219.
     
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    You guys got it good. MWP is $50/ton more here, no matter where you buy it. Boxes or pellets stores, it's the same story. Must be that cost of trucking to transport them all the way from Maine to here! :eek:
     
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    I always heard about the pennington oaks but never seen them. If they show up in my wal mart I might have to grab a few
     
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    Which Wal-Mart was this?
     
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    Northboro, conveniently located a couple miles down the road from the mulch store with the LaCretes. Road trip.
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    For sure next time I am out that way I will need to check it out.
     
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    I can't wait to see what you think of those!
     
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    Save and I are only about 40 miles from the MWP plant, so it makes sense we can get them cheaper.
     
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    I got about 25 bags of the Oak Pennington's from a woman in Middletown about 4 winters ago....she wasn't going to use her stove anymore. I burned them, and liked them a lot!
     
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    tt......what's the first number in the UPC?
     
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    Full UPC 021496 240008
     
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    It comes back as Pennington Seed. I wonder who's bagging that?
     
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    Don't know but I made a hole in one bag to check them out. Fairly light in color, regular lengths about 1/2 to 3/4 inch, and smell great. Will test burn these early in the season so if they are good, can go back for more.
     
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    Something about pennington makes me want to say biomaxx and thermoglo
     
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    Yeah I cant find em. Gonna check the wal-marts In the area see if I can come apon some
     
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    From what I was told Bio Plus is doing the bagging since they sold off their mills to Thermoglo.
     
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    Thats right thats what I was thinking bio plus. That came up when I scanned my few natures heat regular bags
     
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