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Michigan wood fuel review (chatter)

Discussion in 'The Pellet Bag' started by Dpopps, Nov 1, 2015.

  1. Dpopps

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    Well one thing seems consistent with these, the are consistently not that great year after year? Good job Dpopps!
     
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    Thank you for the review. Those are some dark colored pellets and quite a bit of ash. Wish pellets cost the same price around here.
     
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    I don't get why pellets in the North East cost so much more.
     
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    Thank you for the review. We appreciate it very much!!

    How many Michigan pellets are there? I burned some in the past, But don't see them here anymore. Bag looked like this and were made in Holland. Pretty ugly IIRC, Lots of ash and low heat.

    8 Michigan a.JPG
     
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    The one in your pic are the ones that have darn near run every other pellet out of my area. Each year I have hopes that they'll be better (because they are everywhere and are fairly inexpensive). Each year I find that they have achieved consistency. Consistently poor, IMO.

    Before those came around, I could get Somerset, Pro Pellet and AWF at the box stores consistently. Now every box store in my area carries the MI pellets. I assume they save on freight and sell them for the same price that a better pellet would go for.
     
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    Those would be the same ones I tested, I herd that last years where so bad they had to give out refunds to some people.
     
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    Looks like same product, different bags.
     
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    Must be because we have more money :doh:

    The only real chain supermarket in this area charges more for everything than the exact same store 15 miles away. When I asked the deli worker why the meats were all .50 per lb more than Rochester, she said that according to management its due to a higher wage demographic in this area. Yeah, Right-I told her to let them know that we are not stupid and they shouldn't insult the locals like that-its because there is no competition....period.