I called over to the homebrew shop to see how much a CO2 tank exchange would cost, since I'm going over there this weekend anyway and the local Airgas place is a PITA to get before they close...
10# tank. All in date. Just a swap.
FIFTY ****ING DOLLARS! American dollars! Fifty of 'em!
For a ten-pound tank. $25 if I was just swapping a five!
Airgas isn't the cheapest place, I'm sure, but $50 for ten pounds of CO2? REALLY? People pay that? I mean, I know he's got to make a living, I'm happy to support the store even though it's an hour+ drive to get there... but even if he's paying retail to get those tanks swapped himself, he's still got to be getting a 100%+ markup on them!
So, I'm taking off a little early on the day before the long weekend, and hitting up Airgas. I'm sure I'll spend $50 at the homebrew shop this weekend, but I'll be damned if it's on CO2.
10# tank. All in date. Just a swap.
FIFTY ****ING DOLLARS! American dollars! Fifty of 'em!
For a ten-pound tank. $25 if I was just swapping a five!
Airgas isn't the cheapest place, I'm sure, but $50 for ten pounds of CO2? REALLY? People pay that? I mean, I know he's got to make a living, I'm happy to support the store even though it's an hour+ drive to get there... but even if he's paying retail to get those tanks swapped himself, he's still got to be getting a 100%+ markup on them!
So, I'm taking off a little early on the day before the long weekend, and hitting up Airgas. I'm sure I'll spend $50 at the homebrew shop this weekend, but I'll be damned if it's on CO2.