Tank depot Inductor tanks?

[user 40839]

I'm not bothered at all by the fact that they asked for proof of a lower price. Any time I've used a company's price match feature, be it for brewing equipment, mountain biking stuff, or anything else, that's always the case.

As to there being legitimate reasons for their shipping charges being that high, I don't buy it. Given that no matter where you buy them from, the Ace tanks are all shipped from the exact same location - via Roto-Weld/DenHartog themselves - I find it suspicious to say the least that one company is charging three times more than anyone else for the exact same thing. (I just contacted another Ace tank supplier for a shipping quote, and it came out to $27, half of what tank-depot is charging)

If they weren't marking it up to high heaven, then reducing the shipping from $112.26 for two tanks down to $35 would mean that they're now losing money on the transaction, at which point a company would say "We're sorry, we can't match that."

 

[EarthBound]

Thank you for posting all this, mick. Now I know what I should be charged for shipping.

 

[Aquaholic]

Here's a super easy way to find out if you're being overcharged...just go to UPS.com!
Here's what I get when looking at the shipping charges based on weight, dimensions, and shipping points.

Guaranteed By: By End of Day
Monday January 17, 2011

Package 1 Package 2
UPS Ground
60.40 USD 60.40 USD
Fuel Surcharge 3.32 USD 3.32 USD
Charges Per Package 63.72 USD 63.72 USD
Shipment Total: 127.44 USD

Ship To: san rafael, 94901, UNITED STATES Ship From: hospers, 51238, UNITED STATES Shipment Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Total Shipment Weight: 30 lbs.

15 lbs. 28 x 19 x 19 in. /
My Packaging Not Entered Dimensional Weight applies
(Billable Weight: 61.0 LBS.)

I must assume that these guys have accounts with discounts if one quotes $53 per tank. Should be interesting to see how your tanks arrive; FedEx/UPS/USPS. I can't see how that was an accurate freight quote; yeaterday I had to ship a package to Texas with similiar measurements; USPS was the cheapest at $31.03. Please let us know how they arrive!! I'm wondering if I should be ordering a few extra tanks before spraysmarter realized they're undercharging...

 

[BrewBeemer]

A bit off topic December issue Popular Mechanics has an article where they installed data-logging into a package sent across the US thru different carriers, USPS, FedEx and USPS. Temp swings, G-forces, position changes.
Spikes over 6-g's, .5 USPS, 2.0 UPS, FedEx 3.1, yo takes your chances.
I find UPS cheaper than FedEx, USPS the most expensive.

 

[TankDepot]

Thank you for contributing your experience with Tank Depot and for utilizing our Total Price Guarantee ( http://www.tank-depot.com/total-price-guarantee.aspx ).
I looked into shipping methods for the 15 Gallon Full Drain Inductor Tank. Our cost to ship via UPS Ground (with discount) is $48.13 per tank. There is an additional $8 "not encased in cardboard" fee per package not encased in cardboard.
USPS could deliver these tanks via Parcel Post at $22.52 each package. Unfortunately, Ace does not offer USPS shipping and Parcel Post requires that the sender bring their packages to the Post Office.
I do not know how Spray Smarter is shipping the tanks for they rate they are quoting. I too would be interested to know the delivery service used, if possible.

"If they weren't marking it up to high heaven, then reducing the shipping from $112.26 for two tanks down to $35 would mean that they're now losing money on the transaction, at which point a company would say "We're sorry, we can't match that.""
You are correct; we were going to lose money on the transaction by matching the delivered price of another vendor. Our Total Price Guarantee promises to match or beat lower prices. We take integrity seriously and stand behind what we say. Additionally, the guarantee allows us to monitor and improve our pricing, service, and shipping methods.

I thank you for allowing us to honor our guarantee. Please let me know what freight carrier delivers these tanks. Hopefully we can find more economical carriers for our customers.

Cheers!

 

[insnekamkze86]

Thank you for that find ubermick sounds like a better deal because you only have to pay the shipping charges of ups instead of a freight carrier which will cost more because of the fuel truck and shipping costs to get it to ur door. Unlike ups theres only one flat rate charge to factor in instead of several.

I am looking at more like the 35 to 60 gallon tanks which are like 120 to 150 so shipping would be a pain if gone through tank depot bc its like a additional 150 to 200 bucks in shipping, of course they wont match the competition bc they would lose money and every business needs to make money off of the their customers. Even though its insane for the shipping prices its understandable for tank depot but still i will go else were because i want to get the equipment and supplies to brew not just the equipment.

So thank you again for that discovery because i have never heard of that company, but i didnt do alot of research either to find it.

 

[ElevenBrewCo]

no offense to tank depot, but spray smarter without a doubt is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper. I just ordered 3 15 gallon tanks from spraysmarter for 189 shipped!!

Spraysmarter.com-

Tanks-$52x3=156
Shipping-$22.55(indiana)
Tax-$10.92

Total=$189.47!!

Tankdepot-

Tanks-59x3-$176
Shipping- $91.86!!!!!!
Tax-?

total(without tax)-$267

difference is damn near 100 bucks in savings if you add tankdepot tax.......


can i get some lube for that shipping rape?

 

[TankDepot]

Take those deals while you can! We had looked into this earlier this year. Their calculator is based on weight only. When the dimensions of the packages are factored in, the shipping costs rise considerably. If/when they review their freight bills, they'll find that these orders are costing them all their profit and then some and the issue will need to be addressed.
Get while the gettin's good!
Cheers

 

[insnekamkze86]

Maybe so but I don't see it happening anytime soon I guess there's a reason why there is always more than one company that makes a product u need bc one company is cheaper than the other yes the old saying is u get what u pay for but that's not always the case tank depot may.be a good company if not great but most people.r not.going to pay those overpriced freight charges unless its out the country that's why we buy from the competitor no offensei

 

[EarthBound]

I paid $10 for shipping on mine, so I got you all beat!

 

[MazdaMatt]

These are attractive products, but I'm SURE that UPS will tack on at LEAST 50% markup in cross-border fees. Any Canadian sources for this stuff?

 

[onthekeg]

Matt, Any of these places can fix you up I bet. They are used for spraying crops.
http://www.easternfarmmachinery.com/scripts/catalog.pl?F=F&K=dealers

 

[TankDepot]

These are attractive products, but I'm SURE that UPS will tack on at LEAST 50% markup in cross-border fees. Any Canadian sources for this stuff?

Plastictanks.ca is one distributor, but they only have the Norwesco inductors.
http://plastictanks.ca/category.php?cat_id=177
There's also polywest.ca
I have had zero interaction with either, just know that they are distributors for the Canadian market. (Norwesco doesn't allow US distributors to ship to Canada...and vice versa.)
I don't know if it is this is already default setting, but if you type in google.ca instead of google.com, your search engine results should favor Canadian based sites. With any luck, it'll steer you to some local leads.

 

[MazdaMatt]

Holy $#!T what is up with the prices!?!? 50 bucks in the US, 230 bucks in canada? Rriiiight...

 

[ftlstrings]

yeah, i just went to spraysmarter and they totally hooked me up! I paid $12 for shipping a 15 gallon tank, banjo valve and adapter, which they went and found for me while we were on the phone to make sure that everything was hooked up exactly the way i wanted! I paid less than the online cost of the tank and valve, for everything shipped! Plus they were super nice.

I will definitely be going back to them anytime I need tanks. Period.

~Mike~

 

[jesse55lv]

Rural King (www.ruralking.com) has these tanks for $61.99 and has free shipping right now. Just ordered my first one!