Pellets on sale at Lowes
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Darian Hofer
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Thanks for the heads up!
No prob. At my location, many of the bags were taped closed because they were busted. Not sure if they are getting rid of them for good or what.
Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
I won’t be shocked to see Lowe’s reduce their SmokeFire offerings, but it will be a very sad thing. If this innovative - even if initially flawed - pellet grill disappears from shelves, it will make a great “case study” for business school students on how to botch a new product launch and the devastating results it can bring.
I would love to be in the board room and product development office at Weber to hear what they are thinking right now
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I would love to be in the board room and product development office at Weber to hear what they are thinking right now
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EricV.
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Weber has moved on, don't forget about next year’s extravaganza!
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"Time heals all wounds!"
"no use crying over spilled milk!"
I could go on, but I think you get the point, Lol!
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Can’t imagine they don’t. I've got my eye on a (color that doesn't yet exist) one...
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"Time heals all wounds!"
"no use crying over spilled milk!"
I could go on, but I think you get the point, Lol!
Bruno
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Same sale as last year, thanks I picked up 7 bags. Got to see a traveler in person for the first time, very cool! I still haven’t used my Q-2200 and was thinking about swapping, but I like the Q better. Glad I got to see that though!They had a bunch of Weber stuff on sale but not 1/2 price.
Tony-Chicago
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They should want to be in a room with you discussing what to do.I won’t be shocked to see Lowe’s reduce their SmokeFire offerings, but it will be a very sad thing. If this innovative - even if initially flawed - pellet grill disappears from shelves, it will make a great “case study” for business school students on how to botch a new product launch and the devastating results it can bring.
I would love to be in the board room and product development office at Weber to hear what they are thinking right now
But they do not want to hear the first few minutes.
But they definitely need to.
Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
I went to Lowe's tonight to pick up my order of a new bench grinder. I checked out the Weber section and found some great sales on stainless GBS grates for the Spirit 300 (and classic Genesis, too). I bought the 4 they had left. I also picked up a Weber grill cover for $37.
Here's what they had for pellets:
I thought it was interesting that the Grill Master blend commands an extra $3. Not a bad price at $11, but I have a full bag and way too many other bags of pellets, so I passed. But for only $8 I went for a bag of Hickory.
Looking around, I have to say that I am a little like Han Solo when it comes to the future of the SmokeFire as in "I have a bad feeling about this..."
I truly hope I am wrong, but it has the appearance to me that Lowe's is planning on reducing its Weber footprint and that the SmokeFire may not fit in at all. I believe Lowe's is the only major retailer that has SmokeFires on their sales floor. If this space is lost, I can't see how Weber can hope to gain any kind of market share. Recteq does it, but they market heavily as a direct seller.
Here's what they had for pellets:
I thought it was interesting that the Grill Master blend commands an extra $3. Not a bad price at $11, but I have a full bag and way too many other bags of pellets, so I passed. But for only $8 I went for a bag of Hickory.
Looking around, I have to say that I am a little like Han Solo when it comes to the future of the SmokeFire as in "I have a bad feeling about this..."
I truly hope I am wrong, but it has the appearance to me that Lowe's is planning on reducing its Weber footprint and that the SmokeFire may not fit in at all. I believe Lowe's is the only major retailer that has SmokeFires on their sales floor. If this space is lost, I can't see how Weber can hope to gain any kind of market share. Recteq does it, but they market heavily as a direct seller.
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Darian Hofer
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Your local Lowe’s prices are better than mine. But I grabbed 3 bags of the blend for $11 a bag.