Kerosene prices

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Can anyone give me an idea of what bulk Kerosene prices are in their area?

Stores are selling gallons for $3, 2.5 gal containers for $7.99

A local gas station has a pump that has it for $1.69 per gallon.

I called one bulk heating oil dealer yesterday and they told me it was $1.70 per gal and I had to bring a drum there and fill it.

How does this compare to other parts of the US

(I'm in the Chicago area)

-- plonk! (realaddress@hotmail.com), October 22, 1999

Answers

Near my home in Northern VA, $1.19 per gallon at a gas station.

-- Elaine Seavey (Gods1sheep@aol.com), October 22, 1999.

I had two 55 gallon drums delivered, with a pump, for about $140.00

Southwest Michigan

-- mushroom (mushroom_bs_too_long@yahoo.com), October 22, 1999.


shop around- prices vary ALOT. I just filled up two 5 gallon cans for my greenhouse heaters- one was $1.77/gallon!! the other I got for $1.06/gallon- needless to say- I'll get it there in the future...

-- farmer (hillsidefarm@drbs.com), October 22, 1999.

In my town of Swissvale which is in Pittsburgh, PA, I am paying $1.30/gal. However, people I know outside of Allegheny County are paying $.99/gal. Get it now.

-- Diana (healthy53@hotmail.com), October 22, 1999.

I'm in So Cal, and the best price I could find was $2.70 a gallon up to $4.30. Yikes. Anyone know where in Orange County to buy it closer to that .99 cents a gallon price?

-- Don (talk2don@globalpac.com), October 22, 1999.


Plonk,

Get a pickup and a couple of oil drums and head over into Indiana to some Amish communities and check around. You will find it priced much more reasonably over there, I think. Sorry I can't give more specific directions. My neighbors picked up K-1 in central IN for about $60 for a barrel.

gene

-- gene (ekbaker@essex1.com), October 22, 1999.


Today at Lowe's in Central Louisiana- 17$ for 5 gallons. .71$ per gallon at a local wholesale bring your drum place.

-- Wm McBride (mcbri29@ibm.net), October 22, 1999.

In North Dakota, 2.70/gal bought in bulk 30 gallon drum plus $26 deposit on drum.

-- paidout (itshigh@here.com), October 22, 1999.

Just paid $1.10 a gal. delivered, with a 100 gal min. Live In south west OR. That was a couple weeks ago.

-- stash (stashin@yahoo.com), October 23, 1999.

Mushroom I'm curious where in Southwest MI kero can be had for that price cheapedt I've found is $1.46 gal. @ Speedway gas stations thanks Paul

-- Paul (pmarden@hotmail.com), October 23, 1999.


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