Argon price check.

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I called the LWS where I normally get bottles filled/exchanged at to get a price for a 125 cu/ft argon bottle fill and was quoted $75.  So I called around to a couple of other places and found a mom and pop place that filled it for $42.  That is quite the price difference, I could understand $5-$10 but almost twice as much from the one place, WTF.
Reply:Ask them why the price was so high and tell them they lost a customer.Airco Ac/Dc 300 HeliwelderMillerMatic 200 (stolen)Miller Maxstar 150STLMiller AEAD200LE (welding and generating power) Hobart MIG
Reply:Originally Posted by SquirmyPugAsk them why the price was so high and tell them they lost a customer.
Reply:Tanks and prices are all over. I posted about about the same thing, Ma/Pa supplier I found in Wisconsin. They exchanged my owner 150, current test, 100 % Argon, for one of theirs for $ 45.00 . No B.S. either. Another wanted a paint charge and that MSD bullship charge and more $$$$                 Here is the post.   http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...01#post3430701
Reply:Mine was $55 exchange. It's the same way here prices are all overDavid
Reply:Here are prices for various consumables and gas I've been paying for...with dates, and descriptions, straight from my business program.  Purchased at Pacific Welding Supply, Tacoma, WA.Jet 17.5" Drill Press1942 South Bend 16x84 Lathe1980s Miller 320A / BP --- 2013 Power Mig 2562012 Jet 7x12 Horizontal BandsawVictor O/A Setup
Reply:Just picked up an 80 today filled was $185 plus tax . Refill as of today is $45  My other  LWS ( both are branch stores of natl chains) was $200 , 2 is all we have to choose from.
Reply:Since this thread just popped up again, was quoted by redball oxygen in Springdale,ar at $10 for an exchange of a 125 bottle. Next cheapest is welsco at $28, the airgas at $48Plus redball is quoting me $72 lease on a 125....Picking up a bottle or two on Friday.Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
Reply:Originally Posted by bandaidmdJust picked up an 80 today filled was $185 plus tax . Refill as of today is $45  My other  LWS ( both are branch stores of natl chains) was $200 , 2 is all we have to choose from.
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Reply:Originally Posted by dcoffmanjrSince this thread just popped up again, was quoted by redball oxygen in Springdale,ar at $10 for an exchange of a 125 bottle. Next cheapest is welsco at $28, the airgas at $48Plus redball is quoting me $72 lease on a 125....Picking up a bottle or two on Friday.Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
Reply:Originally Posted by bandaidmdI didn't want to start a new thread so i revived this old one.so mine was .20 per cf higher than your highest. ouch that $10 quote is crazy low but good for you.
Reply:Originally Posted by dcoffmanjrI had the guy (regional manager) recheck the price when he told me. Left with my jaw on the floor. Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk
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Reply:Originally Posted by BD1I think I would have asked how much do your tanks sell for. That is one heck of a deal.
Reply:Originally Posted by BD1I think I would have asked how much do your tanks sell for. That is one heck of a deal.
Reply:My lws got me setup on an exchange program. 7.50 a year to stay on, and 30 flat for my150. Got the first fill free, traded in a 250 o2 tank and they gave me the markup exchange price and extras.And open on saturdays
Reply:Originally Posted by dcoffmanjrI did ask him about an outright sale on the bottle(s) and I want to say it was around $180-ish. I know leasing is always more expensive in the long run, but when funds are tight, I can swing a leas more easily than an outright purchase right now. So I'll be leasing 2 bottles until I can cash outright buy them. And yea, at $10 a fill for a swap on the dock - that is crazy low. I'm wondering if I could have him lock me in at that price for life LOL
Reply:If you ask for a printed invoice/bill of sale for that bottle, with the serial numbers on the tank, any lws should be accepting that as proof you own it.
Reply:Originally Posted by turismolover22If you ask for a printed invoice/bill of sale for that bottle, with the serial numbers on the tank, any lws should be accepting that as proof you own it.
Reply:Originally Posted by BD1I bought a 125 tank of 75/25 off craigs list. Took it to local supplier for exchange and was asked to sign paper that I was the owner.
Reply:Originally Posted by bandaidmdthey just swapped yours for one of there own branded ones?
Reply:The name has been changed to protect the innocent http://www.encompassgas.com/history.html  I also shop there, better prices on some items, otherwise I’ll search the web for things like tig rod etc.Everlast PowerPro 256, Everlast W300 Cooler, Everlast Cart 250Millermatic 211, Spoolgun 100, Miller HD CartJackson W60 Truesight Digital Auto Darkening, Victor 315 Torch sitting on a Harper 830-86 cart
Reply:Originally Posted by Grandslam99The name has been changed to protect the innocent http://www.encompassgas.com/history.html  I also shop there, better prices on some items, otherwise I’ll search the web for things like tig rod etc.
Reply:My 125 exchange is 43 +tax in alaska....comes out to 50 bux.  The cylinder with gas new is spendy thoughMiller Syncrowave 210 w/CK FlexLoc 150  3/6/14ESAB PCM 1125 Plasma CutterAtlas 12x36 LatheACER 9x42 3hp millHarig 612 Surface GrinderDRINK Machine              welding&fabricationwow, some of you guys are getting gas CHEAP!  I think its 50.00 to fill a 125 CF bottle here.  I just bought one today, and it cost me 250.00 filled.  I know the 89cf is 40.00 to refill, so assuming the 125 is 50.00 or 55.00
Reply:Location ! It's all about where you are at and what suppliers are there. I found a family owned MA / PA supplier that is great. No BS, fair prices, and HONEST !
Reply:I am in Charlotte, ncprices are all over the placeRoberts oxygen charges$35 to swap out a 150 cylinder of 100% argon$50 for a 300 cyliner and about $60 a year for the lease.Machine and welding supply is about the same price wise. Now one woudl think a bigger company woudl be more competitive? not so. airgas was about double the price. every time i went into air gas their sales people tried to charge me 4x to 6x the price and when I complained about it, they told me they were alreayd giving me a great discount of 300% less than their  markup.  they are clueless about their competition I do not know how they stay in business. I went to buy a $10 pair of gloves and the idiot behind the counter couldnt' figgure out how to ring it up for ten minutes, I told him to forget it. I've got places to go and people to see.
Reply:Airgas was horrible here as well.  I didnt even give the guy the time of day after he quoted me for a price.