propane woes....

2.39 is about twice what I'm paying in Vermont at the moment but prices have been increasing steadily due to the heavy demand for heating oil & propane. Check and see if you'd get a price break using a larger propane tank. The propane supplier might give you a discount for larger purchases, and they should supply the tank F.O.C.

As for Sysco, it's not uncommon for them to add on delivery charges for "under minimum" orders/ Never used to be like that but since the big fish have gobbled up the little fish, they've gotten pretty creative insofar as increasing their' profits. Ask your rep if they pay you $25 for "over minimum" orders

I had to check on my fuel prices after your post. You don't want to know what it is here, however it has increased by about 13 cents per gallon! I asked my supplier why such a huge difference and in the same state! No explanation except for perhaps gouging!

Hang in there....you have high fuel bills and I still don't have enough customers...but it is improving!

Peter

i think you are right. i have a customer who uses thousands of gallons in his factory. he gets it at 80 cents. hmmm. ok, i know quantity gets you a discount, but if they can sell it that low they must be geting it pretty cheap. is there no agency that regulates propane prices? needless to say, i have a new tank today with different logo... intro price of 1.79.....
ideal would be to have a line of different tanks so i could call for bids, haha. catch is, if a co's tank is not hooked up, they have to run a pressure test. where is that agency???
hey peter. just an idea for ya.....
i dont know your situation, but any exposure to the public would be good for you. try calling your local mission, or homeless shelter. see if they can bring over a bunch of folks for you to feed for free of course... then call the news (local t.v.) desk and tip them off as to a place you herd that was doing such a good deed... may get you a spot of the 6 and 11.......

Heard from the propane delivery driver that there was a recent fire at a large LP gas distribution center, which took it off-line for a week...forcing LP buys on the "spot market"...which is always higher in cost.

My propane costs at the restaurant were up 28% in 2003.

Wow! Those are some scary prices guys. I was complaining to my supplier yesterday about a price increase on my last delivery from 1.18/gal up to 1.45/gal. I guess I should shut up & be gratefull. I don't use large quantities of propane, about 150 gal/month, but I do get a "catering" price instead of a "home delivery" price. I wouldn't have known about the catering price if my delivery guy hadn't tipped me off that it was available if I asked for it.
CB

well, i am locked in at 1.79 for a while, and mighty happy with that,considering.....
funny thingis, my first invoice was for 250gal. it took me a while as i am sometimes slow, but then it hit me.....
my tank will only hold 15o gal and it had 18 percent before delivery...
after a couple phone calls, i finally got credit for the balance gas due...
so, check your invoices against what you have in the tank to make sure they arent fudging numbers//////