Well today I did something I have dreamed of doing for 30 + years, gave my Oxy/Acetylene bottles back to Supagas, closed my account, then went to Bunnings and picked up a pair of (essentially) rent free, D sized cylinders.
Last week I was walking around one of my Local Bunnings stores, upon exit I spied two lockable caged pallet crates one with Oxygen the other with Acetylene, both D sized. I backtracked inside, asked some questions, and then decided to ask Supagas if they could or would match the Bunnings offer. Supagas couldn’t match or even come within cooee of the Coregas (Bunnings) offer, so I closed the account.
The basics of their deal is, you place a deposit on a pair of D sized cylinders and purchase two full cylinders, one with Oxygen, the other with Acetylene. The cylinder deposit is (currently) $200 per bottle, the gas component is $69 for Oxygen and $99 for Acetylene for a grand outlay of $568.00.
When my cylinders become empty, and for the price of the gas component only, my payment with changeover cylinders is currently $168.00, which compares favourably in my case as an extremely small time user of the product.
Coregas call it “Trade N Go” http://ift.tt/129QHmw
This is their product page explaining what you actually get. http://ift.tt/1yjlwja
When at a Bunnings store these are the current prices. http://ift.tt/1gvobPG
For those thinking the $200.00 slug per cylinder for a deposit is a bit over the top, then perhaps the cost of a misplaced Supagas D sized cylinder that would cost you $440.00 excluding GST or $484.00 with GST may just put it into perspective.
Talks I have had with various people around the traps in the bottled gas industry over the past week, tell me that the person who masterminded this free rental thing at Coregas, previously had a senior position at Supagas for some time.
Much as I dislike a potential narrowing of the market place, in this instance I think it is a great change and one for the better as far as customers are concerned. Time of course will tell, but this deal will probably see me out.
Mick.
Last week I was walking around one of my Local Bunnings stores, upon exit I spied two lockable caged pallet crates one with Oxygen the other with Acetylene, both D sized. I backtracked inside, asked some questions, and then decided to ask Supagas if they could or would match the Bunnings offer. Supagas couldn’t match or even come within cooee of the Coregas (Bunnings) offer, so I closed the account.
The basics of their deal is, you place a deposit on a pair of D sized cylinders and purchase two full cylinders, one with Oxygen, the other with Acetylene. The cylinder deposit is (currently) $200 per bottle, the gas component is $69 for Oxygen and $99 for Acetylene for a grand outlay of $568.00.
When my cylinders become empty, and for the price of the gas component only, my payment with changeover cylinders is currently $168.00, which compares favourably in my case as an extremely small time user of the product.
Coregas call it “Trade N Go” http://ift.tt/129QHmw
This is their product page explaining what you actually get. http://ift.tt/1yjlwja
When at a Bunnings store these are the current prices. http://ift.tt/1gvobPG
For those thinking the $200.00 slug per cylinder for a deposit is a bit over the top, then perhaps the cost of a misplaced Supagas D sized cylinder that would cost you $440.00 excluding GST or $484.00 with GST may just put it into perspective.
Talks I have had with various people around the traps in the bottled gas industry over the past week, tell me that the person who masterminded this free rental thing at Coregas, previously had a senior position at Supagas for some time.
Much as I dislike a potential narrowing of the market place, in this instance I think it is a great change and one for the better as far as customers are concerned. Time of course will tell, but this deal will probably see me out.
Mick.
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