Comments on: Home Depot’s Free Propane Exchange — Some Got Burned http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/06/01/home-depots-free-propane-exchange-some-got-burned/ Exposing the strings and catches buried in the fine print. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shawn http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/06/01/home-depots-free-propane-exchange-some-got-burned/comment-page-1/#comment-180695 Shawn Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:11:08 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1399#comment-180695 who, in their right mind, really think home depot is going to just give you a free tank of propane with no strings attached? pt barnum said it best! who, in their right mind, really think home depot is going to just give you a free tank of propane with no strings attached? pt barnum said it best!

]]> By: John P. http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/06/01/home-depots-free-propane-exchange-some-got-burned/comment-page-1/#comment-180595 John P. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:44:04 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1399#comment-180595 The lesson is, don't buy propane through a tank exchange program. If you have your tank refilled at a dealer, the propane is metered into the tank and you pay for what you purchase. You know how much you are getting and the cost per gallon. The lesson is, don’t buy propane through a tank exchange program. If you have your tank refilled at a dealer, the propane is metered into the tank and you pay for what you purchase. You know how much you are getting and the cost per gallon.

]]> By: alba http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/06/01/home-depots-free-propane-exchange-some-got-burned/comment-page-1/#comment-180479 alba Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:33:21 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1399#comment-180479 Along the same lines, propane companies have started to fill standard 20-pound tanks with less fuel (15lbs) while charging the same price as before (when they filled the tanks 12% fuller) As far as I can tell, you won't find this information anywhere on the tanks themselves. Here's the story from Consumer Reports: http://blogs.consumerreports.org/home/2009/05/amerigas-blue-rhino-propane-gas-tank-exchange-gas-grills-home-depot.html Along the same lines, propane companies have started to fill standard 20-pound tanks with less fuel (15lbs) while charging the same price as before (when they filled the tanks 12% fuller)

As far as I can tell, you won’t find this information anywhere on the tanks themselves.

Here’s the story from Consumer Reports: http://blogs.consumerreports.org/home/2009/05/amerigas-blue-rhino-propane-gas-tank-exchange-gas-grills-home-depot.html

]]> By: john http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/06/01/home-depots-free-propane-exchange-some-got-burned/comment-page-1/#comment-180429 john Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:21:13 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1399#comment-180429 Aww that is just plain crooked! Aww that is just plain crooked!

]]> By: mitaliano http://www.mouseprint.org/2009/06/01/home-depots-free-propane-exchange-some-got-burned/comment-page-1/#comment-180355 mitaliano Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:55:05 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=1399#comment-180355 i never click on links anymore for online coupons since they pull this a lot, not just home depot but many companys will have lots of mouseprint or ask you to fill out surveys with person info to get a lousy coupon. Many people are also not aware at how often the coupon link will also generate a lot of spyware to dump on your computer. i never click on links anymore for online coupons since they pull this a lot, not just home depot but many companys will have lots of mouseprint or ask you to fill out surveys with person info to get a lousy coupon. Many people are also not aware at how often the coupon link will also generate a lot of spyware to dump on your computer.

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