I thought it was established in the Target post that stores have the right to price items differently by area because of issues like the cost to run stores in more expensive areas, so that one is explainable. Even in my own area Aldis in different towns have different prices on the same products, especially stuff like milk and eggs which are often locally sourced. Also, while Lowes is a repeat offender in misleading advertising they may have had more than a handful of grills available but especially with grills I can believe that they can get sold out before you get there. Grills are very hard to get a good deal on so there are probably a lot of people out there stalking them all the time. I know, I was one of them for a while.

BTW, note to Edgar, Lowes is at it again with the misleading Springfest ads showing a much pricier grill and making the print very small that the price shown is the "starting price" of all grills, not the price of the grill shown. Except this time they've made it even less noticeable and it flashes by in a fraction of a second.