Where do you buy oil?

Yeah I left the shop a few years ago and when I did the oil distributer was screwing my brother over on pricing. (I did all of the purchasing before I left). When I came back I started buying out the store and from different places (for 5 gallon gear fluids). Suddenly he was able to adjust pricing and stop delivery charges. I still buy Mobil out of Wal-Mart and Sams because we don't have a local distributer.

 

Rural King for me. It's a farm chain that has started popping up in my area in the last few years. Better prices than I've seen anywhere else but I haven't bought any lately to give an exact price.

They have a house brand called Providence, both dino and semi-synth that are pretty cheap, made by Kendall I'm told.

 

walmart they drop it off at the door

 

Rural King used to always stock 55 gallon drums of Rotella 15/40, but anymore they don’t nearly always have them. They do run some killer deals on 5 gallon buckets periodically, I walked out with 16 buckets last Black Friday… the only thing I went shopping for lol

 

I’m another sams club or walmart fan. I have tried 55 gallon drums. It’s more mess than it’s worth to me. Now someone with a more disciplined mentality it is probably a good thing. But rounding up clean jugs then making sure it’s 100 percent off. Then the tilting process to get the last of it out. I leave my savings plus on the floor every time

 

True story, who knows I may go back to 5 gallon pales…

 

Several weeks ago I went to Walmart for oil, and I could get 2 of the 2.5 gal jugs for several dollars cheaper than a 5 gallon pail. What a no brained! There nicer to hold when you’re standing on a tire anyway!

 

I know you are all gonna think I’m crazy but have you noticed that some of the oil in the drums from Walmart/Costco smell differently from normal Shell smell. It is very noticeable. Makes you wonder if it is just branded shell from a different distributor meeting shell standards. I can tell you what my Schaeffer’s rep told me. They are blending oil for Shell to sell in some markets.

 

Wouldn’t doubt it. We as the consumers are effed no matter what we do. These companies can do whatever they want and we just have to deal with it. The way of the modern world.