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2nd Apr 2017, 02:27 PM #256New Member
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30th Jun 2017, 09:15 AM #257New Member
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I recently did a ring-around of various suppliers in Melbourne South East suburbs for costs for Argon Size D.
My results (all care, no responsibility...)
Total Tools:
Gas Bottle Purchase (No Rent)
Argon D-Size First Purchase $349
Swap-n-go $99
ELGAS:
D-Size Argon $44-inc GST (Argon)
Rent $12.38c/month
No deposit required
Delivery- No charge
Rent Free Gas:
Gas Bottle Purchase (No Rent)
Argon D-Size First Purchase $340 inc gst
Refill$110
Delivery- Not stated
Supagas:
D-Size Argon $89-inc GST (Argon)
Rent$8/month
Delivery- free
Need an Account (apply via website)
0437-403-134
BOC Gas:
D-Size Argon
$165inc gst per year + 1 free refill (per every 12 months)
Delivery- $65
Collect/swap for free
Create account on website
Bunnings:
Gas Bottle Purchase (No Rent but deposit required)
$99 inc gst first buy or change over
$200 deposit refunded upon return bottle
Hope this is useful.
Cheers
LukeLast edited by eLuke455; 30th Jun 2017 at 09:16 AM. Reason: Fixed font problem
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30th Jun 2017, 07:49 PM #258Member
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Good information. Thanks for that.
I think the Bunnings bottles are the smaller size. Am I right?
I do have a question:
Have a MIG gas bottle SpeedGas from Gasweld. I think they were the first that I knew of in Melb to to the "own your own" bottle thing.
Subsequently bought a Argon bottle from Total Tools.
What I would like to do is have them both from Total Tools. Closer to home.
Do I have any chance of cashing in the Gasweld bottle?
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30th Jun 2017, 08:09 PM #259Philomath in training
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You'd have to ask Gasweld whether they take them back. Failing that, an ad on Gumtree or Ebay may get someone to take it off your hands.
Michael
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30th Jun 2017, 09:31 PM #260New Member
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Bunnings offer is a true size D according to their website, I think they also have those very small bottles.
Cheers
Luke
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30th Jun 2017, 09:45 PM #261
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1st Jul 2017, 09:17 AM #262Pink 10EE owner
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All depends on what company is supplying the bottle and gas to the retailer. The retailers are only acting as agents for the gas companies.
Total tools seems to use Power10 gases.
Gasweld uses Speedgas.
The bottle I bought uses Puregas.Gold, the colour of choice for the discerning person.
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1st Jul 2017, 10:48 PM #263Diamond Member
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Bunnings bottles are Coregas, which I believe Blackwoods will also swap. I think Bunnings are the only ones who do a refundable deposit on the bottle, all the others see it as a way to lock you in to them. I have a Gasweld E size for MIG, a Bunnings D size for TIG and a Keg King D size for CO2 MIG. If I needed to change suppliers, I suspect I could easily Gumtree the the Keg King CO2 bottle to a beer person on the basis it was empty, and could probably do the same with the Gasweld bottle, but probably not as many potential buyers out there.
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18th Dec 2017, 08:47 PM #264Most Valued Member
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Hey guys just a head's up on the Bunning's cylinder, My local Bunnings closed down and re-opend next door and while there a couple of days ago i asked if i could have my receipt scanned and put under my name in case i lose the receipt i was told they no longer keep copies of receipts there computers are unable to store the information
give it 5-10 years i can see some major problems with empty cylinders being flogged on ebay with unsuspecting buyers buying them without a receipt to take them back for a refill
my new bunnings is state of the art if u call it that so pick and chose where u go to buy your cylinders something i didn't think twice about untill now, since i live in Sydney next refill i will be going to another local but older store just for that piece of mind i don't end up with a $200 door stop
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18th Dec 2017, 09:44 PM #265
It's better to scan the receipt anyway as the thermo print receipt paper will fade over time.
if you don't have a scanner printer take the receipt to an Officeworks shop and get a photocopy or just plain take a pic with your phone.
Works for me!
Grahame
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18th Dec 2017, 10:36 PM #266China
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Nothing new here Bunnings have been recommending that customers photocopy their receipts for as long as they have been around
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18th Dec 2017, 10:42 PM #267Most Valued Member
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I'm pretty sure when i bought my oxygen cylinder i was given a full A4 size receipt at the old store and just now it was a basic everyday cashier receipt
i keep all my paper work for anything i buy infolder's but its a good piece of mind that some bunnings can keep it on record just in case i wouldn't even know how to dispose of a empty cylinder if i had one
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16th Sep 2018, 07:58 PM #268Golden Member
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FYI: I just purchased an E size from Bunnings in Box Hill- Vic. $300 deposit and $159 for the gas.
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11th Nov 2018, 10:19 AM #269Diamond Member
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11th Nov 2018, 11:07 AM #270
My 2 local Bunnings outlets are pretty big but don' have any gas swap overs at all.
Whether it is a local OH&S thing or if they have an agreement with a local supplier not to compete against them, I do not know.
I have recently got chummy with one of the tool guys so I will ask him next time I see him.
It does seem from reading feedback on this long-running thread that conditions vary from place to place.
Grahame
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