Is Kingsford going back to 20lb twin packs for Lowes/HD in 2019?

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Is Kingsford going back to 20lb twin packs for Lowes/HD in 2019?

January 16, 2019, 07:51 PM

All of Home Depot's charcoal has been on sale/clearance for a week or two now, and I recently noticed this on Home Depot's website when I search for charcoal:

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https://www.homedepot.com/p/Kingsford-20-lbs-Original-Charcoal-Briquettes-2-Pack-4460032107/307596627

I guess this means KBB is changing from 18.6 twin packs to 20...? I wonder if the formula will change as well. Or is it just a defacto price jump.
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January 16, 2019, 08:06 PM

They certainly starched those bags! My guess is more money.
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January 16, 2019, 08:24 PM

Interesting. I figured something was up with the unexplained middle of winter BOGO "summer" sale..
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January 16, 2019, 08:29 PM

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Yep, sounds like they were clearing it all out for a reason
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January 18, 2019, 01:04 PM

Decided to run out to my local HD and scoop up 5 twin packs of KBB, just in case the 18.6s do in fact go away and the price jumps. I am stocked up pretty well for awhile now, of course I'm curious to see what ends up happening
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January 18, 2019, 02:50 PM

"New larger size". They left out "with a new larger price".
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January 18, 2019, 02:52 PM

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Correct

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January 18, 2019, 03:00 PM

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UncleFester thank you for the link. I didn’t run the per pound cost yet. We shall see...
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January 18, 2019, 03:06 PM

Last time I checked, I had about 372 lbs. stockpiled in my shed. That should get me through the year and then some. I'll wait and see if it goes to half price in the summer. If so, that's only about $0.03/lb more than I have been paying during the summer holiday sales.
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January 18, 2019, 03:31 PM

If this picture is accurate I like the new square-bottomed bags.
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Buck Flicks commented

January 24, 2019, 09:39 AM

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Yeah, I like that. I usually wait until Memorial Day or July 4 to buy a bunch when it's on sale, but I don't think I'm going to have enough to make it that long. I prefer Weber charcoal, but I can never find more than one bag at a time... usually none.