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Lowe's appears to be getting a jump on Home Depot for Labor Day this year. Usually they are pretty competitive; last year the price was something like $7.88 for 40 lbs. I still have plenty, so I may wait and see what HD does next week.
This is why I've been using briquettes. I stockpiled on the Home Depot Memorial Day deal last May and still have a bunch left over. I like lump's performance better, but with a price like this, how do you pass it up? Especially if Home Depot might beat it next week. I guess I'm cheap, but I'm going with the cheaper option. I don't think it changes the final product much, so why not?