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I've been following that smoker myself for a couple of weeks and it seems to go on sale over the weekend and then Monday morning it goes back up to $179...
I'm watching to see if the price goes back up tomorrow! ;)
I paid $189 on Amazon for mine because I was too impatient to wait for a better sale. Members here have seen the MES 30 Gen 1 on sale on Amazon for $10-20 less than this $149 price. One can either play the waiting game for the price to lower or grab the bargain in front of them. I'm OK with the price I paid because I didn't want to wait any longer to buy my smoker. I've been very happy with it.
On Amazon it's very important to pick the right seller to avoid overpaying for an item. I saw the same seller that Mike saw yesterday. I think if I was in the market for an MES 30 today I'd pass on any price over $169.