Propane Ripoff

I worked for a propane company in Maryland for two years. I left them recently. They are ripping us all off. I left on good terms but could not take the rip off any longer. It is not the refineries that are the problem. This company i worked for was making over a $1.00 a gallon after their expences. The top three raked in large paychecks and paid the rest of the employees little. This company paid the top three tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses each year. The only way to get a better price from them is to call them and tell them you are going with another company. If they give you a better price it will be for one fill. Good luck.

titleist1 wrote:

Wood'nCoal wrote:The tank is still here.

They just don't want to cut you a check for the unused propane!!!

Uh...The tank is still here...I guess they think if they leave it here I'll "give in" and start using propane again, instead of that outdated, filthy, dirty, smelly coal.

my guess is that they'll pick it up in the fall, at exactly the same time they get a new customer in your neighborhood that wants a tank installed.

UPDATE:

The tank was never picked up, Suburban Propane is still billing me for the "minimum service charge" plus late fees.

I just wrote them a letter telling them, once again, to cancel my service and pick-up the tank (still full).

I wrote instead of calling, I figured a call is too easy to forget about.

Keep a copy of your letter so when they take you to small claims court you will have the evidence.

rberq wrote:Keep a copy of your letter so when they take you to small claims court you will have the evidence.

Already done.

I'd follow it up with a certified/registered letter informing them that if they don't remove it in two weeks you will assume the property abandoned and will have it removed yourself and be will forwarding the bill to them. If you have buddy with garage, you can talk to him. They can usually charge storage fees if they want it returned.

I'm not lawyer and i really don't know what you're legal options are here but that should get them going.

Richard S. wrote:I'd follow it up with a certified/registered letter informing them that if they don't remove it in two weeks you will assume the property abandoned and will have it removed yourself and be will forwarding the bill to them. If you have buddy with garage, you can talk to him. They can usually charge storage fees if they want it returned.

I'm not lawyer and i really don't know what you're legal options are here but that should get them going.

Good idea, if I don't hear from them in short order I will do that.

Tank was finally picked up yesterday.

Somebody plant some flowers where it used to sit? Scott

stokerscot wrote:Somebody plant some flowers where it used to sit? Scott

Gotta do something, now you can see the beer cans I was chucking behind the tank!

Wood'nCoal wrote:

stokerscot wrote:Somebody plant some flowers where it used to sit? Scott

Gotta do something, now you can see the beer cans I was chucking behind the tank!

I bet someone on their way to a gas station already grabbed them if they are nickel deposits.

coaledsweat wrote:

Wood'nCoal wrote:

stokerscot wrote:Somebody plant some flowers where it used to sit? Scott

Gotta do something, now you can see the beer cans I was chucking behind the tank!

I bet someone on their way to a gas station already grabbed them if they are nickel deposits.

But we don't have the 5 cent deposit thing in New Jersey.
BTW: I spent $681.00 on gas for my gas hog truck last month. Good thing the company reimburses me or I would be out collecting cans.

Do the beercans say " no deposit, no return " or are they the same cans we get? Scott

I live on the PA/NY border.
But cans in PA... No deposit.

Take cans to NY 5 cent return.

I have a plan to get rich.