On 5/22/05 6:21 PM, "Todd Lund" <westy4us@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> I usually fill about twice a year all ways at the same
> place.  For years it has only cost between $2-3 to
> fill depending if empty.  Last time they wanted to
> charge me $20 (the cost to fill a 20# tank).  How much
> do other pay to fill the Westfalia tank?
> 
Read the signs before you pull in.  a couple years ago it was about 1 in 5
had minimum charge.  Now almost all do.  With most the charge is a 20 lb
fill and you are charged for 20 pounds for anything up to 20 pounds.

There was grumbling at the RV place up the street from me last month when
they changed their LP fill policy.  They no longer fill on saturdays or
before 10 am or after 4 pm.  Also a "top off" fee of 15 bucks was added.
Basically saying your minimum charge is 15 bucks.  They added the fee after
the huge tie up they were getting because everybody else had put in minimum
fill charges and they didn�t have one.  You couldn�t even get in to get to
the parts section to buy anything.

Another place up the road has implemented a "hook up" charge rather than a
minimum charge.

jimt

jimt