Propane Prices - Propane Price E-Mail Groups
As noted in other sections of our website, most propane suppliers choose not to openly post propane prices on their company website for public comparison. This can be a source of frustration for many propane consumers as they may be accepting propane deliveries from their supplier without being aware of the applicable propane price per gallon for the recent delivery before opening their invoice to make payment to their propane supplier.
One possible solution to this problem is to start a 'propane price e-mail group' with other propane consumers in your area. Typical participants in a propane price e-mail group may include friends, family members and neighbors in your area.
The first step in organizing this type of group includes contacting trusted propane consumers in your area that use propane for cooking, heating and other uses. The second step is to create and distribute a standard format for each participant to report their propane price information to the other members of the group. This will cause the information to be submitted in a consistent format making it easier for all group members to read and understand. The e-mail format should include spaces for the date of delivery, the number of propane gallons delivered, propane price per gallon, additional delivery fees that may apply to the delivery, the name of the propane supplier and information showing if the customer owns the propane tank or leases the propane tank from their supplier. This information should be e-mailed to all of the other group participants within 24 hours of each members propane delivery. With this method of consumer propane price communication, each participant receives propane price information on a regular basis for comparison purposes.
After organizing a propane price e-mail group, the reporting form should be expanded to include potential buying group opportunities. With a propane buying group, a supplier that offers service in a specific area will offer an attractive propane pricing package to a group of propane consumers that agree to switch their service to subject propane supplier resulting in a possible volume discount.
For more information on propane buyers groups, please visit Propane Buying Groups.
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