AJ: I have had a similar issue!
I live in a small town with an Autozone / Oriellys / Napa / Walmart! (Atwoods & Tractor Supply)
Autozone & Orielly's pricing on HDEO is ridiculously stupid compared to the Local Walmart. Napa is just Overpriced on all HDEO!
Atwoods - basically only sells Mystic & Tractor Supply shelves are empty of almost all of their HDEO - except their Traveler HDEO - No Thanks!
The last 6 months - the Shelves @ WM have been practically empty of HDEO & it takes 20-30 min to find an employee to help answer your questions - I gave up on even going in the automotive dept.
Amazon has been my go-to & I have seen precisely what you have stated and posted.
I have a closet in my garage stocked up with 5 gallons of Mobil Delvac 1 5W-40 - which I bought from Amazon when they dropped the price to $24 a gal - for about 6 months. (I think I bought 1 gal a month).
Tractor Supply - sells the same Mobil Delvac 1 5W-40 @ $27 a gal - always sold out.
I also run TRIAX Supreme ESP 5W-40 & 15W40 - I can still buy 1 gal at a time on Amazon & their eBay store.
Both these oils - were purchased with Free Shipping!
Not a Fan of having to pay shipping charges these days!
Paying Taxes on this Crap is enough - especially when No One can Tell/Show me where those collected taxes are even TRUTHFULLY going!
But Yet! If You Spend Even MORE $$$$$$$ --> You can get that Free Shipping!
I can't believe I actually thought about switching to Amsoil - My wife would drop kick me right in the Nutz Sack - when she seen that bill!
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