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forum thread Posted by redogsc • Mar 6, 2022
forum thread Posted by redogsc • Mar 6, 2022

PSA - Super Tech R-134a 134a refrigerant at Walmart still priced at last year's $4.88 - YMMV

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So in this weird economy, sometimes a deal is just "they haven't gotten around to jacking up the price on this yet." This is one of those deals. Refrigerant prices have skyrocketed in recent months, and with summer approaching I suspect it's going to be a long hot one.

If you need r134a, Walmart (at least in my area) still has it for $4.88 for a 12oz can. This could be YMMV, but it's this price and in stock in all of the stores around me. This was an OK deal last summer, but I could buy a 12 pack for $39.98 + shipping at Sam's, which was even better. That same 12 pack now costs $99.98 + shipping. I'm seeing prices ranging from $7.50ish at AutoZone to over $11 per can at other places.

I found this link that works for stores in my area, when using Walmart's internal search feature won't.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-...lsrc=aw.ds
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So in this weird economy, sometimes a deal is just "they haven't gotten around to jacking up the price on this yet." This is one of those deals. Refrigerant prices have skyrocketed in recent months, and with summer approaching I suspect it's going to be a long hot one.

If you need r134a, Walmart (at least in my area) still has it for $4.88 for a 12oz can. This could be YMMV, but it's this price and in stock in all of the stores around me. This was an OK deal last summer, but I could buy a 12 pack for $39.98 + shipping at Sam's, which was even better. That same 12 pack now costs $99.98 + shipping. I'm seeing prices ranging from $7.50ish at AutoZone to over $11 per can at other places.

I found this link that works for stores in my area, when using Walmart's internal search feature won't.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-...lsrc=aw.ds

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Mar 6, 2022
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TodayOnly
Mar 6, 2022
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same price here in us best 9th place to live.
Mar 6, 2022
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Mar 6, 2022
kssteve
Mar 6, 2022
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Walmart's price was a good deal even last year. I bought a case of it when I heard that R-134a was going to be phased out. I'll be driving cars with R-134a for another 20 years. (I still have half a tank of R-12 in my garage.)
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Mar 6, 2022
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ctcsd
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Mar 6, 2022
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Not avail for shipping in my area. May want to add YMMV to title.
Mar 7, 2022
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Mar 7, 2022
wildbillybob
Mar 7, 2022
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I had no idea this was going away, been a couple years since I worked on ac. Thanks for the heads up. Can't be shipped to me but town near had it for pickup.
Mar 9, 2022
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WittyString613
Mar 9, 2022
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Quote from kssteve :
Walmart's price was a good deal even last year. I bought a case of it when I heard that R-134a was going to be phased out. I'll be driving cars with R-134a for another 20 years. (I still have half a tank of R-12 in my garage.)
Ha, I could have written the same exact thing. On a related note, I just added 2.3 oz into my 13 year old car. Its first time ever a/c service. Weigh those cans. These new systems fail after just a couple of lost ounces. The old days of cranking in a whole can are long gone. A case (24) of this stuff is a lifetime supply. Probably overkill.
Mar 10, 2022
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TenderLlama4875
Mar 10, 2022
124 Posts
My store isn't supposed to carry this at all, we just had 2 individual units come in for no reason. Likely why it's so cheap
Mar 10, 2022
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Marlin1975
Mar 10, 2022
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$8.88 a can where I live.

Wish I could still get for less than $5 a can.

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Mar 10, 2022
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CleverCabbage389
Mar 10, 2022
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Quote from kssteve :
Walmart's price was a good deal even last year. I bought a case of it when I heard that R-134a was going to be phased out. I'll be driving cars with R-134a for another 20 years. (I still have half a tank of R-12 in my garage.)
you ain't going electric?
Mar 16, 2022
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Deal Hound
Mar 16, 2022
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I noticed it's $8.88 in my area the other day when I was at Walmart. I had to look at the description on the shelf's price tag to make sure it wasn't misplaced. I knew it would go up like everything else, but I was a bit surprised by an 80% jump. I bet Walmart locked the price in with a long-term contract with the supplier that has now run out.
Mar 18, 2022
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tlmkr
Mar 18, 2022
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Quote from CleverCabbage389 :
you ain't going electric?
What do you think electric vehicles use for refrigerant?
Mar 21, 2022
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MagentaClass420
Mar 21, 2022
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Quote from tlmkr :
What do you think electric vehicles use for refrigerant?
Electric refrigerant?
Apr 6, 2022
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Jobronie
Apr 6, 2022
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Quote from Deal Hound :
I noticed it's $8.88 in my area the other day when I was at Walmart. I had to look at the description on the shelf's price tag to make sure it wasn't misplaced.
Grabbed a few cans today. Plenty of both the short stubby can and the tall slender can on the shelf (same amount of product in each, but different UPC) scanned at 8.88 each, but over a dozen shelf tags said 5.37 each with no mention of 8.88.

The CSR at the self checkouts was happy to override down to the 5.37 price.
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empirefalls1
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Jun 26, 2022
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one word: WALMART cr-p! .Ok, 2 words--should be made just one word.
Bought a can of this Walmart brand .before and went home,

i have done many refills over 2 decades nevertheless i usually reread the instructions to do a re fill. Looked on the back of the Walmart brand, the instructions were all blurred.
Then, when i went to use, maybe 1/8 th of the can's refrigerant came out and the can plugged up.
Returned the can. Money back. The 1/8th got me thu the rest of the summer so got something for my time and energy and aggravation.
Jun 26, 2022
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