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Went to Walmart today.  The last time I was there back in February, they had the grillmates 26.5 grill grates out for sale, and I wanted to pick one up for my old 26er.  Sadly, they were out of those and no longer carry them, just like Amazon.

BUT...

On my way out of the store, I noticed a lonely 14.5 WSM with no box on display.  It had a very faded tag on it.  I read it and it said reduced to $49.98.  Got a toothless manager who confirmed the price. 

Bought it immediately.

The downside is that the lid is bent and won't make a seal and it's missing the little rubber grommit to insert a probe thermometer, but otherwise perfect.  I figure a call to Weber will fix both problems!

I'm looking forward to using it.  For most of my smokes it will be fantastic.

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I have the same size and it works well as long as you don't Cook for too many people. 4 chickens on a beer can fits, a 2,5 kg Boston butt fitted once I put a string of butchers rope around it.
Used it as well for soms cold smoker salmon-sides. Sadly Weber doesn't make a smokerrack that fits, so I made one myself.

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With some creativity you can make just about anything only in smaller amounts, another bonus is that it uses less fuel. Enjoy your WSM!

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I had a 18.5 but I hated how much charcoal it used.  This will be great for my purposes

Congrats!

Hope you didn't get too much hell for it at home. :)

Nope!  The lovely wife is out of town :)  But, I'm sure she won't mind.  She says she missed my old WSM which I sold for a tidy profit.

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I love it when they miss mark things, congrats!

Awesome score, $50 for a 14wsm is a no brainier!

Very nice. I'm sure you're right about Weber covering the damaged/missing parts. When I sent them some pics of a dent I had in the bowl of my new 14 WSM, they sent me a new bowl no questions asked. I think I'm going to do my first smoke on it tomorrow with a couple 3-4 lb corned beefs to make some pastrami.

Nice! I got my 14 from Walmart too, at the end of summer when they just wanted them gone... But only got them down to $120... All the others are still there and have been marked back up to $200
I put a 9.5lb Turkey up on the top rack... JUST fit... For it's size 19lbs of Turkey ain't bad if you get both racks going.

Update:  Called Weber customer service.  They would not send me a new lid free of charge since it was a floor model.  Wanted to charge me $26 for a new one...however, they would send me the grommit for the probe thermometer at no charge.  Being cheap I said I'd call them back.  So...I used @pbe gummi bear old trick of hugging my kettle.  WORKED LIKE A CHARM.  Lid in round, no gap, no problem.  Waiting for the grommit, but we should be good to go in no time :)  Hug your kettles people.  I've used it on my Cado, 26er, and now the WSM. 

Nice job!

That's a crazy deal, and a smart repair.  Congrats!

Can't say enough GOOD things about the Weber CS.   At times an operator will be a little off, but in general, there all great and have a greater Corp culture.                           SJ

Good deal and good fix. I don't really understand why a floor model wouldn't be warrantied; you're still the first owner. Or maybe they provide a warranty but balk at fixing retailer abuse in such a case. But I've seen similar things happen to say, Macintosh floor models sold at non-Apple stores. Apple starts the warranty on those when they're unboxed and setup, not when eventually sold.

I argued a bit with the customer service guy, saying a warranty is a warranty.  But, in the end it all worked out.  I wondered after the call if I wouldn't have said anything about how I acquired it, whether the result would have been different. 

Quote from: crowderjd on April 11, 2016, 07:08:58 AM
I argued a bit with the customer service guy, saying a warranty is a warranty.  But, in the end it all worked out.  I wondered after the call if I wouldn't have said anything about how I acquired it, whether the result would have been different.

YES, from experience  ...  always, the less you bring to the conversation the better it goes in your favor  ...  politeness is ALWAYS useful :)  ;D                             SJ

I kept it civil.  If I wasn't able to hug it out, I would have paid for the lid!

Quote from: crowderjd on April 11, 2016, 07:08:58 AM
I argued a bit with the customer service guy, saying a warranty is a warranty.  But, in the end it all worked out.  I wondered after the call if I wouldn't have said anything about how I acquired it, whether the result would have been different.

I sent them an email about my damaged bowl and included pictures and they had the replacement on the way to me before they ever emailed me back.

My email didn't mention it was a NIB WSM off CL

Lookin good. What is that that the ribs are coiled on?

Quote from: JDann24 on April 15, 2016, 06:12:47 PM
Lookin good. What is that that the ribs are coiled on?

It's sold at IKEA here in Holland, they think it's for stacking Pan lids, people that grill think it's a adjustable spare Rib rack. They a farely cheap and you can put them in a dishwasher for cleaning.
It's called VARIERA. Before use remove rubber on the bottomside!

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