So just this last Saturday I was at work, and came up to my returns desk (I work in retail management) and noticed a box in a returns cart....It's a Weber 22.5" OTS box, I immediately perked up..."whats this?" I asked my returns cashier.. she said..."The customer had returned it because the lid had a small scratch on it". The place I work at only has grills on our website and not in our store, so why wouldnt the guy just buy a OTS from Ace, 'Depot, or Lowe's?? :-\ , oh well, I inspected the grill, yeah, just a little porecelain loss on the front lip of the lid, the lid is ever so slightly out of round, not a big deal, and its a BNIB. Long story short, after processing in damages, I was given a resell price of..................$19.98! With my discount, $17.10 for a brand new, never cooked on blackie, yeah its a 2012 model, not exciting as scores go, but it was had for a song as far as I'm concerned. Oh and I had a bonus gift card to use to pay for it so no money out of pocket. ;D
Heres a few shots....this one, all assembled and looking new, fresh, modern, hip, and with it. Note, this is my first time with the "H" style sweeper, I pinched the sh*t out of my fingers putting it together.. :o
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The scratch
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The Vent
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Shown with 2000-2011 era OTG handles...... just for fun.
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I want to make this one a throwback kettle since my red '95 has the gold can already. So, inspired by this sweet black C code 3 wheeler kettle from 1981 (not mine),
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I mixed in a couple of wood handles that I have (from Brian) and a rolled lip twisty ash catcher from of a 1985 kettle (from Mike Stavlund) and we have what I like to think of as my new One Touch 30th Anniversary Limited Edition
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I have to finish restoring the twist on ash catcher with some elbow grease, so for now it looks like a late '90s kettle.
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great story and save, Craig.
greatscore
love the bit about staff discount and then gift card :P ;D
"Note, this is my first time with the "H" style sweeper, I pinched the sh*t out of my fingers putting it together.. "
Thanks, I got one to do tomorrow.....maybe I'll just use the spare hex that's sittin' around ::)
I am honored to have contributed a small part to this important project. And even happier to be a character in such a great story!
The donor kettle-- a gray that turned Gold-- will be happy to hear of the part it played as well. It is cooking away at a friend's house, also wearing some incredible Brian handles.
Right place right time 8) when you register it call and ask if they would replace the lid?
You do know that Weber will warranty the lid for free, right?
Then you pass the good Karma on and give the lid to a UDS builder..Just sayin.. 8)