ASPEN fuel why so expensive

[NoRush]

Why is aspen so expensive. Just found out our local stockest is no longer stocking it because of the price. I no alot of people who use it and like it. It'S good for the operator, machines, and good for the enviroment so why does it cost so much.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

You get a better product, its a premium product, hence a slight premium price.

 

you get what you pay for as a rule.

[Andy Collins]

Ive heard this everywhere I've tried to buy the stuff in this area, it is just too expensive for dealers to stock and have sitting on their shelves for years. Most people will not buy at the rate it is. It may be a top quality, premium product, but it is one that I shan't be for the foreseeable future, as the nearest dealer is now around 30miles away, yet I have more saw shops in this area than I can count on one hand, says it all really.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

You get a better product, its a premium product, hence a slight premium price.

 

you get what you pay for as a rule.

 

This is true but that's not the reason for the price.

It retails at such a high price due to import costs, the distributor making a good margin and surprise surprise, tax tax tax.

[NoRush]

So if something is good for you and the enviroment you pay more. Sounds about right. But what can do SOD ALL. We are charge extra for so called green energy THE RICH GET RICHER THE POOR GET POORER

[Hodge]

I buy direct from aspen, I get 60 litre every couple of months. You really have to look past the price

[NoRush]

I no its good stuff i like using it. Even the wife says i smell nice after using it (IN MY MACHINES) I recomend to everyone but like everything it just keeps going up in price. WHY

[Rob D]

I think the price is more linked to the packaging and difficulties in distribution rather than big margins..... if it was nationwide at the pumps it would be a totally different story.

 

 

The more people that use it I expect the price will come down but a bit of a chicken and egg situation. I've used nothing else for 5 years and buy a pallet at a time..... it's painful when you do but I still feel well worth it.

 

 

[hazzygawa]

I brought some from the apf to try out. The md of aspen was telling me that in holland that is what you have to buy instead of going to the pump and mixing the oil. The government must chip in becUse they recon the after care in cancer patients costs so much that if people use aspen the cancers will go down.

[Dan Earp]

So how much is it??