HOME HEATING OIL - MEENAN = EXPENSIVE

HOME HEATING OIL PRICE GOUGING - Do your research, here are some prices from April 2012 you should be aware of.

I have been a Meenan customer since mid 2000's. I recently have been harassed to renew my price ceiling contract which expired in the winter. The pricing department (u know who u r) finally got a hold of me in early April 2012 and offered me something like 4.70something/gallon until April 2013. I said no thanks I will shop around. So I started by looking at NYSERDA Home Heating Oil on Google. Then I called around to get a better idea of what other oil companies were offering.

I called up Petro and they are actually a "sister company" to Meenan. They forwarded my info to the promotional pricing department of Meenan...more on that later.,..

I got better pricing from Romanelli and sons 3.99 until December of this year (best price in my research)

I got decent pricing from Morania at 4.15 until April 2013. Also offered a Service package of about $100 for 12 months then $200 for renewal.

I called back thinking I was going to cancel Meenan formally. But then I got the PROMOTIONAL PRICING department offered me $4.10/gallon. That cost difference will save me like $450 based on my usage per year. I also got them to give me next delivery at 3.70.

They also charge me about 250 for service and that is absurd. I got them to throw in a credit toward that as well.

My point is that this Meenan claims to charge more due to their commitment to customer service etc. However they do not operate with INTEGRITY.

I hope this post sheds light on MEENAN's price gouging practices and makes us informed consumers who can root out this behavior and save some money.

PLEASE POST YOUR PRICING FOR OIL AND ALL PERTINENT INFO so we can learn from each other.

Message edited 4/27/2012 12:03:24 AM.

Re: HOME HEATING OIL - MEENAN = EXPENSIVE

I don't have a current rate by me right now (they put it in the mailbox when they deliver to let us know the price of the day and what we are paying) but we pay budget with Marran Oil. I have had no problems (knock on wood) and have used them for 17 + years.
We pay $200/month (we pay all 12 months).