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I paid $270 for a 50 lb. pail of chlorine tablets in Santa Clarita a few weeks ago. All the Lowe’s and Home Depot were sold out, so I had to go to a pool store and get bent over.
Yesterday I found a 35 lb. pail for $109, at the Lowe’s in Havasu. That’s the regular price before all the stupidity started.
 

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Last week in Vegas at Costco.....

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I found a good deal last year at Target. They had a year end clearance and I bought two buckets for like $40 a piece. I was planning to switch to a salt system this summer so I only bought two buckets, I wish I had bought more because the salt systems are marked up 300-400% right now and we won’t be going that route for a while.


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I couldn’t find it at Costco or my normal spot. Had to pay $204 for 50lb bucket at a pool store. It hurt.
 

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I couldn’t find it at Costco or my normal spot. Had to pay $204 for 50lb bucket at a pool store. It hurt.
Yikes.....pool stores usually aren't that bad. Typically once or twice a year they'll have the promo for liquid and tabs. Tabs would be like 65-70 for 35lber. I think the pricing shit has hit those places bad....I think the last 4 bottle liquid I bought was like $25. I had to go back and ask the guy if he charged me for a deposit even though I brought in empties...lol. 4 pack used to be like 16-18 bucks.
 

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Leslies is 139.99 for a 35 pound bucket of 90% available chlorine tablets.


Home Depot tablets are 109.95 for 35 pounds but are only 83% available chlorine.
 

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A few weeks ago we paid $187 for 50# at Neat Pool in LHC. We were told only 3 factories in the US that produce the tabs. The one in Lake Charles Louisiana got hit by 2 hurricanes last year. Their production capabilities were knocked down to zilch. Apparently, we’re feeling the effects of that now. Supply & Demand.
 

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My local pool store said there was a chlorine plant that produced the tabs burnt to the ground (surprising?) causing the shortage and increase in prices. I wouldn’t pay 200 for a bucket though. I’d make do with liquid.
 

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$150 for 40 lbs chlorine powder.

No tabs or liquid chlorine, or acid at Leslie's, Lowes or HD in Riverside one week ago. And they only let me buy one, lol
 
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Gallons of 12.5% liquid chlorine are less than $3 of you buy the by the case at a pool supply house (not Leslies....). And they don’t have all the other junk in them.
 

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Where do you all store the bucket of tabs? I was warned, “outdoors only” as the chlorine is hazardous in the garage. Thoughts?
 

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Home depot, 35# for $89. I had a 10% coupon
And it wasn't stolen merchandise
 
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Swim Best 50lbs 3" tablets off of Prime for $260. Was over double of what I paid for it 3 years ago. Currently out of stock.
 

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Gallons of 12.5% liquid chlorine are less than $3 of you buy the by the case at a pool supply house (not Leslies....). And they don’t have all the other junk in them.
yep
 

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Switch to liquid chlorine if you can. It’s more labor intensive but it’s def manageable.
 

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In the 70 s I delivered Caustic soda to a place in Long beach that made and bottled Chlorine and bleach, Same thing chlorine little stronger
 

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FYI, liquid chlorine and acid shortage now too, lol
Our hardware store normally carries a good amount of pool supplies, before the weather even got warm we were told by 2 suppliers that they were sold out of everything. Occasionally we use to get notifications of shortages but now we get these lists almost daily for all kinds of things.
 

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We found using liquid chlorine in the intense LHC summer sun was a waste. Switched to tabs years ago. Yes, the tabs have drastically increased in price, if you can even find them. Props to RDP, the chlorine situation was announced on here months ago. Curious if this is a nation wide thing.
 

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We found using liquid chlorine in the intense LHC summer sun was a waste. Switched to tabs years ago. Yes, the tabs have drastically increased in price, if you can even find them. Props to RDP, the chlorine situation was announced on here months ago. Curious if this is a nation wide thing.
Yes. The factory fire greatly reduced capacity.
 

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My local pool store said there was a chlorine plant that produced the tabs burnt to the ground (surprising?) causing the shortage and increase in prices. I wouldn’t pay 200 for a bucket though. I’d make do with liquid.
I was told the same thing a few months ago. I talked with the pool guy and he said it was not as bad of an impact on supply this summer as he expected but the pricing is still high. He said the fuel and supply increases are hurting this season for sure.
 

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Costco in Yorba Linda got a shipment today.
$97.99 for 40 lbs
 

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Bought another box today at Costco. ...just because...lol. 90 somthin....40 lbs. My pool has been suckin them up this year. To be honest, seems like the ones at the pool stores last a lil bit longer...but I ain't payin no 200 dollas...fuck dat. 😁 Costco Corona for me
 

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There is a difference between mfg tablets.
Been using Leslies for years .
Ready for another bucket .
 

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Walmart Havasu, just saw a big shipment sitting on the floor, $150 for a 35lb bucket, what bullshit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just purchased a 55lb bucket of Chlorine tabs off Amazon, $270 😩
 

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Looks like diatomaceous earth is coming up short too. Local Leslie's didn't have any and had no idea when their next shipment would be. Local HD didn't have any either. Had to go a few cities over to the next HD and get the last box they had. Ordered it online so they'd hold it for me.

Also paid double for chlorine tablets than I did a year or so ago. FJB.
 

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If you doing your chemicals right you shouldn’t need that many tabs I have been cleaning and servicing pools for the last 5 years post your questions here or direct message me whatever you don’t use those cheap tabs from Costco they are horrible on your equipment
 

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You guys seriously need to learn how to shop...

No issues at my pool store. You would Never catch me in a Leslie's! 🤣
Oh, 🖕.

There is a Leslie's nearby and I needed a new pool net real quick. Reluctantly I went in and checked to see if they had any DE while I was there.

They do have the weirdest employees...
 

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Oh, 🖕.

There is a Leslie's nearby and I needed a new pool net real quick. Reluctantly I went in and checked to see if they had any DE while I was there.

They do have the weirdest employees...

Text me and I'll tell you where to go. (for pool supplies) 😁😝
 

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If you doing your chemicals right you shouldn’t need that many tabs I have been cleaning and servicing pools for the last 5 years post your questions here or direct message me whatever you don’t use those cheap tabs from Costco they are horrible on your equipment
Yes! Pony up for quality tabs!! Box store and hardware tabs are junk!! You will end up spending way more on algaecides to combat algae with those shitty tabs….😎
 

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You guys seriously need to learn how to shop...

No issues at my pool store. You would Never catch me in a Leslie's! 🤣
I will say you would also never catch me there unless it was dire straights for a part.
I’m not sure if all tablets have the stabilizer/algae. In them. But I’m happy to pay a little more for my liquid chlorine at our pool store with a higher content than Home Depot or ??? But when this shit all hit the fan our store was out so ya Home Depot it was.
 

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I’m no pool expert, this is our first one. It’s salt water with chlorine generator. It’s easy peasy, set it and forget it. Check every week or so, steady 3 PPM. I would never do anything other than salt water.
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Yes! Pony up for quality tabs!! Box store and hardware tabs are junk!! You will end up spending way more on algaecides to combat algae with those shitty tabs….😎
Not only that’s those shitty ass tabs leave a paste when they break up and it destroys filters and equipment
 
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