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Default Gas grill for x-mas

Steve Calvin > wrote in news:475d6b24$0$5969
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> wrote:
>
>>
>> So Nonny do you give it a thumbs up or down, this will be his first
>> gas grill he now has a cheap ass charcoal grill that is literally
>> falling,rusting apart but he is as partial to it as the worn out,
>> holey underwear that my sister can't throw away... I do have accesss
>> to Sams and will check them out but I just need a yes or no on the
>> academy one before she does some thing stupid and buys it . Thanks

>
>
> I can't speak to the Sams Club grill but I can speak for my
> Weber Genesis Silver B.
>
> I live in NY State and we get some nasty winters. My grill
> is 9 years old and sits out uncovered all year. I use it all
> year round. Has porclean coated grates, three burners
> (original), and flavorizer bars. I can have any 1, 2 or all
> three burners fired up. I didn't get the side burner as I
> had one in the past on my "el cheapo deluxe" grill and I
> didn't find myself using it at all.
>
> The other thing to factor in is how well the company stands
> behind their product. You can't get any better customer
> support than Webers. They are fabulous.
>
> Some friends borrowed my Weber for a work picnic and loaded
> it onto the bed of a pickup back side down. Well, the CI lid
> flopped open and shattered. They called Garmin and told
> them exactly what had happened and wanted to buy me a new
> lid. The lid was delivered in 3 days along with a guy to
> install it AND take the old one away. Charge? Nothing, and
> the grill was past the warranty period. No offense meant to
> anyone, but try that with Sams Club.
>


I have to agree. hard to go wrong with a webber. they really do stand
behind their product. i had a burner develop a crack in the tube and
they sent me a new one out with no hassle at all.

How often does that happen these days?

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