>>648348When I showed this douche nozzle
>>647589 that the price of denatured was DOUBLE that of HEET, he accused me of finding "someone overcharging for it on Amazon", apparently unaware that 7 to 8 bucks a quart is the going rate. (I'm now of the opinion that he probably has no actual experience in either buying or using ANY sort of cooking fuel)
He then found Sunnyside "denatured alcohol" listed on
Walmart.com for $3.03 and was all like "Oh yeah, see here... denatured alcohol is cheaper". What the dipshit failed to notice however was the $5.00 shipping, sooo I pointed this out to him.
He then flew into a frenzy tapping away at his keyboard until he found that a quart of Sunnyside "denatured alcohol" was available from
Zoro.com for $3.03 with FREE SHIPPING. He proudly displayed his findings then smugly added, "Have you even looked in a store for denatured alcohol before?"
He found ONE example of "denatured alcohol" (notice the quotes?) that was priced lower than HEET and preened around in glorious victory.
except that...
Sunnyside denatured alcohol IS NOT denatured alcohol
Denatured alcohol has traditionally been 90% ethanol + 10 % methanol (other adulterants are now used depending on the intended use). There are US, British and EU regulations mandating the formulations. All formulations adhere to this 90%
ethanol base. (a few specific formulations allow further dilution to 85% ethanol)
Sunnyside is 52.3 % methanol and 43.2% ethanol. Disregarding international regulations, even the most brain dead jackass would have to admit that Sunnyside is actually adulterated METHANOL since it's found in greater concentration.
You will indeed find both methanol and (actual) denatured alcohol cheaper per ounce in large quantities, and while there is some variation in price on retail quantities (a quart or less) you WILL discover that denatured is usually around twice the price of methanol which was my original assertion...
