Pellets from Amazon

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I just got some pellets from Amazon. Not the first time I've ordered from them and it probably will not be the last. There is a dent in the bottom of the tin as you can probably see in the picture. But the pellets look fine. They shipped in a lightly padded bag. I don't expect the pellets to arrive in pristine tins. But most of my orders have contained pellets in pretty good shape, like these. The tins that looked mangled got sent back.

But the reason I order from Amazon is I can get them fast. This tin cost me the same per tin as the best price I saw from other sources. Amazon included shipping, however, and the others did not. So it didn't cost me extra. I ordered 5 tins from another retailer Friday afternoon and they haven't shipped yet. I ordered this tin Saturday (when I saw the other order hadn't shipped) and it arrived today. I think 1-2 day delivery is worth something too.

Their price is not always as good as I got on this order and I would worry the chance of damage would be greater on a larger (and heavier) order. But for a tin or two, especially if I need them quickly, I think amazon is a viable option.

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Being Amazon is not an airgun dealer per se it's not surprising they just don't get it when it comes to proper packaging for pellets (shipping dept goes more by weight & size than by protecting content). Their return policy & free shipping deals make it attractive but I've only ordered 1 or two tins at a time when there was something I've wanted to try out.
 
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I get most of my Crosman Premier pellets from Amazon. The good thing about the Crosman pellets is that the tins are not made out of that flimsy metal that a lot of other brands are made out of. Also the Crosman pellets come in a blister pack which helps a lot.
I've not had a Crosman tin arrive damaged yet.

Edit: I hope I didn't jinx myself.
 
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The one and only time I bought pellets from Amazon was when I wanted to try a pellet I couldn’t obtain any other way. Three tins arrived loose inside of a box big enough to hold 20 tins stacked tight. The tins had major dents and thankfully the tins didn’t burst open. Always a good reminder to work with competent vendors.
 
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I buy pellets from Amazon and AoA. The worst thing that has happened to me is an Amazon tin that broke open in transit, leaving me with an envelope filled with pellets. The pellets, however, seemed none the worse for wear. The envelope might be even better than the tin at protecting them.

In my experience careful packaging vs. a padded envelope has more impact on the tin than the pellets themselves. I happily order from Amazon without concern. Short of a real study, the pellets I receive from them are as good as any other source.

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I bought one tin of JSB 18s from Amazon. They came in a padded bag inside another padded bag. The tin looked great but some of the pellet skirts were pretty distorted. Seem to shoot OK, however. Even picking out the best ones they did not outshoot H&N Baracuda 18s in my Caiman, however. Not a bad thing when the Baracudas are only $8 for a tin of 200.
 
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That tin doesn't actually look all that bad, compared to what I seem to have grown their typical 'normal' is regarding pellet purchases. No uncommen to receive a tin that looks like it had been intentionally worked over with a hammar PRIOR to packaging. They could care less. Whey you talk to a dealer about the issue my general response has been "return it if you don't like what you received"... fair enough, yes, I'll get my refund that way, but you have still robbed me of my time spent waiting for them and then even further time having to complain about them, re pack them, coordinate a return label if required, go to UPS, wait in like at UPS, use my gas to get to UPS (might not be a big deal for most but my closest UPS is about 45 min drive from my house in any direction)... so for me it is a bigger deal than just telling me to go ahead and "just return it". I keep hoping it will change, and stupidly keep picking up a tin every few months or so when they drop a price low enough on a can of H&N of various flavors. I keep wanting to take advantage of the 'deal' but always get burned and end up spending more than I have saved, by far. Amazon's great for a lot of things, but pellets sure isn't one of them (in my REPEATED and CONSISTENT experience). A smarter man would probably have stopped trying to 'pet the barking dog' knowing full well fido's a biter, metaphorically speaking.
 
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My order of H&N Baracuda FTs in 177, fulfilled by Midway, showed up in good shape and gave me a 30 yard challenge score 3 points higher than my previous best with my P35-177 - a 197.

Despite several favorable experiences on single tins I have had unfavorable experience too. I won't use them for my "stock up" orders but I will buy an occasional single tin from them to try out an interesting pellet I have not tried. Shipping from somebody like Pyramid is pretty steep for one tin.
 
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Moog said:
I get most of my Crosman Premier pellets from Amazon. The good thing about the Crosman pellets is that the tins are not made out of that flimsy metal that a lot of other brands are made out of. Also the Crosman pellets come in a blister pack which helps a lot.
I've not had a Crosman tin arrive damaged yet.

Edit: I hope I didn't jinx myself.
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If I am buying Crosman's, I usually just go to Walmart to get mine. Is it cheaper ordering them, for I get those pretty cheap?
 
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It has to be a great deal for me to order pellets from Amazon. Like the $9 (delivered) tins of .22 H&N Baracuda Hunter Extremes one of their vendors had up several months ago. Great way to try one tin at a great price. Those did arrive undamaged in the blue/white plastic envelope, but that was likely just a huge mistake on their part.
 
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Chief Ten-Beers said:
Thus far, I have only ordered 3 Tins of JTS pellets from Amazon. They were in great shape upon arrival. JTS has them very well packaged, and even has a Foam disk on top for protection.
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Reading this and a few other posts on peoples good results ordering from amazon, it made me realize I should clarity on my earlier post. I believe good vs bad results is HIGHLY dependent on whoever it is you are ordering them from, or rather more specifically, who is shipping them. Ordering from a bigger company that ships them themselves like Midway USA or directly from JTS, you are probably safe. Now on the other and if you are more like me and trying to pick up a cheap can when some no name store sells them, then they typically get put in a ill fitting bubble mailer that doesn't protect them at all and yields beat up tins in a lot of cases. I have also learned to expect this same poor quality whenever the shipping company is listed as Amazon themselves, as they clearly have not idea how to pack pellets properly and do the same, throw them in a oversized bubble mailer with no padding in the bag.
 
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