What time of year do you buy chemicals?

[mknmike]

I noticed Bromine 50 lbs buckets going over $460 in this past summer while I’d bought it for ~$240 around July 2021. It seemed like it was expensive all year this year, but dropped to $308 after I bought some a few weeks ago for $360. Will it go lower?

When do you buy your chemicals? Are some much more susceptible to seasonal changes? Or is most of it just supply and demand with factories going down throughout the country or world?

[mknmike]

In the swim is still ~$450: In The Swim 1" Inch Pool and Spa Bromine Tablets - 50 Pounds https://a.co/6lbUONo

$349 (and $10 off coupon) here for hydria clear: https://www.poolsupplies.com/product/hy ... ontent=All

^^^ sale price $329 4/6/2023

2/23/2023: while Amazon has jumped to $380, poolsupplies.com is holding steady at $349 all winter and still $349 today, but does show a crossed out $449 price. So maybe the price jumps up come summer.


$345 Hydria Clear on Amazon: Hydria Clear 1 Inch Bromine Tabs | 50 Pound Bucket | Spa and Pool Supplies https://a.co/d/drmFtbt

Above prices were 12/8/2022.

12/10/2022: Amazon hydria clear is $339.99 Hydria Clear 1 Inch Bromine Tabs | 50 Pound Bucket | Spa and Pool Supplies https://a.co/7TtvVbG


12/15/2022s link just above now shows $359.99. These prices fluctuate a lot it seems.
12/18/2022: 352.92

12/20/2022: $337.92

12/24/2022: $337.92

1/1/2023: $329.92

2/10/2023: $317.92 (6% off $339.99)

2/23/2023: $380

4/6/23: $329


Edit: adding Doheny’s but see now why I didn’t before. $450. https://www.doheny.com/hydria-clear-1in-bromine-tablets