Walmart out of Mobil 1

[chaser06]

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
I was in Walmart tonight and they had a huge sign on the shelves where the M1 section is (which was almost empty),and was bascally a letter from Exxon Mobil apologizing for the M1 shortage (due to Ike),thanking all it`s customers.


Same here. A fair amount of Mobil 5000, 3 5qt containers of Mobil 1 5w-20, but that's about it. Plenty of other alternatives available however and I currently have about a year's supply on hand.

 

[Nyquist]

I was at Napa today, and they have some gallon jugs of M1 left. Not many though. I talked to the guy there, and they've been told that production shortages will last around a year or so.

 

[hillbilly]

I went to my China*Mart today. Saw some missing teeth, mullets, and screamin' kids. It kinda breaks my heart to see the store all bright and girlie these days. Boy, I wish they still had the snack bar.

 

[Vilan]

Originally Posted By: chevrofreak
Both of the Walmart's that I've been in lately have had a full stock of 0W-30 AFE.

Why isn't this a more popular oil?


Because everyone knows that 0W30 is thinner than water and will destroy your engine within a minute if you use it. If you didn't know that, the "helpful" person behind the register will inform you.

Lots of misinformation out there...

 

[oilboy123]

I thought someone posted that Mobil 1 was on allocations?

 

[OVERKILL]

They are. Hence the shortage.

 

[SilverC6]

Allocated......

Saw the signs up yesterday at Walmart.

Looked like the 5 qt. jugs in 0W-30 and 5W-30 were gone.

10W-30 and the extend performance varieties are still there.

Anything was available in the single quart packaging.

Got enough in the stash to get through next summer.

Maybe Mobil 1 will have to put on some good sales promotions to regain their market share from the other brands.

 

[IndyFan]

I found 5w30 Mobil 1 EP today and picked up 6 quarts. I also saw 10w30m1 in singles and 5qt jug. They were still out of many weights, however, in jugs and in singles. 10w30 stock was in good shape, though.

 

[buster]

New AZ opened up near by and they had all grades of M1. Little pricey there.