Shell rotella T

My vote is for the jugs just bowing out and looking like they only have 3.5qts. If you squeeze the sides as suggested in an earlier post you could even get the oil out the top and much higher than the 1gal line. The jugs when in the shipping box are probably squeezed in there a bit, but on the shelf they are not. Guess I just give them the benefit of the doubt that they are filled more by weight.

I too would like to see the 3.5 quart gallon jugs. Not saying its impossible, just very improbable.

Grit dog wrote:

d3500ram wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
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What does this have to do with truck campers?

A lot of TC owners use diesel powered trucks to haul the RV around.

I use Mobil Delo exclusively, but this discussion as it applies to diesel lubricating oil is something I may not have read in another forum so am OK with it being discussed here.

Good point I guess. Seems more like a tow vehicle forum topic....
Either way like to see some pics of the elusive 3-1/2qt jugs. Be like selling 28 oz acts of oil....

What TCs don't use Rotella?

What does it really matter what section of forum it is posted in???

Oh the horror!

d3500ram wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
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What does this have to do with truck campers?

A lot of TC owners use diesel powered trucks to haul the RV around.

I use Mobil Delo exclusively, but this discussion as it applies to diesel lubricating oil is something I may not have read in another forum so am OK with it being discussed here.

Good point I guess. Seems more like a tow vehicle forum topic....
Either way like to see some pics of the elusive 3-1/2qt jugs. Be like selling 28 oz acts of oil....

I have 9 jugs of Rotella T5 in my garage. All 1 gallon. Bought at Walmart.

I bet the jug is correctly labeled with the amount of oil contained therein. This is just a way to raise prices without the consumer actually understanding it. Keep the jug the same size, lower the amount inside the jug, change the label to reflect the new contents, and keep the price the same.

International oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is not going to intentionally under fill a jug of oil.

Grit dog wrote:
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What does this have to do with truck campers?

A lot of TC owners use diesel powered trucks to haul the RV around.

I use Mobil Delo exclusively, but this discussion as it applies to diesel lubricating oil is something I may not have read in another forum so am OK with it being discussed here.

^^ You've seen 3.5qt jugs of oil for sale? I buy that stuff all the time and they're all 1 gal jugs. Don't think this is marketing scheme like orange juice and smaller boxes of cereal.....
What does this have to do with truck campers?

What does the package say?

You are not paying for "1 gallon" of oil if the jug says "3.5 quarts."

This is nothing new. Grocery stores have been doing this with ice cream and other products for at least several years.

Very smart marketing people figured out that people won't pay higher prices for products, but if you put less in the package and charge the same amount, people don't tend to notice because they're buying out of habit and not paying a lick of attention.

Costs go up: Raw materials. Labor. Energy. Machinery. Transportation. Every year they go up, but people don't understand and expect stores to keep charging the same price for the same amount of product year after year. Sooner or later something has to give, or they'd just go out of business!

It is NOT "deceptive" as some think. The amount you are buying is clearly printed on the package. You're just not paying attention.