Thanks for the field report. I'll patronize my local "fills by weight" place, for sure.
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No numbers but the result of several runs to fill/exchange BBQ gas for our neighborhood and my son's catering company.
Number of helpers unloaded the Blue Rhino 'cans' also unloaded the standard cans. The difference was instantly noticed if you had a BR can in the right hand and a standard can in the left.
I started using a crude balance scale and eventually found out the empty BR cans were physically heaver then the run of the mill standard cans. (there is a small difference in the standard cans but not near as much as we found in the BR cans.)
I'm told this is no longer the case but since we don't buy BR gas I have no way to know, much less care, one way or the other.
We stopped using BR and since we had the gage we would check anywhere we purchased. We found most of our complaints were at box stores and quick stops. I don't know who was ultimately the one doing the short change but we let them know why we stopped buying. (In season we use a *lot* of gas)
My son now uses only one make of can. Filling is done at a known vendor (unless there is an emergency in which case need trumps economy.) The vendors we use all have a balance scale and note the starting weight (not all cans are complete empty) and the full weigh, billing accordingly.
I know we may pay a bit more per unit but we get what we pay for and are treated fairly in the process.