I got a new BBQ grill in advance of Fathers Day and my birthday. My old one was a small gas grill, which had been the star of many great experiences, such as the time I used it indoors and forgot that I had added wood chips to it to make it smoke.

Anyway, it was time to replace it so when we were at Walmart, I looked at their charcoal grills, cause that’s what I wanted this time. They had two set up right beside each other: the $30 one and the $60 one. They had a few different things, but were pretty similar. They were made by the same company. When I was opening the lid of the $30 one, it seemed really puny and wobbly. The handle jiggled, and the tray to set your food on jiggled. Plus the whole thing wobbled.

On the other hand, the grill right next to it seemed very solid. Then I figured it out. It was twice as much, so they actually tightened the screws. They were trying to make the $30 one seem cheap so you’d buy the expensive one. Obiviously, it didn’t work on me.

screwdriverThe best part is that it came with the tools you need to put it together. I’m sure the $60 one wouldn’t have had a tempered steel screwdriver either, but after putting in the few screws and basically hand tightening them, the screwdriver was basically worthless. Take a look at the picture for a close up.

Bottom line is that the grill worked perfectly, we cooked some chicken and it tasted good.