Buying/Finding A Weber Grill

[JSSAUCE]

Well for the 6th year in a row I have put off searching for a Weber charcoal grill until 2 weeks before we leave for our annual trip.

So does anyone know where I could buy a charcoal Weber grill? Yes, it must be a Weber. I was just going to give up and buy one here and have it shipped from Chicago but it is a major pain and will be very costly.

We have bought 3 different grills locally over the past years and all of them were crap. I am hopeing someone here has a solution.

Thanks
Joel

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

I got my Weber from Costco up in Tokyo. That was many years ago. I don't see one now on the website, but the stock changes often...

http://www.theflyingpig.com/tfp/list.asp?SC=173&PR=2633&LN=1&SS=bbq&sid=EB48A141C1E039C8B219

I have seen them around Okinawa here and there. Try Makeman, Big 1, and all the little shops in between.

[okisteve]

Well for the 6th year in a row I have put off searching for a Weber charcoal grill until 2 weeks before we leave for our annual trip.

So does anyone know where I could buy a charcoal Weber grill? Yes, it must be a Weber. I was just going to give up and buy one here and have it shipped from Chicago but it is a major pain and will be very costly.

We have bought 3 different grills locally over the past years and all of them were crap. I am hopeing someone here has a solution.

Thanks
Joel


I saw one (silver) in Sakamoto (?) a few months ago when I was looking for a grill. There are also often some for sale in JU.

BTW, I ended up with a nice all stainless double grill from that store, not the Weber.

[JSSAUCE]

Well I guess I just have'nt looked around enough. I will try those again. I did try Makeman with no luck last Summer. Our big BBQ is August 9th so I do have some time.

Trust me, I really could care less but its my wife who does the cooking, here and there. Now where to find good inexpensive meat???

Thanks
Joel

[OCanadaOurHomeAndNativeLand]

Union has cheap meat.

[hankypanky]

PM Daniela, she is a weber rep here on okinawa. have done a few shows with her as a dj and she and her husband demonstrating the weber grills!:first:

[JSSAUCE]

Union has cheap meat.

You would think that I should know all of this from all these years living and visiting. I really don't do anything when we go but vacation and relax.

I guess that we really want more "American type" beef. Thick cuts of beef not that thin sliced stuff.

I wish there was a Sams club or Costco on Okinawa!!

Thanks
Joel

[JSSAUCE]

PM Daniela, she is a weber rep here on okinawa. have done a few shows with her as a dj and she and her husband demonstrating the weber grills!:first:

THANKS!!

Just did. Hope to get a reply.

Joel

[Tyru]

Well for the 6th year in a row I have put off searching for a Weber charcoal grill until 2 weeks before we leave for our annual trip.

So does anyone know where I could buy a charcoal Weber grill? Yes, it must be a Weber. I was just going to give up and buy one here and have it shipped from Chicago but it is a major pain and will be very costly.

We have bought 3 different grills locally over the past years and all of them were crap. I am hopeing someone here has a solution.

Thanks
Joel

Don't have any friends that can buy for you on base?

[JSSAUCE]

Don't have any friends that can buy for you on base?


The key word would be "friends".

My only friend and former associate is a older retired Okinawan base worker. We always have base access but no PX. He has many friends but I do feel funny about asking. Its really not even a money issue, except for shipping one over which is just silly now that read the customs stuff. I just do not want to ask. But it would be nice to shop for one afternoon and drop a few hundred on meat and a grill.

Thanks
Joel

[Tempestuous]

How big of one are you looking for?

Shipping a big one could be a big pain in the buttocks!

Its hard to find grills on this side of the world already (downsizing their summer season stock) but maybe family could pick you up a small one and ship it over?

maybe daniela will be of help.....or you get a local JU person to feel for ya enough & they will help ya out ??? Who knows.

Could always put an ad in the classifieds that you are looking for one. I know when we moved we gave ours away.

Good luck finding one in time!!!

[P_chan]

Everytime I walk to hard reef in sunabe I notice a store that sells grills a few buildings down from hard reef. Don't know if they have any webers, but it might be worth a look.

[okisteve]

Sakamoto home stores. They are all over the island. They stock some Webers and have a better assortment of local style grills and assorted BBQ stuff than Makeman or Jusco.

[Old Timer]

MAC Flight. Buy at Zama or Atsugi...