[eyeamok]

You got ripped off, a 30lb bottle of R22 is only $275.

[Vinnie]

You got ripped off, a 30lb bottle of R22 is only $275.

A year or so ago it was up to $600/drum.
Some is coming in from China. Doesn't even smell the same,

[BAN-ONE]

I’m willing to bet that 30lb, $275 bottle of “R22” contains zero difluoromonochloromethane. You’re confusing an R22 “replacement refrigerant” with genuine R22.

I.E;
Cane sugar is sugar. Sugar is sweet.
Saccharine may be sweet, but it is not sugar.