[chris vickery]

Perhaps Robin they are overstock.
What I find unusual in this is that typically items generated for end use by the military are usually only seen on the civilian market once they become redundant if at all. Most government contractors are limited as to how they dispose of surplus or over run materials under their contracts.
I tried to purchase Scepter cans directly years ago and was told in no certain terms that they were destined strictly for military contracts only.
Maybe since the wrap up of combat deployments in the middle east many contractors find themselves with warehouses full of extra junk?
The weird thing on this is the fact that a chain store like Home Depot has these. I could understand Princess Auto or other surplus type dealers...