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                         SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
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                                                              May 13, 1999

                         SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
                               ONE SUBURBAN PLAZA
                                240 ROUTE 10 WEST
                                  P.O. BOX 206
                             WHIPPANY, NJ 07981-0206

                                                                  May 13, 1999


Dear Fellow Common Unitholder:

According to our latest records, we have not yet received your proxy for the
important Special Meeting of Common Unitholders of Suburban Propane Partners,
L.P. scheduled for May 26, 1999. Your Board of Supervisors unanimously
recommends that unitholders vote FOR each of the proposals necessary to complete
the recapitalization. REMEMBER, AMONG OTHER BENEFITS TO COMMON UNITHOLDERS, THE
RECAPITALIZATION WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN YOUR ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION FROM
$2.00 TO $2.05 PER UNIT, EFFECTIVE THIS QUARTER.

Please help your company avoid the expense of further solicitation by signing,
dating and returning the enclosed proxy card today.

Thank you for your continued support.


Very truly yours,

/s/ Mark A. Alexander                       /s/ John Hoyt Stookey

Mark A. Alexander                           John Hoyt Stookey
President and Chief Executive Officer       Chairman of the Board of Supervisors


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