Convince Me With Logic Not To Buy A 55lb Bucket of Salt

So I’m running low on pink Himalayan salt. You can subscribe & save a 2lb bag on Amazon at 2lb bag for $5/lb, 5lb bag for $2.85/lb, you can buy 10lbs at $2/lb and you can buy 55lbs for $1.64/lb. That’s 18% cheaper than the 10lb bag. The stuff doesn’t go bad. I could just keep a mason jar in my kitchen, the bucket in my attic, and go refill it every however many months. But now I’m not subscribe & saving and I am trying to get to the 15% monthly discount for every month… But 18%>15% but the 15% applies to all my shit…

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Yeah, it lasts forever and it's not even the only type of salt I use... My only argument not to get it is the TVM of the $50 difference considering how long I'll have it... my kids might inherit some of the shit

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55lbs of Himalyan salt is the way to go. It will change your life.

First, I recommend putting it on a shelf in your bedroom and have it lit, to pay it proper respect. Best practice is to put large speakers on each side of it and sync it to your phone alarm. Have a timer turn on the lights at the same time the alarm goes off in the morning. Alarm song? Only one choice. "Salt Shaker" by Ying Yang twins.

To wake up daily to the beautiful pink salt being lit up with its proper anthem by the Ying Yang twins is the optimal way to start your day. You will not regret it.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

I agree, a fuckton of salt would be ludicrous just to save a few bucks - hence why OP is only wanting to get 55lbs.

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I think measuring salt in terms of "pounds" is misleading, and you should be measuring it in terms of time (which will depend on your usage of the pounds). In other words, if you're buying 2 years of salt, then depending on your discount rate, the savings over multiple smaller buys is probably significant and worth the storage cost/risk; but if you're buying 20 years of salt, then don't fuckin buy 20 years of salt.

"Son, life is hard. But it's harder if you're stupid." - my dad
 

Thought this was an interview question. Would have answered "coz you're a salty guy...."

I'm here all night folks.

Absolute truths don't exist... celebrated opinions do.
 

gentlemen of means. i have 7 different salt grinders get at me

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I went with the 10lb bag, my friends. The IRR on the $50 difference over the time it would take us to consume the 45lb difference makes that the best option imo upon further thought.

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The correct answer was for you to buy a plane ticket to Nepal and find the salt manufacturers. Learn their customs and gain their trust. Become their sole conduit for selling salts and export it worldwide. That way the salt makes you money.

 

Every time I use up a bottle of supps, I save the little packet that removes humidity. I have a bag full. I put them in bags of coffee and shit.

heister: Look at all these wannabe richies hating on an expensive salad. https://arthuxtable.com/
 

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