Last year, after the first snow, I remember going to Walmart and buying a 20 lb. bag of snow-melter salt for a little over $23, shlepping it home and then slipping on the ice with it as I was dragging it to my garage. Why did I do that? Hello? Amazon?
My go-to price on salt has always been about a $1.25 a pound, so I thought I was getting a decent deal. Foolish me. (Even Daily Cheapskates make mistakes.)
Amazon has got a 25 lb. bag of Halite de-icing salt for $21.68 with free shipping (no Prime account required). That comes to about $0.87 per lb. and best of all, it's delivered right to your front door, no shlepping required! I just bought two of these, because I just know that as the winter progresses, they will run out stock or the price will go up (or more likely both). Also, if you're not a Prime member, buying two of these will snag you the free shipping.
Now, if you'd like to get something a little kinder to your concrete/soil and to your dog's'paws, this 22 lb. bag of EcoTraction All-Natural Volcanic Mineral Ice Traction Granules is on Amazon for $23.64 with free Prime/SuperSaver shipping, or $1.07/lb. It's currently out of stock, but you can order it now, lock in the price, and it will ship as soon as it restocks.
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