Jackpot!

[Stacyspy]

I live not too far from a small Amish community, and that's the best option for me to get lye...but I didn't even think about all the "other" stuff... I bought 5 lb. bags of epsom salt for $1.35 ea.! Pink Himalayan salt is $2 a lb. Cornstarch and baking soda-$.50 a lb., citric acid $.75 a lb. CO is $9 a gal.!
No shipping fees, and it's about a 10 minute drive! Don't I feel like I've missed out all this time...lol
And the nice lady that owns the place gave me the catalog she orders from, and said if I need anything, to let her know, and she'd order it- at only 20% over her cost!
Woohoo

 

[Susie]

That is an awesome score!

 

[lsg]

Great find!

 

[cmzaha]

Nice. My question would be, if she gave you the catalog she orders from who is it? And why pay 20% if you have the catalog

 

[Stacyspy]

Because it'd make me feel like a terrible person...lol...
Besides that, it's a company that only delivers to Amish communities, I'm not sure why, but that's how it works. At the prices she charges, I still feel like I got a good deal, helped out someone else's business, and she wants to keep my laundry bars in stock

Nice. My question would be, if she gave you the catalog she orders from who is it? And why pay 20% if you have the catalog

 

[jgordo02]

Stacyspy,
I live close to a couple of Amish stores as well that I buy a lot of my oils and lye at. If you make any milk soaps you can get a gallon of fresh goats milk for a couple of bucks at a neighboring farm. They quit letting the stores sell fresh milk a few years ago... You'll need to take your own container. I just freeze it in the portions I want to use and if they have day old milk the price is even better...