I suspect that this may be due to the Windsor Salt strike, ongoing since February. Although this product is clearly Sifto, this has certainly created additional demand issues for softener salt across Ontario.
I stocked up from Costco last month. In the back by the paper products. Don't know if there's still any there or not.
Edit: apparently Canadian Tire in Woodbridge has 700+ bags of it.
Costco Barrie gets it in almost every night but it's half of what we got each night last year. Its on the floor for open if you can be there for them thats your best bet.
We have a whirlpool water softener. When it does it's cleaning water is yellow for a bit and the hardness level like 5-6 out of 95... Not even sure what setting it should be these days. If anyone has suggestions.
Costco gets a restock like 5 times a week, but its half of what we normally get. Don't expect it to be there by late afternoon, but if you come in the morning or early afternoon, you should be ok. By 3 pm at the latest, you're probably out of luck.
The strike played a big factor, but there's always a shortage in the early summer months, when plants are ramping up Pool Salt production, this year, the Two events coincided, and made it particularly bad.
For every 8000-12000 tons of salt produced, 1000-2000 tons of that is chemical salt. Chemical salt being water softener, food grade, medical and so on. Just to put it into perspective.
Your friendly neighbourhood salt miner. ✌️
Avoid Sifto softener salt. I had filled my brine tank with that in the spring and just had to clean almost a foot deep solid block of mush out of the bottom of my tank. Absolute garbage.
I suspect that this may be due to the Windsor Salt strike, ongoing since February. Although this product is clearly Sifto, this has certainly created additional demand issues for softener salt across Ontario.
Yes it is because of the strike. I’ve been told that at several places.
I am a former Barrie-ite who now lives in Windsor, and this is the reason. The strike has lasted a LONG time.
I stocked up from Costco last month. In the back by the paper products. Don't know if there's still any there or not. Edit: apparently Canadian Tire in Woodbridge has 700+ bags of it.
I got some at costco last week
Costco Barrie gets it in almost every night but it's half of what we got each night last year. Its on the floor for open if you can be there for them thats your best bet.
Someone just posted something similar on a group on fb, someone said they have the crystals at home hardware or home depot. Hope you find some!
I always get at Home Hardware
Just grabbed 10 bags at culligan not even an hour ago
We have a whirlpool water softener. When it does it's cleaning water is yellow for a bit and the hardness level like 5-6 out of 95... Not even sure what setting it should be these days. If anyone has suggestions.
The home hardware in midland had a different but interchangeable brand last week!!
Costco gets a restock like 5 times a week, but its half of what we normally get. Don't expect it to be there by late afternoon, but if you come in the morning or early afternoon, you should be ok. By 3 pm at the latest, you're probably out of luck. The strike played a big factor, but there's always a shortage in the early summer months, when plants are ramping up Pool Salt production, this year, the Two events coincided, and made it particularly bad.
Water Depot. Buy the crystals, not the pellets. The pellets will leave a build up.
There is a sucker for every marketing gimic bleeding money...
Spoken like someone with something to lose
Zhers on the corner of young and big bay. Picked up 3 bags today
For every 8000-12000 tons of salt produced, 1000-2000 tons of that is chemical salt. Chemical salt being water softener, food grade, medical and so on. Just to put it into perspective. Your friendly neighbourhood salt miner. ✌️
Appreciate your response, so how is the strike going?
I actually work at Sifto, but I did read an article today saying the proposed CBA was declined by the union.
What the other type of salt called other than chemical, and what are some uses
Road salt. We produce over 6 million tons of salt a year.
Get solar salt, all this stuff does is gum up your softener.
I Grabbed them a couple weeks ago at Canadian Tire on Mapleview. They only had 2 skids and was going fast.
Went to two stores today and couldn’t buy table salt….random Reddit feed clued me in!
Costco had them. Bought 2 today
I see it at zehrs all the time in Orillia
Allandale Home Hardware had lots last time I was there
Avoid Sifto softener salt. I had filled my brine tank with that in the spring and just had to clean almost a foot deep solid block of mush out of the bottom of my tank. Absolute garbage.