Customer Reviews

Rival 5-Pound Bag of Rock Salt

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This is the first time that I've ever found real rocks in my rock salt.

I take my ice cream ball to a friend's house so that our kids can play, and then we can have ice cream. All goes well until I dump the salty water into her beautiful sink, and then I spend the next ten minutes apologizing and scraping little rocks and what looks suspiciously like bits of glass out of her garbage disposal.

The salt part all dissolved right on cue, but that stuff was certainly not all salt. I couldn't believe that I was right, but when I got home I checked and double checked the bag--yep, little rocks. Maybe I got a bad bag? Maybe it's supposed to be rocks and salt instead of rock salt? All I know is I'll be picking a different brand next time I make ice cream.

After reading others reviews, I really didn't think rock salt could be that bad. All the other reviews are correct. The rock salt in this bag is the same quailty of the rock salt you buy from your local hardware store (dirt and rocks included). If you are buying this because it says "ice cream" on the label - Save your money and use your left over salt from winter.

This is the dirtiest rock salt I've ever seen. Remember years ago when you opened up the rock salt, and it was white, and you could actually grab a piece and suck on it ..this isn't it ! This bag of salt looked like they'd swept it up off the busy New York streets after a long storm
and then dried and bagged it. Like a friend said, "Buy Morton, it's clean salt." Think I'll do that next time.

This product is very effective for melting ice (although potassium chloride is more effective still) on driveways and sidewalks. It is, however, singularly ineffective as a vehicle for expressing political disapproval. And anyone who does so should seriously consider growing up and getting a day job.

This amazing product miraculously combines sodium and chorine into a stable mineral compound. Then when combined with ice, it accelerates the melting of the ice. That reaction requires heat, which it draws from the surrounding area. The result? A mixture of dairy products, fruit and sugar in an adjacent container becomes ice cream. There is a glacier near my house that's really been bothering me, and I'm going to pour some of this "sodium chloride" on it to see what happens. Wish me luck.

I added this to my cart as a last minute purchase and the shipping cost 4X the price of the salt!

Perfectly fine product and well packaged with timely delivery. Too late I realized that I could have purchased a similar item at the local hardware store.

This rock salt is perfect for childish behavior, like making ice cream, or taunting people.

This Salt may cost a lot to deliver- but that is because it is the best Salt that the world has to offer. Other countries may have salt that is provided to everyone at a very low cost or for free. But don't just look at the surface- you need to dig into the salt where things really get salty. This was the problem of the "dirty salt" commenter. They didn't dig far enough. American salt is expensive because it is the best.

If you want to choose the best salt, then you should be prepared to pay a little extra for it. And if you can't afford it, just get a better job. Your driveway is not my problem.

Perfect gift for any Political numbskull who looses their way in the snowy blizzard of lies and deception in Washington DC. This was the best gift I ever gave and would do it again! thanks Erik!