Over the last 10 to 12 years, salt lamps have gone from a small niche market to an increasingly mainstream product. We jumped into the business in mid-2004 after enjoying the salt lamps we bought so much (we knew others would love them too). With 10 lamps and a small closet, our newborn company took it's first steps; and it grew. These days, we have multiple warehouses and TONS of Himalayan salt lamps, bath salt, and pink gourmet salt. We import 40ft containers of salt products for ourselves as well as many of our customers throughout the year. Our retail return rate is less than 1% over 5 years even offering a 30 day unconditional guarantee. We have constantly researched salt lamps, and offer a uniquely different explanation that doesn't defy the laws of chemistry and physics as the explanations given by magpie salt lamp sites always do (hint: salt lamps DO NOT emit or generate negative ions). Not trying to toot our own horn but I think it is safe to say that Ionicsalts is an authority on salt lamps, given what little else others have offered over the years in good and new information. We even have other salt lamp sites referring people with questions to us! Not kidding. We answer them ALL and answer them well.
And so, we grow. We have big plans too, but that's for another time.
It's almost 2010 now. The salt lamp market is maturing and growing rapidly as word spreads, this makes it competitive. Many of our competitors are being...well, competitive, in the online domain. So be it...
There are "salt lamps" out there for around $10. It's called "whoring" the market and it makes me a very sad panda because what you get inside the box is a crap rock and usually a crap switch and cord. Himalayan salt crystal is priced by quality level: Premium, Good, Fair. This is why a salt lamp can be sold so cheaply at little or no actual profit. This is why people are always surprised when they see our salt lamps, they aren't just fair or good...we insist on and only accept PREMIUM quality salt, it shows when compared to another lamp bought somewhere else (unless you bought it from someone who buys from us!). We pay more but what we get is astonishingly good thanks to our overseas suppliers and manufacturers. If a lamp happens to be not to our liking, we don't ship it - we find a better one. What you can buy elsewhere generally isn't even looked at, much less plugged in and tested; trust me, we've checked up on others over the years. Our online retail return rate over six years is less than 0.01% (1/100th of a percent)...we've always had a 30 day unconditional, hassle-free satisfaction guarantee.
Salt lamps are everywhere these days, at many different quality levels and prices. They are products that actually work wonders for many people, some just a little and others much more. For years there has been a misunderstanding about how a salt lamp does whatever it does to indoor air quality, and myths have become general consensus. The truth about salt lamps can be found in this article.
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