Man has too much salt on his hands...

SparkyTech

From RTE:

A Chinese man who bought 6.5 tonnes of salt, hoping to profit from panic buying spurred by fears of radiation from Japan, is now stuck with the €3,000 worth of the condiment, state media reported today.

The man, surnamed Guo, bought the salt in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, when rumours spread across China last week that the iodine in salt could help ward off radiation sickness, the China Daily reported.

Salt prices jumped on the rumours, and, acting on a tip that there would be a supply shortage lasting at least six months, Guo bough 260 bags of salt, which he took back to his apartment in three trucks.

A few days later, the Chinese government urged consumers to stop the panic buying, saying residents will not be exposed to radiation from Japan's quake-damaged nuclear plant, causing a sharp drop in the price of salt.

Guo is now stuck with the salt, which the newspaper said takes up more than half his apartment and had cost him 27,000 yuan €3,000) to buy and transport.

The newspaper said Guo cannot resell the goods, because he has no receipt and also because he was told it was illegal to do so.
He also cannot take it to another province, as the government strictly controls salt transport.

Id hate to be his girlfriend, visiting his apartment everyday surrounded by all those unopened packets of white stuff :eek:

El Weirdo

Done.

Offy

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From RTE:



Id hate to be his girlfriend, visiting his apartment everyday surrounded by all those unopened packets of white stuff :eek:

/kill thread
its been done about 5 times already dude

SparkyTech

Ooopsie. Delete so mods

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