The first time I noticed this was a couple of years ago when it was time to reorder my favorite shaving soap rounds from an online boutique shop in Oregon. Neither the product nor the shipping was really expensive, but I found myself trying optimize the cost without buying more product than I would expect to use. I ended up getting two shaving rounds and am just now ready to start using the second one. If I can find it.
In today's online world, I am down to two or three physical magazine subscriptions; but the same question comes up when it is time to renew. Do I renew for multiple years to save money and risk expiring before the subscription does? The latest decision was easy because with a one year subscription to peloton magazine for $28, I got a $25 gift card to Art's Cyclery. I ordered some bike tools that I didn't have; and by adding in a couple more items, I got free shipping.
With the results of my most recent CT scan prompting a concentrated five-day round of radiation therapy for the liver lesion, I was presented with the question of how much bike chain lube to buy. Many brands come in two, four and eight-ounce sizes, but my current favorite jumps from four to 16 ounces. The per-ounce cost of the larger size is half that of the smaller one, but 16 ounces of chain lube could be enough to last a healthy low-mileage person a lifetime.
With a little encouragement from Zelma, I went for the larger size. It will also be good to have when we tune the many bikes for Camp Abilities next summer and hopefully years into the future.
And the radiation therapy is going well, with very limited side-effects compared to chemotherapy. It takes a few months to determine how effective the treatment has been however, so we won't know the results of the treatment until after another scan at the end of November. We remain optimistic.
Keep Moving.
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