Once upon a time I used made-in-America soap exclusively. For the simple reason it was the only soap sold in the stores I shopped in.
Then one-day America’s big soap makers had a big pow-wow and said, “Hey, people need soap every day. We can charge a whole lot more for the stuff. Let’s double the price. Triple it even. Or how’s about QUADRUPLING it! Who’s to complain? What are consumers gonna do? Go all grimy and stop buying it?”
Well, let me tell you what this consumer did. She waltzed into a discount store and among the cheaper American brands, she spotted an unfamiliar brand from Turkey that costs a big 99 cents for THREE bars of soap –less than the price she’d been paying for one bar. Along with being inexpensively priced, the soap was appealingly packaged.
I was also intrigued by the soap’s fragrances, which were slightly different – a bit spicier – than American soaps. I’d never heard of the manufacturer – Dalan – nor had I ever bought any product made in Turkey. But I decided to give it a whirl. The verdict? Like all soap winners, it cleansed and perfumed me nicely and didn’t dry my skin. Plus, years later, its’ reasonable cost helped keep me out of the poorhouse.
Their large bottle of liquid hand soap at 99 cents for 13 ounces is also an excellent buy compared to much pricier national brands. And they’ve just updated their containers with a sleeker, more graphic look.
Of course to REALLY save dough on liquid hand soap I could brew up a big batch of the stuff myself. But having neither a blender nor the desire to devote the necessary preparation time, I’ll leave that project for those possessing both those attributes.
Do you also feel soap prices for both personal and home cleaning use have taken a giant leap over other consumer prices?
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