What do you pay for deodorant?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339577)
Rockingham, Australia
January 21, 2017 3:39am CST
I don't really want you to tell me but I hope I've hooked you into reading my post. 
We had to buy deodorant today. Firstly I need to say that once I've looked at prices and chosen something I think suits us, I then just buy it whenever we need it. It's the same with many other items. We have to have them so we buy them but I rarely know the prices at the time. Now where was I? Oh yes, deodorant.
We bought two different brands and paid $3.28 for each. Later we discovered one was 50ml and the other 60ml. If we take the 50ml for ease of calculation, that means it costs $6.56 per 100ml or $65.60 for a litre. A litre is 0.264 of a US liquid gallon or 0.22 of an imperial gallon. I think I might start manufacturing deodorant. It might be a lucrative sideline.
We had to buy deodorant today. Firstly I need to say that once I've looked at prices and chosen something I think suits us, I then just buy it whenever we need it. It's the same with many other items. We have to have them so we buy them but I rarely know the prices at the time. Now where was I? Oh yes, deodorant.
We bought two different brands and paid $3.28 for each. Later we discovered one was 50ml and the other 60ml. If we take the 50ml for ease of calculation, that means it costs $6.56 per 100ml or $65.60 for a litre. A litre is 0.264 of a US liquid gallon or 0.22 of an imperial gallon. I think I might start manufacturing deodorant. It might be a lucrative sideline.19 people like this
23 responses
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
21 Jan 17
Imperial gallon! I can't believe these measures still exist. When will the whole world go metric? It's so much easier to learn for children, too.
I can't forget our visit to Florida many years ago where I saw tangerines offered in 'bushels'. It was the first time in my life that I saw tangerines and the word bushel. I asked the vendor how much that was in kg, but he couldn't tell me.
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@Orson_Kart (6768)
• United Kingdom
21 Jan 17
I'm with you on this. However, I've heard we might be reverting back to imperial once we leave the EU. I hope not!
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
21 Jan 17
A bushel is a volume...more like litres than kilograms. I'm conversant in both imperial and metric...but than the US gallon is smaller than the imperial gallon.
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@JudyEv (339577)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 17
@MALUSE @Morleyhunt I was trying to cover all bases! 
For some obscure reason I think the UK might have been still in imperial.
For some obscure reason I think the UK might have been still in imperial.
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
21 Jan 17
I'm tempted to tell you how much I pay for mine. Well anyway, i will tell you. I pay 5 dollars for aa 100ml organic deodorant spray that contains no parabens or harmful chemicals and which doesn't darken the skin or stain my clothes. I'm very picky when it comes to deodorants and other stuff we use to our body.
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@JudyEv (339577)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 17
I have no argument with what people pay. I just wonder how much profit they are making on these products.
@JudyEv (339577)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 17
@Orson_Kart I'm too lazy. Can you tell me what they are when you find out - save me the trouble! 
@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
21 Jan 17
We buy deodorants in cream or lotion form. I don't use deodorant. I don't have body odor even if I don't use one
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@cacay1 (83437)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Jan 17
@averygirl72 , Wow, you do not have body odor. Others my God what an under arm odor,
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@besweet (9859)
• Ireland
21 Jan 17
I just buy the deodorants that are on offer. I have a couple of brands that I like and if I see an offer on them, I usually buy 2-3 bottles and they last for months.
My only concern is about the ingredients, I only choose the brands that have no parabens.
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@Orson_Kart (6768)
• United Kingdom
21 Jan 17
There's no business like show business.
So I've heard. 
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@allknowing (136099)
• India
22 Jan 17
@JudyEv And this applies to that which is kept in toilets. I do not keep anything but ensure that they are spotlessly clean
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
22 Jan 17
@JudyEv he do have a big store where I live where they only sell things in large quantities. Most of their costumers are restaurant and shop owners but other people shop there too. I get bottled water, soda, cleaning products... etc for cheaper price than if I buy them from a supermarket
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Jan 17
I buy one brand - a brand that I've used most of my adult life. I couldn't care less what my husband buys! And I don't have a cue what they cost...I am not a shopper I'm a buyer.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
21 Jan 17
@JudyEv I guess I just don't worry about things like that.
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@JudyEv (339577)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 17
I had to fish the docket out of the bin to find out what they cost. In this respect I'm a buyer too. I just wonder how much profit they're making.
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
25 Jan 17
LOL! Pretty buys my deodorant for me. About a year ago she bought me something new. It is called Crystal Body Deodorant Stick.
I costs $7 for a stick and IDK how long the sticks last, but the website said over a year. I've been using this one for over a year now and haven't even used half of the first stick, yet. She bought me two of them at the same time because shipping was cheaper.
Here is a picture of my deodorant stick. You are supposed to put it on slightly damp but clean skin. (I have to spritz it with water since I dry thoroughly after my shower.) I just use a travel sized spritzer bottle to get the stick damp and use it. The naturally occurring mineral salts stop odor forming bacteria from growing, even if I sweat a LOT!
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
25 Jan 17
@JudyEv IDK what Pretty was researching when she came across this, but she yelled at me and ask if I would be willing to try something she had just found. (She had started placing an order through Amazon.com and needed two more items to get free shipping. I told her yes and she ordered it.)
They actually make this for men or women and some of it does have fragrances, too. Here is the story behind this deodorant:
Many stores in the U.S. sell this now, but at the time Pretty bought it, we'd never heard of it before.
While traveling in France in 1984, Jerry Rosenblatt, Founder and CEO of Crystal™, was introduced to a manufactured product made of mineral salts, which purifies water. That same product, he later discovered, also worked as a natural yet powerful hypo
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
21 Jan 17
I am going to start getting mine at the dollar store, they have lady's speed stick, which is a good brand although not my current one, but mine was 3 something, so deff going to try the dollar stuff!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
22 Jan 17
@JudyEv I kinda have an idea of what is and what is not, most shampoos, soaps, hair product, you cannot get that stuff for a dollar.
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@Bella128 (2471)
• United States
21 Jan 17
I actually...believe it or not... buy guy deodorant lol! It's like half the price and honestly works better for me. I don't really like the girl deodorants much and I usually have to buy the clinical versions when I do because the normal version don't work for me so that's when I decided to use the guy kind and it's been working ever since!
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@Bella128 (2471)
• United States
22 Jan 17
@JudyEv Yes that is true but I ended up finding a not as strong smelling one from Degree that's been working out fantastically. There was even a review on Amazon for the same deodorant from another woman who talked about how she used it as well so I'm happy to hear that I'm not alone in my situation.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
21 Jan 17
I typically buy the $1 Suave stuff, although for awhile I bought Dove which is about $4. My husband can only use one brand otherwise he gets a rash.. so his is more expensive too. Good thing it's not a weekly purchase!
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
21 Jan 17
@JudyEv Of course it doesn't.. if it did they wouldn't be making a profit. That's also why you can find some that are super cheap, though they don't work as well.
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@JudyEv (339577)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jan 17
Do you think it costs this much to produce the product? I think they must be making a small fortune.
@Tina30219 (81899)
• Onaway, Michigan
21 Jan 17
When me and my boyfriend buy our deodorant we get it in 2-packs mine are 2.6 oz. and his are 2.7 oz. I believe both packs are 3.88 not exactly sure.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50205)
• United States
21 Jan 17
I got a great deal a few years back with four in the pack and they have lasted me. My husband goes through deodorant quickly. I think he eats it
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@JudyEv (339577)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jan 17
Mine lasts quite a while thank goodness. I do hope he doesn't really eat it!
@Clairelouiser (683)
• United Kingdom
23 Jan 17
That's daylight robbery! lol. I pay about 70p for my deodorant, I go through a lot though a full size spray bottle about once a week.
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@JudyEv (339577)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jan 17
My roll-on would last longer than a week. It's pretty pointless comparing prices between countries though isn't it?
