u/x64Lab

Wat nu?

digga man kommt rein sieht Polen hat von Schlesien bis nach vietnam alles erobert. Russland ist Lithauen.

Was mach ich denn nun?

There are often things that I believe I could save money on. For example instead of buying rice, Pasta, and beans in normal portions I buy it in bulk. The savings were about 40% for that example, I’ve done loads of stuff like it.

Recently I had the idea of doing that with cleaning supplies. You buy Pure soap and go from there. this was common during the great depression so it felt on theme.

I went to my local drug store, bought one bars worth tested it out on laundry, on showering, my car etc. Now I decide I need bulk! I figure the price should be about 1€ per Kg maybe as high as 2€ but that’s really it. for my yankee friends that’s 1.17$ - 2.34 $ per 2.2LBS.

What a shit show I tell you. The hunt starts with me landing on concussed pages that advertise it as organic and healthier than normal soap or whatever, trying to sell their pure soap for as much as 8,75€ per 100g, to be clear the bar price at my local drugstore adds up to a bit over 10€ per kg. that’s nearly 10x the price just cause they marketed it as organic and free of bad chemicals.

I find dozens of these sites the prices all varying significantly until I realise I keep looking at the same soap! all of these websites are buying from the same wholesalers and then marketing it with as many buzzwords as they can and you’re paying a premium for buzzwords!

my list of chargable buzzwords are

* Natural / all-natural
* Pure / traditional
* Minimal ingredients
* Plant-based / vegetable-based
* Eco-friendly / environmentally friendly
* Sustainable
* Biodegradable