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Yea, you can get 180 pills from CostCo for $18 ($0.10 / pill). These seem wildly over priced considering that it defines "long-lasting" as 1 month, meh. For a

Yea, you can get 180 pills from CostCo for $18 ($0.10 / pill). These seem wildly over priced considering that it defines "long-lasting" as 1 month, meh. For a year this is $40 * 12 = $480. Or I could get 180 pills from CostCo (and you could probably source these cheaper) for $18, even if I ate dairy at every meal 365 * 3 = 1095, I would only need 1095 / 180 = 6.08 (round up to 7) boxes of Fast-Acting Lactase which is only 7 * $18 = $126. This is 4 times the price and for 1 week each month I need to remember to take 3 pills a day. The value prop just doesn't add up, it's not hard to source or have lactase pills on hand. https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-fast-acting-lactase%2C-180-caplets.product.100096414.html https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-fast-acting-lactas...

Bactories 5y ago
Check out my comment above, but I just wanted to say I am a costco whore, everything from the snacks in my pantry and freezer, to my tv to furniture is costco derived. If you are in Austin, we should go hit up a costco together, I am serius.
Kaibeezy 5y ago
> defines “long-lasting” as 1 month Where’s this? You take a pill with each serving of dairy. I usually carry a strip of 3 or 6 individually packaged pills if I’m out for the day. Each pouch has an expiration date on it, and that’s at least a couple of years, so I leave stashes in the car, camera bag, friends’ houses, wherever. Even taking 3 or 4 on some days, you’re still right, the cost isn’t much of an issue.
- ihumanable 5y ago
  Apologies if my original comment wasn't clear. Fast-acting Lactase is something you take with every serving of dairy. The Bactose product that this post is about says the following "Long lasting effects Bactose™ will continue to thrive digesting lactose for the whole month, individual results may vary." I was trying to say that the Bactose product's "long-lasting" claim falls a bit flat when you realize it only lasts a month. If I could take some pills for a week and then be set for 6-months or a year, yea, I might drop $40 on it.

Bactories 5y ago

Check out my comment above, but I just wanted to say I am a costco whore, everything from the snacks in my pantry and freezer, to my tv to furniture is costco derived. If you are in Austin, we should go hit up a costco together, I am serius.

Kaibeezy 5y ago

> defines “long-lasting” as 1 month Where’s this? You take a pill with each serving of dairy. I usually carry a strip of 3 or 6 individually packaged pills if I’m out for the day. Each pouch has an expiration date on it, and that’s at least a couple of years, so I leave stashes in the car, camera bag, friends’ houses, wherever. Even taking 3 or 4 on some days, you’re still right, the cost isn’t much of an issue.

ihumanable 5y ago
Apologies if my original comment wasn't clear. Fast-acting Lactase is something you take with every serving of dairy. The Bactose product that this post is about says the following "Long lasting effects Bactose™ will continue to thrive digesting lactose for the whole month, individual results may vary." I was trying to say that the Bactose product's "long-lasting" claim falls a bit flat when you realize it only lasts a month. If I could take some pills for a week and then be set for 6-months or a year, yea, I might drop $40 on it.