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I challenge you to find deodorant for under $10 on Amazon.

by adrr 4y ago

superhuzza 4y ago
I just checked Amazon UK and I can buy 6 sticks of Sure deodorant for £6. Or one stick for £3.
prepend 4y ago
The first result on Amazon searching “men’s deodorant” is 4 for $15.66 [0] so less than $4 per stick. These are about $10 in a bodega or cvs in Manhattan. [0] Dove Men+Care Antiperspirant Deodorant With 72-hour sweat and odor protection Extra Fresh Antiperspirant for men formulated with vitamin E and Triple Action Moisturizer | 2.7 Ounce (Pack of 4) https://a.co/d/dR2J1B0 https://a.co/d/dR2J1B0
- RussianCow 4y ago
  But then you have to buy 4... So not exactly an apples to apples comparison if you only want one.
  - internetter 4y ago
    What a nonsensical argument. Deodorant is a consumable good. In scenarios like this, 40$ for 4 == 10$ for 1, because you consume it at a steady rate, and what you don't buy now you will pay for later
    - throwaway27727 4y ago
      Compare to an extreme example of a market selling one watermelon for 5 dollars, and 5 watermelons for 15. Sure, the latter is a better deal, but I definitely have no use for more than one melon, and the arbitrage opportunity is not worth my time. In the same sense, I and many others do not need more than 1 deodorant at a time and I would rather save my space.
      - sbarre 4y ago
        Watermelons are perishable, so that's apples to eggs. Do you live in a microhome? Deodorant sticks are tiny, surely you can store 3 of them under your sink for months without too much suffering.
    - solar-mariner 4y ago
      Deodorant has a shelf life. If you stock too many, some go bad before you get to use them.
      - sbarre 4y ago
        Do you know what that is? I typically buy 4-5 sticks at a time when my local pharmacy has a sale on the one I like, so I buy deodorant like once a year. Never noticed any problems with them.
        internetter 4y ago
        > Do you know what that is Mine is 2 years
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    - RussianCow 4y ago
      But you still need to store all four sticks in the meantime. Some people have extremely limited storage space.
  - cortesoft 4y ago
    It's not like it goes bad, you will use all 4.
- atyppo 4y ago
  The bodega is also likely selling stolen goods from CVS/Duane Reade/Walgreens.

I challenge you to find deodorant for under $10 on Amazon.

by adrr 4y ago

I challenge you to find deodorant for under $10 on Amazon.

superhuzza 4y ago

I just checked Amazon UK and I can buy 6 sticks of Sure deodorant for £6. Or one stick for £3.

prepend 4y ago

The first result on Amazon searching “men’s deodorant” is 4 for $15.66 [0] so less than $4 per stick. These are about $10 in a bodega or cvs in Manhattan. [0] Dove Men+Care Antiperspirant Deodorant With 72-hour sweat and odor protection Extra Fresh Antiperspirant for men formulated with vitamin E and Triple Action Moisturizer | 2.7 Ounce (Pack of 4) https://a.co/d/dR2J1B0 https://a.co/d/dR2J1B0

RussianCow 4y ago
But then you have to buy 4... So not exactly an apples to apples comparison if you only want one.
- internetter 4y ago
  What a nonsensical argument. Deodorant is a consumable good. In scenarios like this, 40$ for 4 == 10$ for 1, because you consume it at a steady rate, and what you don't buy now you will pay for later
  - throwaway27727 4y ago
    Compare to an extreme example of a market selling one watermelon for 5 dollars, and 5 watermelons for 15. Sure, the latter is a better deal, but I definitely have no use for more than one melon, and the arbitrage opportunity is not worth my time. In the same sense, I and many others do not need more than 1 deodorant at a time and I would rather save my space.
    - sbarre 4y ago
      Watermelons are perishable, so that's apples to eggs. Do you live in a microhome? Deodorant sticks are tiny, surely you can store 3 of them under your sink for months without too much suffering.
  - solar-mariner 4y ago
    Deodorant has a shelf life. If you stock too many, some go bad before you get to use them.
    - sbarre 4y ago
      Do you know what that is? I typically buy 4-5 sticks at a time when my local pharmacy has a sale on the one I like, so I buy deodorant like once a year. Never noticed any problems with them.
      - internetter 4y ago
        > Do you know what that is Mine is 2 years
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  - RussianCow 4y ago
    But you still need to store all four sticks in the meantime. Some people have extremely limited storage space.
- cortesoft 4y ago
  It's not like it goes bad, you will use all 4.
atyppo 4y ago
The bodega is also likely selling stolen goods from CVS/Duane Reade/Walgreens.