YMMV should be whispered silently in your head after you read every post, no need to type it.
As for the full time business, it would make sense as to would increase.
From a business standpoint it's probably a good move.
YMMV should be whispered silently in your head after you read every post, no need to type it.
As for the full time business, it would make sense as to would increase.
Consumer Reports runs an interesting feature, it's called the Shrink Ray (or something like that). It highlights items that have shrunk in size, but the prices - amazingly! - have increased.
Just enough for a single servingOne of the reasons I'm still a Blue Bell Ice Cream Fan!!
"Still 1/2 Gallon!!"
Thats not right. They make great soap, but when it comes down to it there is no need to pay that much for a great shaving soap. In a perfect scenario, the price should be going down with all the competition out there.
I would think that ice cream would be Exhibit A on that one. The ice cream industry knows that customers will pay a certain amount for a container of ice cream. As their costs rose they shrank the container. The consumers decided, "Yea, I know it is smaller but that is what I am willing to pay." This was on the heels of probably a ton of market research on the part of the manufacturers. With a smaller container they still need to cover the costs attendant with any business - manufacturing, distribution, marketing, etc. So they have these expenses - whether fixed or variable - spread now over containers with less product in them. To be sure they cover these expenses the cost / ounce of the ice cream is going to be more. That does not mean their profits are higher, just that they are covering their expenses with a container that is smaller in size. Of course, some manufacturers will be opportunistic and decide to add to their ice cream profits at the same time. In the end as long as the market in ice cream is allowed free reign there is product for everyone in the price point they are comfortable with.
wait why did you give away the RR soaps?In the time since I last posted in this thread I have moved away from RR and PAA soaps. In fact I gave away almost all my RR soaps. I have also since purchased more CB soaps. I like them a lot and have no problem paying what I see as a fair price for them.
By the way, I'm still working on that same tub of LPV. If I had bought it new and paid the $14 it cost, it would still be a heck of an investment wouldn't you say?
Yeah and where were we......wait why did you give away the RR soaps?