classiccandle Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I've been contemplating packaging ideas for my soap (shrink wrapped, boxed, shrink wrapped and boxed, cigar bands, etc.) so my wife thought it would be a good idea, while she was gittin' her hair did at the Aveda salon, to pick up a bar of Aveda soap so I could see how they did it (never mind the fact that they're a multi-million dollar operation). She wanted me to guess how much it cost so I guessed eight dollars but man was I off. It was sixteen dollars (it was at this point that I had to check my underwear)!! For a bar of soap! It was larger than normal, 6.3 oz's, and it was packaged real nice. It was in a heat sealed bag inside of a nice looking box made of 100% recycled fiber and soy ink for printing. It also had a catchy little name, Caribbean Therapy. I guess they thought that would be a fitting name 'cause I now need me some therapy alright and/or a trip to the Caribbean to get over the price of that soap! Ooooooooh wee!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbuddy Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 They are well known, so they can get away with it and people do buy. I find their shampoo overpriced too. I looked at the ingredients and I can make mine better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I never would have thought anyone would pay that much for a bar of soap no matter what name it had on it (it's still just soap) but I have been proven wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 I have a pottery friend who does a seasonal craft fair in NYC and the artisan soaps there run for $18 a bar. These are handmade soaps by a crafter not a big company and people buy them by the ton. But to get into the fair will put you back about 30K. Yowzer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbuddy Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I have a pottery friend who does a seasonal craft fair in NYC and the artisan soaps there run for $18 a bar. These are handmade soaps by a crafter not a big company and people buy them by the ton. But to get into the fair will put you back about 30K. Yowzer!!Good for them if they can get those kind of prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmommaya Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 i live in a town that has an aveda school, for cosmetology. they have a sales area where all the products are for sale. the prices are outrageous. not so much the services though you are getting your hair done by a student. a perfume (1/4 ounce) goes for 24 dollars. and its nice, but it isn't spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitn Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 That is more than I would pay for a bar of soap.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiccandle Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 That is more than I would pay for a bar of soap..It's much more than we normally pay too but she thought, for the sake of research, it was justified. I tend to disagree but she is the wife so..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leisa2003 Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 It's much more than we normally pay too but she thought, for the sake of research, it was justified. I tend to disagree but she is the wife so.....LOL,...yep she is the wife. Cant argue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodle Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Good for them if they can get it. Personally, I think it is ridiculous to spend that much on a single bar of soap unless there is something magical in it. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansmommaya Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 its only the stockholders of loreal who are making any money from aveda. there is no them like there is us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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