StephDRebel
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Post by StephDRebel on Apr 20, 2020 17:48:23 GMT
There are tons of distilleries that have switched to bottling sanitizer so weve been seeing them sanitizer pop up in things like bourbon bottles. There is a new rum distillery in Columbus that hadn't even opened yet so they switched to sanitizer. They ran out of rum bottles but they were able to source honeybears. I'm hoping we will eventually be able to find the gallon at costco again so I can refill. Have you seen any interesting packaging? If you're near Columbus and need it they are somewhere not terribly far from children's. I think he said $7.99 a bottle with a limit of 10.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 18:25:28 GMT
Very cute! We have a distillery near us doing that, but they are using the bottles they have on hand. I like the bear ones better.  |
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Just T
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Post by Just T on Apr 20, 2020 18:32:03 GMT
That is so cute! I want to make my own hand sanitizer just so I can put it in a honey bear.  |
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Post by dewryce on Apr 20, 2020 18:41:23 GMT
$7.99 a bottle  |
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Post by MichyM on Apr 20, 2020 18:45:59 GMT
$7.99 a bottle That’s a steal around here in Seattle. When NY started going under I was able to find some 2oz bottles at our local hardware store. They were $5 each  And yes, price gouging stinks. That said, I’ve YET to find ANY at regular stores. What price should a bottle cost? Also, I should add that I’d expect the price to be much higher at a local distillery than at a factory that always produces the stuff. KWIM? To the OP, I want one. It’s so cute! |
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Post by dewryce on Apr 20, 2020 18:51:04 GMT
$7.99 a bottle That’s a steal around here in Seattle. When NY started going under I was able to find some 2oz bottles at our local hardware store. They were $5 each And yes, price gouging stinks. That said, I’ve YET to find ANY at regular stores. What price should a bottle cost? Also, I should add that I’d expect the price to be much higher at a local distillery than at a factory that always produces the stuff. KWIM? To the OP, I want one. It’s so cute! I think I was just surprised to find the maker setting the price so high, the only place I’ve seen price gouging is on places like Amazon and eBay. That being said, I haven’t been in a store in over 5 or 6 weeks and that’s when we purchased our sanitizer and there has been none available since to see if prices are going up in normal retail stores or not. Its wonderful that they and other distilleries are doing it, the need is so great. And since they had to retrofit and are losing profits I can see them pricing it higher than usual. It’s just surprising to me that it’s that much higher. The bottles are awesome! |
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Post by MichyM on Apr 20, 2020 18:56:41 GMT
That’s a steal around here in Seattle. When NY started going under I was able to find some 2oz bottles at our local hardware store. They were $5 each And yes, price gouging stinks. That said, I’ve YET to find ANY at regular stores. What price should a bottle cost? Also, I should add that I’d expect the price to be much higher at a local distillery than at a factory that always produces the stuff. KWIM? To the OP, I want one. It’s so cute! I think I was just surprised to find the maker setting the price so high, the only place I’ve seen price gouging is on places like Amazon and eBay. That being said, I haven’t been in a store in over 5 or 6 weeks and that’s when we purchased our sanitizer and there has been none available since to see if prices are going up in normal retail stores or not. Its wonderful that they and other distilleries are doing it, the need is so great. And since they had to retrofit and are losing profits I can see them pricing it higher than usual. It’s just surprising to me that it’s that much higher. The bottles are awesome! What should a “regular sized” bottle be prices at? Prior to the virus I never bought sanitizer or wipes. Thanks! |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Apr 20, 2020 19:46:58 GMT
That’s a steal around here in Seattle. When NY started going under I was able to find some 2oz bottles at our local hardware store. They were $5 each And yes, price gouging stinks. That said, I’ve YET to find ANY at regular stores. What price should a bottle cost? Also, I should add that I’d expect the price to be much higher at a local distillery than at a factory that always produces the stuff. KWIM? To the OP, I want one. It’s so cute! I think I was just surprised to find the maker setting the price so high, the only place I’ve seen price gouging is on places like Amazon and eBay. That being said, I haven’t been in a store in over 5 or 6 weeks and that’s when we purchased our sanitizer and there has been none available since to see if prices are going up in normal retail stores or not. Its wonderful that they and other distilleries are doing it, the need is so great. And since they had to retrofit and are losing profits I can see them pricing it higher than usual. It’s just surprising to me that it’s that much higher. The bottles are awesome! It's only price gouging if it's much higher than reasonable or fair. It's unclear what the size of that bear is, but I can practically guarantee it's less than $2.50 an ounce, which is what I paid to The Body Shop as retail price on their 2 ounce hand gel. |
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Post by dewryce on Apr 20, 2020 20:05:48 GMT
I think I was just surprised to find the maker setting the price so high, the only place I’ve seen price gouging is on places like Amazon and eBay. That being said, I haven’t been in a store in over 5 or 6 weeks and that’s when we purchased our sanitizer and there has been none available since to see if prices are going up in normal retail stores or not. Its wonderful that they and other distilleries are doing it, the need is so great. And since they had to retrofit and are losing profits I can see them pricing it higher than usual. It’s just surprising to me that it’s that much higher. The bottles are awesome! What should a “regular sized” bottle be prices at? Prior to the virus I never bought sanitizer or wipes. Thanks! We didn’t either but I thought they were like $2.99 or $3.99 for larger than that size. I think the 32 oz we bought were $8 or $9 dollars at the beginning of this mess. I’ll check my receipts in a bit. Yes, I still have them...I’m a scrapper  |
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Post by bethany102399 on Apr 20, 2020 20:07:17 GMT
We've got a distillery around here selling them for $30 a half gallon. you can also donate a gallon to first responders.
ETA, it's a half gallon, for some reason I thought it was a full gallon.
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Post by christine58 on Apr 20, 2020 20:09:45 GMT
What should a “regular sized” bottle be prices at? Prior to the virus I never bought sanitizer or wipes. Thanks! 10 ounce bottle here if you can find it---is $3.29. Ever since my mom had colon cancer I always have it on hand. I also have decided to buy hand sanitizing wipes when I see them. |
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Post by peaname on Apr 20, 2020 20:34:38 GMT
I used to pay $1.29 for an 8 oz bottle of sanitizer gel at Aldi but now I’m happy to pay $7.99 for the distillery sanitizer. There’s surely a cost to switch your production to a completely different product. Gouging to me is the idiots who bought thousands of bottles and want to mark it up 1000%
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Post by houstonsandy on Apr 20, 2020 20:42:19 GMT
There is a distillery near me that is making and giving away 32 oz bottles of "hand sanitizer" nearly every day.
I have yet to stop by and get some...I hear the line of cars for the drive-thru give-a-ways are realllllllly long and that is is more "watery" than commercial hand sanitizer, but hey! its free! and you could mix up with aloe gel to thicken it up.
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Post by peaname on Apr 21, 2020 0:52:11 GMT
The watery stuff is better in a small spray bottle. I predict those will be the next items you can’t find!
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Why
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Post by Why on Apr 21, 2020 1:52:39 GMT
I have no idea what it retailed for at 'regular' stores but I have a couple of 2 oz bottles I picked up (last year) at Dollar Tree. One is Purell and one store brand.
They had larger bottle also but I wanted small ones at the time. Doubt they have any now.
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StephDRebel
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Post by StephDRebel on Apr 21, 2020 4:04:45 GMT
This is the water stuff which is actually perfect, we have some sprayers to refill.
This distillery had never opened so they had to hire staff and everything to make it from what I understand. I'm not sure what pricing should be right now but we picked up 10 and they were all claimed at cost, happily within about 10 minutes on facebook.
Crazy
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Post by dewryce on Apr 21, 2020 4:18:11 GMT
What should a “regular sized” bottle be prices at? Prior to the virus I never bought sanitizer or wipes. Thanks! We didn’t either but I thought they were like $2.99 or $3.99 for larger than that size. I think the 32 oz we bought were $8 or $9 dollars at the beginning of this mess. I’ll check my receipts in a bit. Yes, I still have them...I’m a scrapper It was $3.76 for 32oz on March 15th. So the line item was $7.52 for both. I’m very impressed with my memory  But I still think it’s great they’re making this, it’s very much needed and the bottle is adorable! Wasn’t it originally for honey? |
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Post by SunnySmile on Apr 21, 2020 6:37:56 GMT
I can't find aloe vera gel or alcohol anywhere to make my own! I want some for the car. At home I can just use soap and water.
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Post by TheOtherMeg on Apr 21, 2020 6:38:49 GMT
Just checked my app/receipt and Members Mark (Sam's Club) 67.6oz sanitizer was $6.98 in early March. Of course you can't get your hands on any now.
I like this brand because it doesn't smell weird, it just smells like rubbing alcohol. Many other brands smell awful to me.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 21, 2020 9:08:06 GMT
That's adorable.
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Apr 21, 2020 13:14:12 GMT
There is a distillery near me that is making and giving away 32 oz bottles of "hand sanitizer" nearly every day. I have yet to stop by and get some...I hear the line of cars for the drive-thru give-a-ways are realllllllly long and that is is more "watery" than commercial hand sanitizer, but hey! its free! and you could mix up with aloe gel to thicken it up. If you dilute it with aloe, it will no longer be suffiently strong to be effective, so it's better to use it as-is. If a mister doesn't work, you can try a soap foamer. We had a BBW soap dispenser that was almost empty that we rinsed out to use for sanitizer. It didn't foam nicely like the soap, but it was at least a way to control the amount dispensed. |
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And yes, price gouging stinks. That said, I’ve YET to find ANY at regular stores. What price should a bottle cost? Also, I should add that I’d expect the price to be much higher at a local distillery than at a factory that always produces the stuff. KWIM?
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