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IHateShein · 2026-08-07T12:06:18+00:00

Why is mid-range toothpaste more expensive than artisan gin?

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IHateShein · 07/08/2026 15:46

Frostiesandmilk · 07/08/2026 15:32

£2.50 on Amazon for 75ml @IHateShein equivalent of £33.33 per litre I think, so nearly half the price of the handmaid gin 😂

I hate Amazon.

I can buy it for that price in Aldi - but everyone's missing the point.

I can afford it - but why is it the same price as something artisan made in small batches?

Are the toothpaste ingredients being being foraged by experts, hand blended by a willow whisk, steeped in pure copper casks, then packed into crates of meadow hay?

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FeliciaFancybottom · 07/08/2026 15:46

HappiestSleeping · 07/08/2026 15:23

Doesn't everyone compare prices by volume or weight? I buy beer in 500ml cans, but I still compare the price per litre. Same with crisps, meat, washing fluid etc.

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Nope, I've never done that.

HappiestSleeping · 07/08/2026 15:44

Backedoffhackedoff · 07/08/2026 15:36

Well no because they company needs to pay x2 packaging distribution overhead costs for 500ml vs 1L and that is compounded many more times when you consider how many tubes a litre of toothpaste is 🤣

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I know the OP's point was spurious, but I was meaning comparing between the price of hula hoops over walkers, or San Miguel over Super Bock. Or even between mince in Lidl to Tesco.

I've often found that the club card offers try to push the customer one way, but comparing by weight shows that the offer is actually more expensive.

Backedoffhackedoff · 07/08/2026 15:36

HappiestSleeping · 07/08/2026 15:23

Doesn't everyone compare prices by volume or weight? I buy beer in 500ml cans, but I still compare the price per litre. Same with crisps, meat, washing fluid etc.

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Well no because they company needs to pay x2 packaging distribution overhead costs for 500ml vs 1L and that is compounded many more times when you consider how many tubes a litre of toothpaste is 🤣

Frostiesandmilk · 07/08/2026 15:32

£2.50 on Amazon for 75ml @IHateShein equivalent of £33.33 per litre I think, so nearly half the price of the handmaid gin 😂

HappiestSleeping · 07/08/2026 15:23

FeliciaFancybottom · 07/08/2026 14:48

Who's buying toothpaste by the litre? This thread is weird.

Doesn't everyone compare prices by volume or weight? I buy beer in 500ml cans, but I still compare the price per litre. Same with crisps, meat, washing fluid etc.

Pleasedontdoitagain · 07/08/2026 15:09

I only use Sensodyne as well OP. And have done for many many years.

There's usually an offer on at least one type of Sensodyne in Sainsbury's so I just buy whichever one is the cheapest- I asked my Hygenist about whether there was any difference in the types of Sensodyne and she said no, apart from the ones that claim to be whitening ones are more abrasive.

I've never thought to compare it's cost with gin. It's just something I regard as a necessity.

TeaAndALittlePeace · 07/08/2026 15:00

Corporate greed. They all started jumping on the bandwagon when Covid hit. And dont get me started on the cost of a haircut these days. Absolute extortion.

SusanJJ · 07/08/2026 14:58

IHateShein · 07/08/2026 13:39

I hate gin. Can't stand it. Would never drink it.

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There you are then. You can spend your gin budget on toothpaste.

MrsMoastyToasty · 07/08/2026 14:56

I thought whiskey was recommended for toothache.

FeliciaFancybottom · 07/08/2026 14:48

Who's buying toothpaste by the litre? This thread is weird.

Morepositivemum · 07/08/2026 14:41

Between toothpaste and shampoo it’s all gone a bit depressing. You can only buy on offer now, and actually most of the Colgate toothpastes are horrendous prices now, except for the one that doesn’t proclaim to actually do anything!!

InterestedDad37 · 07/08/2026 14:35

If you drink enough gin, you won't notice the toothache 🤔

NoArmaniNoPunani · 07/08/2026 14:23

The sensodyne in savers works just as well as any other.

Backedoffhackedoff · 07/08/2026 13:50

The idea that you are comparing litres of toothpaste- which is never sold- is quite hilarious OP 🤣

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IHateShein · 07/08/2026 13:49

MossMystery · 07/08/2026 13:42

Yeah, but if you give me a pea size serving of Gin we're going to fall out!

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MossMystery · 07/08/2026 13:42

IHateShein · 07/08/2026 13:20

I said mid range - not cheapest toothpaste.

Sensodyne is between £36 - £80 per litre.

Isle of Wight mermaid gin is £58 per litre.

Yeah, but if you give me a pea size serving of Gin we're going to fall out!

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IHateShein · 07/08/2026 13:39

nomas · 07/08/2026 13:37

Who says gin is more valuable than toothpaste though? Gin is gutrot.

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I hate gin. Can't stand it. Would never drink it.

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nomas · 07/08/2026 13:37

IHateShein · 07/08/2026 13:35

It's not that I can't afford the toothpaste - it's the principle: why is fairly ordinary toothpaste the same price as handmade bloody gin?

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Who says gin is more valuable than toothpaste though? Gin is gutrot.

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IHateShein · 07/08/2026 13:35

nomas · 07/08/2026 13:30

Are you able to stock up when there is a good offer?

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It's not that I can't afford the toothpaste - it's the principle: why is fairly ordinary toothpaste the same price as handmade bloody gin?

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nomas · 07/08/2026 13:30

IHateShein · 07/08/2026 13:27

I just get the cheapest Sensodyne - I can't use anything else as my teeth will scream in agony within a week.

It shouldn't be as expensive as hand-made gin.

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Are you able to stock up when there is a good offer?

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IHateShein · 07/08/2026 13:27

nomas · 07/08/2026 13:22

The cheapest toothpaste is 20p in the supermarket.

Sensodyne isn’t mid-range, it’s a specialist toothpaste for sensitive teeth.

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I just get the cheapest Sensodyne - I can't use anything else as my teeth will scream in agony within a week.

It shouldn't be as expensive as hand-made gin.

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nomas · 07/08/2026 13:22

IHateShein · 07/08/2026 13:20

I said mid range - not cheapest toothpaste.

Sensodyne is between £36 - £80 per litre.

Isle of Wight mermaid gin is £58 per litre.

The cheapest toothpaste is 20p in the supermarket.

Sensodyne isn’t mid-range, it’s a specialist toothpaste for sensitive teeth.

Original poster

IHateShein · 07/08/2026 13:20

I said mid range - not cheapest toothpaste.

Sensodyne is between £36 - £80 per litre.

Isle of Wight mermaid gin is £58 per litre.

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WineCharm · 07/08/2026 13:10

nomas · 07/08/2026 13:10

Colgate is £1 for a big tube.

How much is gin?

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