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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 · Yesterday 15:46

Frostiesandmilk · Yesterday 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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BitOutOfPractice · Yesterday 15:47

I’d buy the gin and then you won’t care if your teeth hurt!

seriously though that’s ridiculous isn’t it?

Whosthetabbynow · Yesterday 15:49

Clean your teeth in gin

Frostiesandmilk · Yesterday 15:49

IHateShein · Yesterday 15:46

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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It's a totally different product with different ingredients and packaging. £2.50 for a tube of toothpaste isn't what I would consider crazy pricing. You can get cheaper toothpaste, but sensodyne is better for people with sensitive teeth, therefore people are usually willing to pay a little more. Supply and demand and all that

Dollymylove · Yesterday 15:51

Wisdom sensitive. £1.19 at Boyes

PrizedPickledPopcorn · Yesterday 15:52

IHateShein · Yesterday 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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Tesco own brand sensitive is as effective, for me. And cheap.

PrizedPickledPopcorn · Yesterday 15:53

IHateShein · Yesterday 15:46

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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Gin is significant quantities of water. I

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IHateShein · Yesterday 15:55

PrizedPickledPopcorn · Yesterday 15:52

Tesco own brand sensitive is as effective, for me. And cheap.

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No good - that Tesco one has Sodium Laurel Sulphate and Limonene in it which give both me and my son ulcers.

That's not the point anyway - as I keep repeating.

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Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · Yesterday 15:55

I buy cheap £1 toothpaste for sensitive teeth in Tescos. Called Pro Formula.

Frostiesandmilk · Yesterday 15:55

IHateShein · Yesterday 15:55

No good - that Tesco one has Sodium Laurel Sulphate and Limonene in it which give both me and my son ulcers.

That's not the point anyway - as I keep repeating.

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What is your point exactly

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IHateShein · Yesterday 15:57

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · Yesterday 15:55

I buy cheap £1 toothpaste for sensitive teeth in Tescos. Called Pro Formula.

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ChoccyHobknob · Yesterday 15:57

I misread this and thought you said artisan toothpaste. My immediate reaction was "is nothing sacred"?!!

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IHateShein · Yesterday 15:58

Frostiesandmilk · Yesterday 15:55

What is your point exactly

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I am asking why it is the same price.

It is the first word in my OP.

Why?

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HappiestSleeping · Yesterday 15:58

FeliciaFancybottom · Yesterday 15:46

Nope, I've never done that.

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You're potentially missing out on some good deals. Mostly, the bigger packs are cheaper, but it is surprising how often buying two of the smaller packs is better value when comparing by weight or volume. Especially when obfuscated by club card deals. Tesco are really good at this as they price to shift certain items / packs sizes at different times. Strawberries were like this recently, cheaper to buy two small packs than one large one. Don't know if it is like that still.

Frostiesandmilk · Yesterday 16:00

IHateShein · Yesterday 15:58

I am asking why it is the same price.

It is the first word in my OP.

Why?

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And people have answered. Different ingredients, different processes, supply and demand. I imagine the company also have to do medically testing etc to make sure ingredients are in safe quantities blah, blah, blah. You can't simply compare one totally different thing with another and say it's overpriced.

Also you've just said you can get sensodyne from Aldi for £33.33 per litre equivalent and that gin is £58 a litre. That isn't even the same price the toothpaste is nearly half the price of the gin

LaurieFairyCake · Yesterday 16:12

You’ve convinced me

off to buy gin before anyone else works this out…

Bjorkdidit · Yesterday 16:13

There could be endless reasons. You've got 10 x the number of packages for the same amount of product in the toothpaste for a start. The development costs are probably higher. The ingredients could be more expensive. Maintenance of machinery for filling toothpaste tubes could be more expensive compared with bottling plants.

And I suspect that Mermaid gin is a lot less 'small batch hand made' than you're imagining. They probably just mean 'small batch compared with Gordon's produce it by the millions of gallons a year'.

TeenLifeMum · Yesterday 16:16

I get sensodyne when it’s on offer but it can be very expensive. Sadly dd3 is allergic to Colgate.

Madamefroufrou · Yesterday 16:18

clean your teeth with gin! lots of it, also good to gargle

HappiestSleeping · Yesterday 16:18

I am with you @IHateShein in that it is surprising that toothpaste costs so much. Of course there are many reasons why this should be.

Then again, you can buy VOSS bottled water and pay more per litre than for petrol. Considering the earth's surface is 70% water, that really is a surprise. So, I suspect part of the reason is that people pay it.

Bjorkdidit · Yesterday 16:27

How much of an item people use is probably relevant because it dictates how much someone spends a year on that product. A tube of toothpaste will last a few weeks, people probably use less than a litre per year. 75 ml of gin could be gone in one or two drinks (outside Mumsnet that is, where it would be the 'big special drink pushing the boat out at Christmas').

HappiestSleeping · Yesterday 16:36

Bjorkdidit · Yesterday 16:27

How much of an item people use is probably relevant because it dictates how much someone spends a year on that product. A tube of toothpaste will last a few weeks, people probably use less than a litre per year. 75 ml of gin could be gone in one or two drinks (outside Mumsnet that is, where it would be the 'big special drink pushing the boat out at Christmas').

750ml of gin might last the evening 🤣

Bjorkdidit · Yesterday 16:59

HappiestSleeping · Yesterday 16:36

750ml of gin might last the evening 🤣

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I was careful about what I wrote for fear of the Mumsnet 'if you keep gin in the house it must mean you're an alcoholic' accusations.

DancingNotDrowning · Yesterday 18:17

I think it’s an interesting point OP

economies of scale, automated manufacturing and cheap ingredients should make the toothpaste significantly cheaper than gin.

I think it’s a case of the market dictates what people will pay rather than the cost being a true reflection of cost.

HappiestSleeping · Yesterday 19:04

Bjorkdidit · Yesterday 16:59

I was careful about what I wrote for fear of the Mumsnet 'if you keep gin in the house it must mean you're an alcoholic' accusations.

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Yeah, my 'bovvered box' is empty 🤣

And if Bjork didn't do it, I can blame it on the boogie 🤣🤣🤣