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Twelve dollars for men's deodorant? (Original Post) Permanut 15 hrs ago OP
72 hr enid602 15 hrs ago #1
Good tip.. Permanut 13 hrs ago #10
For that price, True Dough 15 hrs ago #2
I don't know if I've ever seen one of those. Permanut 13 hrs ago #11
They might, but you may regret it... SeattleVet 11 hrs ago #19
Try the weeekly special at your favorite grocery emporium. BOGOs and half-price sales help, mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago #3
No Harris Teeter here, going to check Grocery Outlet and Costco. Permanut 13 hrs ago #12
Used to buy Dove, it's gotten pretty Luciferous 15 hrs ago #4
Dove is the $12 one, gotta check out the Suave. Permanut 13 hrs ago #13
Go to Dollar Tree. It's $1.25. SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #5
We do have a Dollar Tree nearby, good tip.. Permanut 13 hrs ago #14
Shower gel & shampoos too! SheltieLover 11 hrs ago #20
I'm going to tell you a story Niagara 15 hrs ago #6
Good alert.. Permanut 13 hrs ago #15
I quietly quit using deodorant a few years ago. johnp3907 14 hrs ago #7
With your, I don't trust any of the brands vapor2 14 hrs ago #8
You know, I think it is one of those things that we overuse. Permanut 13 hrs ago #17
I fell like I've kinda dried up as I've aged. johnp3907 13 hrs ago #18
Crystal deodorant, made of alum salts CousinIT 13 hrs ago #9
Never heard of it, good tip.. Permanut 13 hrs ago #16
This is a popular brand but there are others. CousinIT 4 hrs ago #23
In between showers Marthe48 6 hrs ago #21
I do that as well. It works! And then I use the CousinIT 4 hrs ago #22

Permanut

(8,335 posts)
10. Good tip..
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:41 PM
13 hrs ago

Mrs. Permanut would like to travel to Paris when this insanity is over. She'd probably appreciate if I splurged.

Permanut

(8,335 posts)
11. I don't know if I've ever seen one of those.
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:44 PM
13 hrs ago

I'll have to see if the bank will loan me one just for a minute.

SeattleVet

(5,891 posts)
19. They might, but you may regret it...
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 01:46 AM
11 hrs ago

If they do loan it to you, they'll most likely expect to get at least $120 back!

Sounds like a losing proposition to me.

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,419 posts)
3. Try the weeekly special at your favorite grocery emporium. BOGOs and half-price sales help,
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 09:54 PM
15 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Mar 16, 2026, 03:59 AM - Edit history (1)

especially at Harris Teeter, which usually doesn't require to buy two.

The price at Dollar Tree
Dollar-twenty-five Tree
Dollar-fifty Tree has ratcheted up to where it's not a bargsin anymore.

Permanut

(8,335 posts)
14. We do have a Dollar Tree nearby, good tip..
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:51 PM
13 hrs ago

Even at a buck and a quarter they have some good values - paint brushes, masking tape and such.

Niagara

(11,735 posts)
6. I'm going to tell you a story
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 10:00 PM
15 hrs ago

Last year, I purchased ladies Dove 0% aluminum and paraben free. It's Shae Butter scent (it smells really nice) and it's 72 hour deodorant.

About 3 or 4 weeks later, I had this incredible pain stabbing me in my right armpit. It was almost as wild as the time that I got stung by a yellowjacket in the same armpit. I actually took my shirt off to make sure that I wasn't being stung.


I went searching through Reddit and it's a closed discussion from 3 years ago. The title is:Under my armpits have been hurting and aching, and I'm getting paranoid it's cancer 😭 someone help. Has theirs happened to anyone else?


There were quite a few comments and responses that said this armpit pain became a problem for them in the same armpit with the same Dove deodorant that I purchased.


I stopped using the deodorant and the pain went away after a few days.


This deodorant was almost $8.


I've only been wearing it on Tuesdays and the rest of the time I wear my regular deodorant. Once the dispenser is used up, I'll never buy this stuff again. And so far wearing it only once a week hasn't been an issue. But everyday use there's some sort of reaction to it.


Be careful out there when purchasing expensive and new to you deodorants!

johnp3907

(4,289 posts)
18. I fell like I've kinda dried up as I've aged.
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 12:09 AM
13 hrs ago

I noticed less and less underarm perspiration, and with that the absence of odor. I would just put one quick swipe under each arm. Seemed like I was just doing it out of habit.

CousinIT

(12,499 posts)
9. Crystal deodorant, made of alum salts
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 11:26 PM
13 hrs ago

Spray, solid rock (run it under water before applying), or roll-on.. Works and no chemicals, weird smells, nothing. It kills the germs that cause odor.

It works for me but probably not for everyone. It’s usually pretty cheap.

The scented 72-hour stuff or whole body stuff costs $$$

Marthe48

(23,072 posts)
21. In between showers
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:17 AM
6 hrs ago

I'll swab my armpits with alcohol. I'm alone a lot, so as long as I can stand myself

My daughter just paid $12 for deodorant, which I thought was crazy. But when I was shopping for deodorant recently, the prices on all products were sharply up.

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