Twelve dollars for men's deodorant?

[Permanut]

I think I'll just stay away from everybody.

Or maybe vice versa.

[enid602]

1. 72 hr

I think those 72 hour deodorants are worth it. I use them on long air flights.

[Permanut]

10. Good tip..

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

[True Dough]

2. For that price,

I hope you smell like a crisp new $100 bill!

[Permanut]

11. I don't know if I've ever seen one of those.

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

[SeattleVet]

19. They might, but you may regret it...

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]

3. Try the weeekly special at your favorite grocery emporium. BOGOs and half-price sales help,

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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]

12. No Harris Teeter here, going to check Grocery Outlet and Costco.

[Luciferous]

4. Used to buy Dove, it's gotten pretty

expensive so I switched to Suave.

[Permanut]

13. Dove is the $12 one, gotta check out the Suave.

[LeftInTX]

29. They stopped selling the Suave product that I used. Suave Antiperspirant Deodorant Clinical Protection Coconut Kiss

Now I'm using Dove

[SheltieLover]

5. Go to Dollar Tree. It's $1.25.

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[Permanut]

14. We do have a Dollar Tree nearby, good tip..

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

[SheltieLover]

20. Shower gel & shampoos too!

[Niagara]

6. I'm going to tell you a story

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!

[Permanut]

15. Good alert..

I'm still reacting to the yellowjacket sting - OW!

[Niagara]

24. Thanks. I now warn people about trying new deodorants

Plot Twist. The yellowjacket sting happened while I was almost home and while driving.

I made it home however.

[Permanut]

25. While driving?

OMG and you lived to tell about it.

[Niagara]

26. Yes, while driving

I can laugh about now but it wasn't funny at the time.

[johnp3907]

7. I quietly quit using deodorant a few years ago.

No complaints from anyone.

[vapor2]

8. With your, I don't trust any of the brands

[Permanut]

17. You know, I think it is one of those things that we overuse.

[johnp3907]

18. I fell like I've kinda dried up as I've aged.

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]

9. Crystal deodorant, made of alum salts

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 $$$

[Permanut]

16. Never heard of it, good tip..

I'll look for it.

[CousinIT]

23. This is a popular brand but there are others.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B969B4?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1

The stick version lasts freaking forever. It's solid mineral salt. These are great for travel, too.

https://www.amazon.com/Thai-Deodorant-Stone-Unscented-Aluminum/dp/B089DMYDH7/ref=sr_1_8

[Marthe48]

21. In between showers

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.

[CousinIT]

22. I do that as well. It works! And then I use the

Thai crystal deodorant. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B969B4?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1

[True Dough]

27. Do some of your friends

know you as Brandy?

[Marthe48]

30. I'm a fine girl

[LeftInTX]

28. I'm a hairy, sweaty middle easterner.

You know what they say about armpit hair and BO? It's true. I'm a she. It isn't the hair, it's the pores.

I'm almost 70 years old. This isn't going away...ugh...

Anyway, I splurge!
I even use Certain Dri when it gets bed.
Wash my pits with Hibiclens.

You name it....