I have always found it cheaper to buy the 50g bags individually UNLESS the 200g box goes on sale. That said bags are currently $12.99 but frequently go on sale for $9.99
Not sure you can call price increases ‘gouging’. Gouging is usually a word reserved for goods with an inelastic demand. Price increases on luxury goods is generally just called capitalism. The price will be what the market will afford. As such, if you still buy at 69.99, guess how much they are gonna charge.
Thanks, I will watch for that. I got the 200 gal boxes for $51.98 each.
I just bought some as well, by the way that was a sale, discounted price on Amazon. It’s normal price is higher
The definition of gouging is to overcharge or swindle. Gouging is charging a price increase when the company has not had increased costs. I am convinced this is happening a lot today because of the lack of competition/few suppliers in certain industries. There is no justification for a 78% increase otherwise we would see most of our staples going up that much.
The simple answer on that is not not buy their goods and buy a substitute good/from a competitor. Consumers can live without aquarium salt as this is a true luxury hobby. A vendor cannot over charge for a good that we willingly pay for and can live without. I know it sounds preachy and pedantic (sorry, not trying too)..but this is basic Econ 101. I doubt there is anything nefarious going on..especially with I/O who are usually on the cheaper end of the spectrum To me, if prices are going up this much, it is to cover their costs going up (fuel, shipping, raw materials, labor, etc)
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I stocked up on black friday. Got 4 boxes of 200 gallon reef crystals at i think 28 a box. Was happy.Still nowhere near this deal from a little while back.
Instant Ocean 160-Gallon Bucket for $23.36 @ Chewy's - LIMIT 2
Yes, you can get two buckets and a small can of food shipped free for about $50 bucks. Don't miss out. https://www.chewy.com/instant-ocean-sea-salt-aquariums/dp/165471
The handwriting has been on the wall - for 35 years Aquarium Systems sold truckloads of salt to me with free shipping (the cost of which was obviously recouped in the sale of the salt). Earlier this year, out of the blue, they started charging actual shipping costs ….. IIRC about a 25% jump. That doesn’t account for all of the increase you saw though……
Just was gonna say this...nothing delights me more as a small business owner knowing amazon is losing money on delivery lugging around the tub of reef crystals for me.
shipping and fuel costs are a huge problem in every industry right now.
