Furniture polish is too expensive ...

2011-08-10 12:45:55

#1

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7037|Washington DC

I realize that no one is interested in this ... well, except for tucker ... but what happened to the $1 can of furniture polish? Now, even the generic stuff is costing $3, which isn't much below the $3.80 for Pledge.

Did some furniture polish conglomerate form when I wasn't looking? Did Johnson Wax buy up all the competition? Did the cost of crude oil affect the raw cost of furniture polish? I just cannot figure out why furniture polish is so (*&(#$)#+ expensive.

(Yeah, I manage a household budget).

2011-08-10 12:48:52

#2

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6956|Mountains of NC

fuel price goes up ... everything goes up

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2011-08-10 12:48:55

#3

SonderKommando: Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....; +564|7047|The darkside of Denver

inflation

2011-08-10 12:49:41

#4

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7037|Washington DC

SonderKommando wrote:
inflation

300% in 18 months?

2011-08-10 12:51:28

#5

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6885

time to find a new drug.

do you have to use name brands? depending on what you want to do, you could use generics . . .

2011-08-10 13:00:36

#6

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6089|College Park, MD

thrilling thread

they probably figured they could raise the price and people would bitch but still ultimately buy it

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2011-08-10 13:08:29

#7

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7037|Washington DC

13urnzz wrote:
time to find a new drug.

do you have to use name brands? depending on what you want to do, you could use generics . . .

Drug ... funny.

Yeah, always used generics.

2011-08-10 13:10:00

#8

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5973

Hit a dollar store OH. You are definitely paying for an overpriced name brand.

2011-08-10 13:10:38

#9

Hurricane2k9: Pendulous Sweaty Balls; +1,538|6089|College Park, MD

I always though OH was rollin' in the benjamins, cooking pasta in champagne instead of water just cos he can

2011-08-10 13:10:53

#10

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6885

i guess what i was thinking, instead of Murphy's oil for wood, just a linseed or castor (whatever the equivalent is).

are you looking for a single solution, or willing to use different products for different uses?

2011-08-10 13:18:30

#11

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|7037|Washington DC

13urnzz wrote:
i guess what i was thinking, instead of Murphy's oil for wood, just a linseed or castor (whatever the equivalent is).

are you looking for a single solution, or willing to use different products for different uses?

There's always Murphy's or some of the more expensive brands.

My concern is that the home supply companies are doing something odd with their product lines that I've not seen before ... I had always picked up generic $1 cans, but these are just not to be found any longer - at dollar stores, Target, Wal-mart, anywhere.

(By the way, a real "generic" solution is equal parts olive oil and lemon juice)

Hurricane2k9 wrote:
I always though OH was rollin' in the benjamins, cooking pasta in champagne instead of water just cos he can

I dabble in lots of stuff simply because my incredible wealth allows for such a life. Among other things, I own a cleaning company.

2011-08-10 13:22:59

#12

tuckergustav: ...; +1,590|6301|...

I was just going to suggest you make your own out of those very ingredients.

It's better in many ways.

grab a container of lemon juice and pour out about four tablespoons into a small spray bottle. Mix the lemon juice with three tablespoons water and two teaspoons olive oil. Put the sprayer in the bottle and shake well. You now have an excellent homemade furniture polish. Anytime you want to polish your furniture, you should make a new batch, as the olive oil may become rancid if you only polish your furniture once a month. When I use homemade furniture polish, I use a soft terry cloth instead of paper towel. The cloth just seems to give a better shine to the furniture.

http://www.diylife.com/2007/10/25/homem … re-polish/

But, yeah...it's strange that the prices have shot up like that.

...

2011-08-10 13:24:09

#13

rdx-fx: ...; +955|6979

Roll your own, so to speak

Furniture Polish

2011-08-10 16:01:55

#14

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6540|what

OrangeHound wrote:
I realize that no one is interested in this

Well that's a relief.

2011-08-10 16:41:36

#15

DesertFox-: The very model of a modern major general; +796|7072|United States of America

Buy Polish furniture. It's not expensive at all.

2011-08-10 17:07:10

#16

NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6856

Better not buy furniture polish then.

2011-08-10 17:15:33

#17

justice: OctoPoster; +978|7128|OctoLand

Ever the straight shooter, Noobest

I know fucking karate

2011-08-10 17:26:38

#18

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6798|'Murka

tuckergustav wrote:
I was just going to suggest you make your own out of those very ingredients.

It's better in many ways.

grab a container of lemon juice and pour out about four tablespoons into a small spray bottle. Mix the lemon juice with three tablespoons water and two teaspoons olive oil. Put the sprayer in the bottle and shake well. You now have an excellent homemade furniture polish. Anytime you want to polish your furniture, you should make a new batch, as the olive oil may become rancid if you only polish your furniture once a month. When I use homemade furniture polish, I use a soft terry cloth instead of paper towel. The cloth just seems to give a better shine to the furniture.
http://www.diylife.com/2007/10/25/homem … re-polish/

But, yeah...it's strange that the prices have shot up like that.

Then your furniture smells like Greek salad.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2011-08-10 17:29:45

#19

justice: OctoPoster; +978|7128|OctoLand

Is that a bad thing?

I know fucking karate

2011-08-10 17:30:42

#20

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6798|'Murka

Just makes you want to chew on your furniture like a Boston Terrier.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2011-08-10 17:32:34

#21

tuckergustav: ...; +1,590|6301|...

I suppose I like the smell of greek salad better than pine trees...but it's all about preference.

It's better for the environment too.
If I wanted to smell a pine tree I would go hug one.

...

2011-08-10 17:34:33

#22

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6798|'Murka

You say as you're giving tips on how to polish wood furniture...

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2011-08-10 17:34:45