Thanks Doug, I am treating the purchase of stock as insurance, I like the product, it works for me, I will buy the sticks when I see them whether the many reports of its discontinuance are true or not.
Now be nice boys! @Vacumatic seems to be mistaken, but I thought you came off a little like my family sometimes: a little harsher than necessary.purposely misleading the users of this site based on wild conjecture is far more rude than my post
I have the stick from the early 2000's.I cannot find the product on any Palmolive websites and I can see your point that the company has restricted supply, its a low volume niche product compared to all other Palmolive products and doesnt fit well in the whole scheme and style of other Palmolive products. When I see the shave stick on the shelves it tends to be just one or two items, and they look as if they have been there a while with the packaging in less than new condition.
Therefore it has all the hallmarks of a product nearing the end of its life, low price, low sales, low profit and newer and more profitable product lines being deprived of shelf space.
You can understand the concern that a much loved product appears to be stopping production.
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ETA, subsequent to typing this post I have found a letter from Palmolive Germany in 2015 on the subject of the Shave Stick which states, in part,
'We regret to inform you that the product you are interested in is not currently being manufactured. In response to decreased consumer demand, we sometimes have to stop manufacturing a product. Unfortunately, we do not have any remaining stock to offer you directly. '
I have the stick from the early 2000's.
I also see from then that the stick has changed packaging three times. I now bought the latest packaging, which is available the last two years.
I could find this packaging (the one with the leaves next to "for men") and the shop told me it's new. They also brought more the next days.
I can see why they do not list it in their ship anymore. Do they list the cream?
Some major brands do it by mistake. I.E Supermax list some packages of blades that do not exist anymore. That's the opposite situation.
All in all they reduced the amount in UK.
In Germany (which is apparently made) it is fully loaded.
Btw Is there any German to confirm what happened with the stick in Germany stores?
What do these typically cost in American stores?
Amazon.com sell them for under $1 a stick, or six for $9.99, which at face value doesnt make much sense.
I’ve never seen it on amazon.com for $1 per stick . Can you post a link please ?
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It is shown as $0.90 but when you click on the image to buy at that price it disappears, best alternative price looks much higher.
Tired one of the sticks yesterday. I enjoy the performance of the soap, and the scent more than the tube of cream. might have to buy some and grate them into an old container for use like a tub of soap.
The only way to use Arko is applied directly to the face. That's why that guy is smiling so much on the label!I used to grate them and found it not worth the hassle. Just a thin layer of soap on the face erupts into plenty of lather for 2 passes and touch-ups. I also found that it's too easy to overload it from a tub and it doesn't last as long. It tends to get mushy also.
Yeah, I didn't seem to get enough of a lather that lasted using the stick to face method. I need to be able to load more soap into the brush it seems, so I will try putting it on my face and also loading on the the brush. I tend to do three to four passes.I used to grate them and found it not worth the hassle. Just a thin layer of soap on the face erupts into plenty of lather for 2 passes and touch-ups. I also found that it's too easy to overload it from a tub and it doesn't last as long. It tends to get mushy also.