Detailing Product -inflation-

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I don't normally pay attention to prices on detailing stuff.
It's a hobby. If I looked at the prices I Pay For reset shampoo, etc, etc, I probably won't have 80% of the crap I have now...

However, I did notice something which did make me do a double take. HyperWash is my -cheap shampoo-. I used it on the garage queens that get driven on the weekend, the cars @ the vacay house that doesn't get driven much , etc.
Anyhow, noticed Hyperwash at the AGO store at a whopping $44 a jug.
HW can be found lower but just for my own ####, has HW gone up recently or am I thinking it was always under the $30 realm...
 
Look at Hyper Dressing if you think HW has gone up a lot.
 
Have used HD is like 2 decades.....
I don't have a benchmark on the lineup. Just only happen to know about HW as it's a decent shampoo
Hopefully the formula hasn't changed

Griots was worth its $$ back in the days. Then it got super duper ultra watered down....
 
There is a certain "cheap tool" store out there that rhymes with "Arbor Weight".

$27.99 a gallon for HW. :)
 
Dr Oldz said:
Look at Hyper Dressing if you think HW has gone up a lot.
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Can't believe how much water based dressings have increased in price. I use to dress fenderwells with this stuff now I use cheap dollar store (silicone) tire dressings. I also quit applying it all together on engine details and water down 5:1 on everything else.
 
i've noticed the price increase on hyper dressing (and other detailing products) four times to it's current price $123.99 for a gallon. i would not buy it for that price even with a discount (still over a $100 with taxes and 25% off discount). while i'm not much of an amazon shopper, how could one not buy from there when it's cheaper with no minimum shipping. i like to support places like AG but prices hikes like these are forcing people to buy different brands/alternatives and/or elsewhere. the sad thing is prices will probably increase even more in 2023 which is right around the corner. not blaming AG or any other detailing supplies retailer, but this could potentially put them out of business. it's out of control...
 
VISITOR said:
i've noticed the price increase on hyper dressing (and other detailing products) four times to it's current price $123.99 for a gallon. i would not buy it for that price even with a discount (still over a $100 with taxes and 25% off discount). while i'm not much of an amazon shopper, how could one not buy from there when it's cheaper with no minimum shipping. i like to support places like AG but prices hikes like these are forcing people to buy different brands/alternatives and/or elsewhere. the sad thing is prices will probably increase even more in 2023 which is right around the corner. not blaming AG or any other detailing supplies retailer, but this could potentially put them out of business. it's out of control...
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Our house is stocked full of food and detailing supplies. This crazy economy has turned me into a prepper
 
Flash Gordon said:
Our house is stocked full of food and detailing supplies. This crazy economy has turned me into a prepper
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This "crazy economy" is mostly created as of this moment by the "phantom shortage phenomenon".

All suppliers of goods today have jumped onto this "shortage" bandwagon to claim limited supply. And we all know how that goes....

Thanksgiving: BIG Turkey shortage!! Bird Flu!! $3.99 a pound!! But where is the proof of this "bird flu"? Nowhere. It was fabricated for profit.

Did any AGO members walk into their local grocery stores and see two people fighting for the last turkey??


I could go on for hours with other examples of this, but I'll let my boys chime in first........... :)
 
PaulMys said:
This "crazy economy" is mostly created as of this moment by the "phantom shortage phenomenon".

All suppliers of goods today have jumped onto this "shortage" bandwagon to claim limited supply. And we all know how that goes....

Thanksgiving: BIG Turkey shortage!! Bird Flu!! $3.99 a pound!! But where is the proof of this "bird flu"? Nowhere. It was fabricated for profit.

Did any AGO members walk into their local grocery stores and see two people fighting for the last turkey??





I could go on for hours with other examples of this, but I'll let my boys chime in first........... :)
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I buy not because I'm afraid that I won't be able to get. I'm just trying to beat inflation best that I can. We have at least 2 more years of this.

The only shortages that I'm seeing is the paper stuff in my wallet
 
Flash Gordon said:
I buy not because I'm afraid that I won't be able to get. I'm just trying to beat inflation best that I can. We have at least 2 more years of this.

The only shortages that I'm seeing is the paper stuff in my wallet
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Understood, and sound thinking. :xyxthumbs:
 
I did a brief search in my email for orders - prices paid. For my usual detailing staples, nothing seems to have really -jumped- astronomically in price.

For my detailing nerdness, what other brands have gone ^^^up.
I just did a double take only because I know HW is a product I use and I know what its previous price price was as I bought 2 jugs like 3 months ago and at the -usual rate-.
 
PaulMys said:
This "crazy economy" is mostly created as of this moment by the "phantom shortage phenomenon".

All suppliers of goods today have jumped onto this "shortage" bandwagon to claim limited supply. And we all know how that goes....

Thanksgiving: BIG Turkey shortage!! Bird Flu!! $3.99 a pound!! But where is the proof of this "bird flu"? Nowhere. It was fabricated for profit.

Did any AGO members walk into their local grocery stores and see two people fighting for the last turkey??


I could go on for hours with other examples of this, but I'll let my boys chime in first........... :)
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Every year in the lead up to Christmas, all the media outlets let the public know that there will be some sort of shortage on a traditional Christmas food, be that Pork, Ham, Seafood ect. And guess what happens? Everyone rushes out and buys every whatever the it is in "short supply", hook line and sinker. Very clever of the supermarkets and food producers to rope the media in for a good old panic story.

It's amazing how so incredibly smart and completely dumb humans can be at the same time.
 
DFB said:
Every year in the lead up to Christmas, all the media outlets let the public know that there will be some sort of shortage on a traditional Christmas food, be that Pork, Ham, Seafood ect. And guess what happens? Everyone rushes out and buys every whatever the it is in "short supply", hook line and sinker. Very clever of the supermarkets and food producers to rope the media in for a good old panic story.

It's amazing how so incredibly smart and completely dumb humans can be at the same time.
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I like how they go on and on about how expensive it will be:

This year to feed Thanksgiving dinner to a family of 10 it will be $6.48 per person --- I don't know how we will be able to overcome...

Meanwhile the other 364 days of the year I spend more then that eating garbage from a fast food joint.
Thanksgiving dinner turns out to be the cheapest meal of the year. Should eat all that stuff more often
 
I think this includes EVERYTHING as of late! Grocery shop lately? But totally agree. I love the hobby, but it has become pricey. My annual spring detail order is between $200 to $300. This will provide me with about a year of personal detailing. I never pay full price. I will wait till a 25% off sale and place one big order.
 
PA DETAILER said:
I think this includes EVERYTHING as of late! Grocery shop lately? But totally agree. I love the hobby, but it has become pricey. My annual spring detail order is between $200 to $300. This will provide me with about a year of personal detailing. I never pay full price. I will wait till a 25% off sale and place one big order.
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Just think if detailing products were perishable like lettuce...we would all be screwed...:D
 
PA DETAILER said:
I think this includes EVERYTHING as of late! Grocery shop lately? But totally agree. I love the hobby, but it has become pricey. My annual spring detail order is between $200 to $300. This will provide me with about a year of personal detailing. I never pay full price. I will wait till a 25% off sale and place one big order.
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Is that all! I don't even dare tally up what I spend in a month let alone a year. :laughing:
 
Plus a few small orders in between. So, $300-$400 more like it.
 
I will tell you this, anything with Silicone in it went up as that went up at one point 300%.
Meguiars has issued several price increase to us this year along with about every other vendor.
We are all trying to keep it down as best as we can, but at some point you have to pass down the pricing.
 
I'm aware of products that have gone up between 50% to 100% over the last 1.5 years. I know of businesses who haven't been able to source products for the last 1.5 years.
 
Meghan said:
I will tell you this, anything with Silicone in it went up as that went up at one point 300%.
Meguiars has issued several price increase to us this year along with about every other vendor.
We are all trying to keep it down as best as we can, but at some point you have to pass down the pricing.
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Meguiars D170 Hyper Dressing

$124! I was in shock when i saw this price!
 
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