Soft soap brand was $1.24 for 7.5 oz. (16.53 cents per ounce)
Equate (Walmart brand) was 88 cents for 11.25 oz. ((7.82 cents per ounce on the 50 percent more free; if it was the same size it would be 11.73 cents per ounce)
First
of all, I didn't realize that soft soap was down to 7.5 oz. I thought
they were always 8 oz. That was the first surprise. From testing the
two brands, we noticed the following:
Equate brand had more fragrance
Soft soap lathered better
Equate brand was not as concentrated as Soft Soap
Equate brand was less expensive
My
kids liked the stronger fragrance of the Cucumber Melon in the store brand, but
my husband liked the milder fragrance of the Soft Soap. We also tried the clear soap, which I thought wouldn't have a smell but it did. It was also stronger with the store brand. There really
was a big difference in price, even though the equate was not as
concentrate. If you want to stretch your soap, you can add water to
make it last even longer. I think I would probably just buy the
cheapest (in this case, it was the store brand) for soap, unless I could
get the name brand for less than the cost of the store brand. I have always bought Soft soap in the past... at least until now!
