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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
if i had to pick one, i would pick Hydro. i am, afterall, The Ken of Hydro
and the ken of all ken's.




well, i think you made the right choice to get both.
Ken, are you getting DP kick backs now?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Tymon
The bottle of BW on the website looks like about 24oz. It's not until way down at the bottom that it say 4oz!

So I figured Ken's idea was on the money.

I was up-sold!

Ty
Remember that Black Wow is super-concentrated. One bottle for the average user should literally last years and years and years. A pea-sized drop is all you need to do an entire MINI.
In other words, 4oz of BW might as well be 24oz of most products!

That said, sorry if it looks deceiving with it's size on our website. We used to make everything proportional to actual size but then people complained because some things that were small were then too hard to see or read. So, many of our newer items look very large on the website. We always put volume or dimension information in the descriptions though. Hopefully it ends up being the best of both worlds that way.

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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Modnar
Ken, are you getting DP kick backs now?
I'm sure he wishes!

Although we do enjoy the free "Hydro love" he promotes!

-Heather
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Modnar
Ken, are you getting DP kick backs now?
this question pops up quite often, but no, i am not sponsored by
DP or even Griot's for that matter.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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sorry. I wasnt saying it was deceiving at all!! Just kinda funny how big the bottle looks.

I can't wait to get it!!

ty
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Tymon
sorry. I wasnt saying it was deceiving at all!! Just kinda funny how big the bottle looks.

I can't wait to get it!!

ty
I agree... it is funny! In fact, there are a few other photos on our site which are disproportionate large to the point of being almost bizarre. We have to be careful... while appeasing customer requests (ie, larger photos) we do sometimes get a little carried away because it's sort of funny. Hey, you've got to laugh sometimes, right??

-Heather
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 09:30 AM
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Just imagine if DP *did* offer Black Wow in the gallon size container...

$24.95 for 4 ounces.

64 ounces in a gallon.

16 bottles to make a gallon.

16 x $24.95 = $399.20 a gallon !!!!

And we complain about the price of gas. If Richard buys a small island a few years from now, I think we all should be able to claim partial ownership !
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by CR&PW&JB
64 ounces in a gallon.
FAIL

 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by BlimeyCabrio
FAIL
Hmmmm... memory is failing me... what is it, 128 ounces ?

If that's the case, I think I'm SUING Richard !!! $800 a gallon ?!?!
 

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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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It's "value priced"...

And worth every penny. When you INVENT a product that is SOOOO superior to the alternatives, you outta be able to make a little bit of profit margin on it.

And, given how long a bottle lasts, it really is a good value for the buyer.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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Oh yeah, I understand the value factor.

Still... at $800 a gallon, I'm thinking LARGE profit. Good for Richard ! But I still want a piece of that island I'm paying for.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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I'll bet many folks would be surprised at what it costs to make a gallon of this stuff... I'm betting it has some pretty expensive ingredients... no question it costs LESS than $800/gallon to make... but I'll bet he has to make much larger batches (technically, have much larger batches made by the lab he pays to do it) which means a huge investment in ingredients... gotta sell a lot of little bottles to recover that initial investment...
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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Yeah, I'm sure... and anyone that knows me and my 5,800+ posts knows that I'm just messin' with Richard. Can't wait until he pops in here and gives me hell.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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hell hell hell!

Richard will do it later. i thought i'd fill in for the moment.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by CR&PW&JB
Yeah, I'm sure... and anyone that knows me and my 5,800+ posts knows that I'm just messin' with Richard. Can't wait until he pops in here and gives me hell.
Originally Posted by greengobln
hell hell hell!

Richard will do it later. i thought i'd fill in for the moment.
Good thing greengoblin is giving you hell... Poor Richard is at AMVIV and can't even defend himself!

-Heather
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Detailers Paradise
Good thing greengoblin is giving you hell... Poor Richard is at AMVIV and can't even defend himself!

-Heather
With all that profit, he could at least pay his assistant to come and stick up for him.
 
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