Since reading this thread a few days ago i have been taking notice when i go shopping. I have seen Gaia in 3 supermarkets, one health food store, still 250ml bottle, still the same price...... :dunno: Maybe the shop did put the wrong product on the shelf.
I have had the same Gaia shampoo for 18 months. :o I don't wash DD's hair every night though.
ETA- i just looked on the Gaia website and yes the price has gone up a dollar but it is still 250ml.
The 100ml tube is a NEW product, in addition to the 250ml bottle. It is also cheaper.
I find it a shame actually that this thread is here - Gaia make products that many mums (including me) love, and is run by a mum herself who started making products in her own kitchen and has now built up a successful company which even exports. I can't see how she or the company have done anything wrong by introducing a new product - yes it's smaller but it is also cheaper so the wool isn't being pulled over anyone's eyes.
It sounds to me like the retailer put the new tube on the shelf incorrectly with the bigger bottle price.
This really just seems to be a misunderstanding, but I have to say that I hope none of our own BB WAHMs ever have their businesses affected by false allegations :(
She probably introduced the smaller bottle so it could be offered at a cheaper cheaper price too.
I have nothing but praise for Gaia. Good value for money if you ask me.
Yeah, I only wish she'd sell bigger packs cause we go through it too fast.
Seriously? I use the smallest drop, i'm serious when i say a 250ml shampoo is going 18 months later! Maybe i should use more. :lol:
We were using the body wash for showers/DS' bath/hand wash/shampoo... that's why
Ah i see. That is the other beauty of it, it has so many uses. Doesn't flare up my girls eczema either. I saw on the website she has a few new products too. A sleepytime bath which sounds nice, might have to give it a go.:
Yeah, I started using it as it was the only thing that didn't give DS1 ezcema. Actually, we have been going for at least 2 years on one bottle of Gaia shampoo - and it's the only thing I use for the boys!
thanks for clarification MantaRay.
So many brands in teh supermarkets (of all products) have been replacing their products with smaller amounts, for same or more money, i've come to expect that practice. e.g buy less grams of baked beans, for same/slightly higher price, tin looks pretty much the same.
Obviously that's not the case in this example of Gaia, but many brands of all types of supermarket products, do do it.
i would actually love to be able to see a FULL range of Gaia products in one spot. Everywhere i see GAIA stuff for sale, it's only a few of the range. LIke i see their shampoo, a calm down bath time one, a massage oil, at the supermarket, but no other types. WHen i see their ranges at a chemist, there are also only a few of their stock. I have a child with very fine hair (e/g getting out knots is an issue) and i had no idea Gaia had a de-tangler type product, but now i see one on their website.
Stockists are listed, but you never know HOW MUCH of the range they stock until you visit them in person.
Something i would love to be able to buy in larger quantities, would be organic sunscreen - like a pump pack, family size. our entire family get rashes from the mainstream sunscreens, i suspect we react to the parabens that are in so many skin care products.
Celsie, good on you for having a go at making your own stuff.
I have one gripe with Gaia products, their wipes are a pain in the a$$ to get out of the pack when you really need them :p (i.e bubs poo bum in the air with one hand, and still needing 2 hands for the wipes, :lol:). Think I will put them in the huggies container and see if they are easier to access.
Love their products though.
I'd like a chance to address some of my "false allegations" and then I'm going to drop this...:
You've made my post appear as a personal vendetta against this company. I've had no issue with this company or their products (which for the record I really do like).
I too am a Mum and I am a consumer... but for some reason you feel my opinion is not valid?
An extract from the Gaia Naturals website:
Please note, nowhere does it say in "addition" to the 250ml bottle.:
NEW PACKAGING - The Skin Soothing Lotion is now available in an easy to dispense 100ml tube that fits so nicely into your nappy bag, making it easier at nappy change time and when you are travelling.
I have looked all over their site for the older 250ml style bottle, but it just isn't there. When you click to purchase online, the only available option is the 100ml size. Now, the fact that the only option to purchase is the 100ml tube, wouldn't that suggest to you that it is because the 250ml bottle is no longer available?
When I last purchase this product a few weeks ago, it was $11.95 for 250ml - so $4.78 for 100ml. The "new" product is $9.95 (price listed on the Gaia website) is for 100ml... does that sound like good value to you?
I'm really saddened that you feel that you have to censor my opinions and my post. I thought this was a public forum...
My apologies Celsie- I looked at the products i use, and i don't use the skin soothing lotion. Yes you are correct, they have changed the packaging and the price/ml is a lot more and it seems the 250ml is not available on line. I guess that means it is being phased out. :dunno:
Maybe the price is to do with the new style of packaging? Might be more expensive to make a tube than a bottle? Regardless of the reason, i filled out the survey and expressed disappointment in the value of that particular product.
We don't use skin soothing lotion as we use Moogoo products which are more $$$ but totally worth every cent imo.
Even though it is true the value is not the same for the skin soothing product, the others remain unchanged and i will still buy them, as i said, they are so great for my eczema sensitive girls.
Sorry Celsie, i assumed (from the title being changed mainly i guess) that you and Manataray had talked through this thread and come to a different standpoint.
i don't buy the particular product mentioned, just like the Gaia range and use a few of their other products, so didn't know the intracacies of the product you mentioned.
from your explanation, your reasoning makes sense to me too. you provide the raw data to do the comparision too.
Celsie, I apologise hun - you are right that there is no longer a 250ml bottle. That was my mistake. I also apologise for making this seem like a vendetta - I didn't think that was the case and I didn't mean to imply it. I believe the whole thing is just a misunderstanding. I was concerned because I felt there was mis-information in the thread which could unfairly harm a business. I totally understand that you were doing nothing more than venting some understandable frustration at the change in product.
Thank you, I appreciate your understanding. I did email the company and they replied with this:
I think that's enough of this topic now... could you please close this thread?:
Hi Sarah,
Thank you for your email and enquiry.
Our new GAIA Natural Baby Skin Soothing Lotion Tube is a replacement for our bottle.
After a lot of customer demand we decided to replace the bottle with an easy squeeze tube.
If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Kindest regards,
AISHA DE MISKIC
Customer Support
GAIA Skin Naturals ? Bringing you the best pure . natural . organic skincare!
FWIW I think it's a valid complaint... they HAVE replaced it with a smaller quantity tube and hardly changed the price, and according to the email, it was at customer request LOL.
It is becoming common practice and I'm sorry to see another business do it.
What with this and shrinking tim tams.. what is this world coming to?!