eastgate shopping centre

**jaykay** · 08-Oct-09, 12:41

I also bought this product from a Jewish girl on this stand in the Eastgate centre. My main reason for buying it was because I suffer with eczema and thought it would be worthwhile to give this a go. I have found that this product has really helped. I was told the price was £29.99 but I got it for £20.00. No doubt this sea salt can be bought cheaper elsewhere but I did not feel I was "conned".

**scorrie** · 08-Oct-09, 13:23

Originally Posted by Stefan

A product is worth what people are prepared to pay for it. Same goes for houses, cars, services etc.

Big brands make you believe their products are superior to those of their competitors, so you pay more.

A woman used to sell a certain item at a market stall for a lot less than any other competitor. She never sold much and was about to give up when somebody gave her some good advice. She raised the price to double that of any other competitor, gave it a fancy name and her stall was empty before she knew it. She never had any complaints and people went home happily knowing they bought "the best available" week after week.

It is very true that many shoppers simply assume that more expensive means better. I saw a TV programme about manufacturers who specialised in providing items for the mega rich. One fellow, who made wristwatches, explained that the minimum price he could charge for any of his watches was one million pounds, because his clients would not entertain anything with a price tag that did not break into seven figures.

**scotsboy** · 08-Oct-09, 13:57

It is Israeli Dead Sea products - usually very good quality products.

**scorrie** · 09-Oct-09, 00:17

Originally Posted by scotsboy

It is Israeli Dead Sea products - usually very good quality products.

Let's see, if you were a company with a good name and a reputation for quality, would you trade under a different name and have a sappy, phoney, web address on the jar? I don't think so!!

Kedem is a Hebrew word meaning old, or ancient. It is not rocket science to pluck a name and convert it slightly to imitate the real McCoy.

**scotsboy** · 09-Oct-09, 10:00

Originally Posted by scorrie

Let's see, if you were a company with a good name and a reputation for quality, would you trade under a different name and have a sappy, phoney, web address on the jar? I don't think so!!

Kedem is a Hebrew word meaning old, or ancient. It is not rocket science to pluck a name and convert it slightly to imitate the real McCoy.

From my experience Dead Sea products sold at stalls throughout the UK, and also ones I have bought in the Middle East are good quality. By QUALITY I mean they do the job they were purchased for. Whatever the marketing strategy may be, it makes little difference (or should I say no difference) to the quality of the product.

**scorrie** · 09-Oct-09, 14:04

Originally Posted by scotsboy

From my experience Dead Sea products sold at stalls throughout the UK, and also ones I have bought in the Middle East are good quality. By QUALITY I mean they do the job they were purchased for. Whatever the marketing strategy may be, it makes little difference (or should I say no difference) to the quality of the product.

What if you are not happy with the product? A dodgy web address offers little reassurance. Dead Sea salt is Dead Sea salt whatever way you market it. Whether you are happy to pay £20 for a jar of it, or prefer to pay £2 per kilo for the same product, from a more transparent source, is what equates to clever shopping.

**scotsboy** · 09-Oct-09, 17:47

Originally Posted by scorrie

What if you are not happy with the product? A dodgy web address offers little reassurance. Dead Sea salt is Dead Sea salt whatever way you market it. Whether you are happy to pay £20 for a jar of it, or prefer to pay £2 per kilo for the same product, from a more transparent source, is what equates to clever shopping.

True.......but the stall in the Eastgate has ben there for a good few years now, just take it back.

**KEEP_ON_TRUCKIN** · 12-Dec-09, 10:55

has anyone used this product for acne?

I'm about to give it a go!!

**EDDIE** · 12-Dec-09, 11:20

There is a sea salt scrubs stall in the trinity centre in aberdeen as well.I think when u buy crap like that of stalls its just a hit or miss when u try it at home me personally i just use asda soap does the job and it cost under a pound for 4 bars.

**KEEP_ON_TRUCKIN** · 12-Dec-09, 12:35

Originally Posted by EDDIE

There is a sea salt scrubs stall in the trinity centre in aberdeen as well.I think when u buy crap like that of stalls its just a hit or miss when u try it at home me personally i just use asda soap does the job and it cost under a pound for 4 bars.

unfortunately - the nearest asda probably is aberdeen