Hard sell for Kin Gingival from Dentist

jwwb

Had teeth cleaned today which was followed by an introduction to several Kin products. Do they justify their 5x - 10x price vs supermarket toothpastes?

Oral Surgeon

jwwb wrote: »

Had teeth cleaned today which was followed by an introduction to several Kin products. Do they justify their 5x - 10x price vs supermarket toothpastes?

Was the dentist trying to sell them to you or recommend that you buy them elsewhere??

jwwb

Selling

Oral Surgeon

jwwb wrote: »

Selling

What's the dentists price vs he supermarket price for the same item?
Are you getting at the dentist here or the product?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Kin is a medicated toothpaste and mouthwash with an antibacterial called Chlorohexidine. Its not in regular toothpaste.

If the dentists or hygienist is selling it, its purely for your convenience. The markup on these over the cost of holding stock is minuscule.

This is why i gave up sell products, apart from the fact that I made no money, the suspicion people have when your selling things, make them not want to get them despite the fact that they would benefit form it.

davo10

Yaretzi Curved Surfer wrote: »

Kin is a medicated toothpaste and mouthwash with an antibacterial called Chlorohexidine. Its not in regular toothpaste.

If the dentists or hygienist is selling it, its purely for your convenience. The markup on these over the cost of holding stock is minuscule.

This is why i gave up sell products, apart from the fact that I made no money, the suspicion people have when your selling things, make them not want to get them despite the fact that they would benefit form it.

Same as that, we used to sell bags of interdental brushes with more brushes in them than the packs you buy in supermarket, at the same price. I just stopped bothering, you spend the extra time trying to convince someone they are getting a better deal if all you get is snide remarks about "making extra money off me".

jwwb

I'm sorry that you had a bad experience selling products. People are suspicious if they cannot compare a price to a similar product. I have no idea how much a packet of interdental brushes would cost me in a supermarket so have no frame of reference to determine if you are offering me a good deal or not.

I have an idea that a tube of toothpaste is going to cost me between €1 and €2 which may of may not be right. So when I am pressed into buying a tube of toothpaste for €10 I am rightly or wrongly suspicious - hence the question as to whether the toothpaste could justify the 5x to 10x price difference.

ohnonotgmail

between €6 and €7 seems to be the going rate in pharmacys for 75ml gingival toothpaste. some of the more expensive branded toothpastes are around the same price. If the dentists thinks it will make a difference why not give it a go?

davo10

Generally the trade ones we get have more concentrated measurements, the corsdayl mouthrinse we get from manufacturer is stronger than the type bought in supermarkets and as far as I'm aware is only available on prescription in a chemist, same with duraphat toothpaste. The Kin toothpaste the op was being sold may have more chlorhexidine than the over the counter type. I don't stock it so I am not certain.

ohnonotgmail

davo10 wrote: »

Generally the trade ones we get have more concentrated measurements, the corsdayl mouthrinse we get from manufacturer is stronger than the type bought in supermarkets and as far as I'm aware is only available on prescription in a chemist, same with duraphat toothpaste. The Kin toothpaste the op was being sold may have more chlorhexidine than the over the counter type. I don't stock it so I am not certain.

Thats a fair point. The OP needs to compare like with like.

Esel

Duraphat toothpaste is £5 in the north. Here, €25 and had to be ordered in...