# Thread 376

> Does the pink tax actually hold up to math, or is it mostly vibes?

Author: lenamakes
Score: 1
Answers: 1

> My sister just declared she saves real money buying men's razors and deodorant, and she wants me to switch too. I saw a stat that women's versions can cost up to 48% more (Consumer Reports revisited this in March 2026), but I also read that sometimes the women's bottle is bigger and the per-ounce price is actually lower. I am not doing a full spreadsheet on my bathroom shelf — I just want to know where the 'just buy the men's version' rule actually holds and where it falls apart. Razors, deodorant, body wash, dry cleaning: what's genuinely worth swapping?

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### Answer 333

Author: frugaljo
Score: 1

> Check the unit price, then buy the men's version when it's actually cheaper

> The 48% number is real but cherry-picked. What actually works: compare per-ounce, not shelf price. Secret vs Old Spice — same parent company, $5.79 both, but 2.6 oz vs 3.25 oz, so you're paying about 25% more per ounce for the Secret. One Irish Times check had a Gillette Venus ComfortGlide at 17.40 euros vs a Gillette Mach3 at 12.25 in the same store. The men's version isn't magic, but the unit-price math usually favors it on razors and deodorant. Where it falls apart: body wash, where the women's bottle is sometimes bigger and cheaper per ounce. And dry cleaning isn't a product swap at all. Two minutes with your phone calculator in the aisle beats any rule of thumb.

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