Comments on: Dial Soap: The Incredible Shrinking Bar

By: demit

demit — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:17:48 +0000

I too will miss my Dial soap but I have had it! No one mentions how UGLY the bar of soap gets after a few uses. The gray lines that appear? The misshapen bumps the bar gets after awhile? I’ve always been a fan—been using it for over 50 years—and would’ve accepted the shrinking size, but the aesthetics are terrible. Oh, and the fact that the pieces will not adhere to a new bar when you open one up. Bah. I’ll check out everyone’s recommendations, thanks.

By: Brewster

Brewster — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:59:01 +0000

We have no TJ in our area, and the question remains for me: what substitute is there for Dial that is a soap without lots of perfumes and stuff that make me itch. But since the lightbulb has gone on for me as to what Dial has done, I intend to look for whatever generic soap will fill the bill.

I believe the anger expressed on this web site as to the shrinking size, deceptive advertising, and corporate chiseling relates back to a sense that the strong, sensible country we grew up in is disappearing. Goods sold for one price, one uniform size, and came with a money back guarantee (car dealers excepted, and that’s why they had the reputation they had). Once upon a time, you went to Mexico and laughed at the cheap stuff in the bazaars that you were expected to bargain for. It defined what was meant by a “Banana Republic.” Look around you, and you see that’s what the USA has become. Everybody on the plane paid a different price for the same ticket, fine print on packaging containing all the “gotchas,” etc.

But hey, it’s cheap!

By: saggman54

saggman54 — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:27:56 +0000

I want the 7 oz bars back….. those little bars you just keep getting to the piece you throw away sooner. plus I can hold on to it

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:29:42 +0000

This is amazing to have so many people commenting on what was once a valuable, worthwhile bar of soap! I loved Dial – depended on it and considered it a “standard” in my home. Not anymore. I might as well collect those dinky little bars of soap from hotels that are cheap and annoying. Way to go Dial! You’ve lowered your standard. I would so much rather pay an extra .50 per package and know you kept your integrity instead of assuming we are all so stupid as to not notice the “shrinking bar” effect. Today I bought a bar of good old fashioned Lava soap. It cost $1.87 and it is still the 5.5 oz soap. I was happy to pay for something worth the quality and quantity.
Way to go Lava!

By: Dresden

Dresden — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:28:01 +0000

I noticed the dial joke bar too….that’s how I found this site….do they think we’re stupid.
it’s like the Canadian bacon on mcdonalds egg mcmuffin. It used to be at least 1/4 inch thick, now it’s so thin you can’t even taste it. Charge more , but keep the size the same…..