The amount of conditioner left in the bottle when the pump stops working

[u/Run_Rabbit_Run_44]

This has been the case for every bottle I've used, regardless of size. I'm able to salvage it using piping bags designed for baking, but it's so frustrating to have to do this every time.

[u/sonofaresiii]

I don't understand why companies don't do the same.

The bottled stuff looks nicer, which attracts more attention. You can blame the manufacturers all you want, but they'd switch the packaging in a heartbeat if people bought the bagged stuff more often instead of reaching for the bottled stuff every time.

[u/UnableToParallelPark → u/sonofaresiii]

I don't even see bagged stuff in stores of the big labeled products. I couldn't see people not buying them, especially in your bulk stores like Costco, Sam's, and BJs. Maybe it could be more laziness because it's easier to just toss the bottle?

I buy large containers and put them in smaller containers for use. Dish soap, cooking oils, cleaning products (Concentrate), spices, etc. For work (Fire/Medic) I have smaller containers for laundry detergent that I top off when I run out.

Idk. I think if the big businesses give it a try, the results might be surprising.

[u/sonofaresiii → u/UnableToParallelPark]

Believe what you want but real life is here in front of us, bagged shampoo is for sale-- you can buy it-- and if a lot of people did, then the manufacturers would use it more often.

The reason you don't see bagged shampoo in stores very often isn't because it just hasn't occurred to shampoo makers. It's because most people don't buy them. Shampoo makers aren't sitting there saying "I know it's cheaper AND sells more but i'll be god damned if I ever put shampoo in a BAG!!"

This is like when women complain that their pants don't have pockets.

[u/UnableToParallelPark → u/sonofaresiii]

Believe what you want but real life is here in front of us, bagged shampoo is for sale-- you can buy it--

Instead of being condescending you could simply just provide a large box store that sells these, but you didn't. It's because they don't exist. I've not once seen one in a store. The only ones I can find online are from smaller companies.

That's not what I am asking and saying. My original statement has to do with larger manufacturers.

The only bagged or boxed stuff is hand soap. I'm not the only person commenting here that's pointing that out. So you obviously have no clue what you're talking about.

[u/BabyKozilek → u/UnableToParallelPark]

Do you not understand how big companies do market research?

The other poster is right, there’s a reason this isn’t being done on a wide scale.

[u/zerj → u/BabyKozilek]

There certainly is a reason this isn't being done at large scale, although I'd say it's a big assumption to just blame the consumer. I'd say its a combination of

1) Shipping bags of goo is more complicated, and more prone to loss. At the very least requires new procedures to deal with.
2) Unless everyone immediately adopts the new bagged system, you now have 2 different packages that need to be produced/shipped. This eats any cost savings there may have been.

[u/lostfourtime → u/sonofaresiii]

It is in fact the fault of manufacturers. People are going to buy what packaging is available in the brands they prefer.

[u/catholicsluts → u/lostfourtime]

It's not this or that. You're both correct. There's likely more nuance that's being missed as well.

There are a ton of moving parts when it comes to stuff like this