I hit $40 a month on dog shampoo and nearly choked, what am I missing?

I was adding up my grooming supply receipts last night and saw I was spending $40 a month just on shampoo for my shop in Boise. I always thought buying the big gallon jugs was the smart move, but a friend who runs a shop two towns over swears she gets better lather and less waste by mixing her own from a cheap concentrate. Does anyone here have a DIY shampoo recipe that actually works on double coats without drying them out?

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wright.kevin20d ago

Dude, this is the classic trap every shop owner falls into. Buying the big jugs and diluting them yourself is still buying the same product, and half the time you end up using more because the lather feels thin. Mixing your own sounds cheap until you factor in the time to test ratios, the bottles, the failed batches that dried out a dog's coat and cost you a client. There's a reason groomers keep buying the gallon, because it works on the first try and your time is worth more than the five bucks you save. If $40 a month is breaking you, raise your bath price by two dollars instead of playing chemist.

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