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Originally Posted by Richard
What I don't understand is why the company is unwilling to pursue having the product made with the same guaranteed analysis for less cost by another reputable manufacturer?
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Richard,
The main reason why our product works is because of its ingredients which are plant extracts from Melaleuca, Aloe vera, and citrus peels combined together through a patented process to produce a final product that we sell. Without anyone of our main ingredients, our product will not work.
It is not the guaranteed analysis that makes our product work. The guaranteed analysis is shown as per requirements of USDA and EPA for a foliar blend specialty products like ours which is classified under fertilizer category. It is unique in that while classed under the fertilizer category, it has many special properties that common fertilizers out there cannot deliver.
I hope it is plainly clear that what makes our product work so good is because of its main ingredients and not because of its guaranteed analysis.
Thus I would truly appreciate it if you can suggest suppliers that have the lowest price of Melaleuca oil, the special Aloe vera gel extracts according to our specs, and the citrus peels oils. No company in the entire planet is able to synthesize these raw materials and thus the price. And the source plants are grown, cultivated, and harvested, not plundered for free from the oceans. So that is why the price. We love to lower the price, if we can get suppliers to bring their prices down. But demand for Melaleuca has been way up and the raw materials have not come down in price due to the fact people are opting to have healthier beneficial components into the pharmaceutical and health care products.
Yet, in spite of the price, benefits has so far outweighed the costs of buying and using the materials. Imagine that eliminating the need for insecticides, fungicides and nematicides while enhancing nutrient efficiency of your current practice and improving the yield. The elimination of toxic chemicals alone is priceless to some people who love gardening. Imagine how many lives can be improved and help minimize the use of some carcinogenic and toxic chemicals...
If you found cheaper suppliers of our main ingredients, that would really help. Guaranteed analysis do not help at all.
Joe