[PSA] Stratia is raising prices

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I just received an email from Stratia:“Hi XXXXX,When I started Stratia, it was just me and my little piecemeal, disassembling lab, working evenings and weekends around my full-time job. I worked out of the apartment I shared with my boyfriend (now husband): I cooked up batches of Liquid Gold on our stovetop; I packed up orders in our living room, watching endless reruns of House and Law & Order; I schlepped every box to the local post office. The hours were long and the overhead was low.In the 3 ½ years since then, Stratia has grown beyond my wildest dreams. I have been blown away by the support of our dedicated community of skincare enthusiasts. And while the hours haven’t gotten shorter, our costs have grown exponentially. There are now four of us working full-time out of our dedicated office and lab space in Pasadena. We’ve invested in large-scale manufacturing equipment to keep up with demand. This year we were also dealt a punishing blow by the introduction of 25% tariffs on all our bottles and packaging.It’s with a heavy and reluctant heart that I’m forced to raise our prices – only a little, just $2-3 per product – to keep up with our growth without sacrificing the quality of our formulations. This is not a decision I take lightly. One of Stratia’s core values is accessibility, and that means staying as affordable as possible. I’ve run the numbers a thousand different ways and made sure I chose the smallest possible increase to keep it in budget for as many of you as possible.The new prices won’t go into effect for another week, so feel free to stock up. We’ll also continue to have our annual sale every Cyber Monday.The new prices are:Liquid Gold: $27 Rewind: $18 Fortify: $21 Soft Touch AHA: $16 Velvet Cleansing Milk: $15 for 4oz, $28 for 8oz (no change) C+C Serum: $25In addition to accessibility, a major value of Stratia is transparency. That transparency isn’t just about telling you what’s in our products and how they’re made; it’s also about communicating through decisions like this that affect you directly. As always, my inbox is open for feedback and questions.Thank you for your understanding and support! We have exciting things coming your way in the near future.Yours,Alli”
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