In all, the service accepted a 7,943% markup, or more than 80 times the commercially available cost, on the soap dispensers for its C-17 Globemaster II aircraft, resulting in the hefty overpayment.

Commercial soap dispensers can be found on Amazon for as little as $10, but the Air Force paid more than 80 times that, according to the IG report.

Bathroom boondoggle: Air Force paid 80 times going rate for soap dispenser. Tom Vanden Brook. ... blasting the service for spending 80 times the commercial rate for soap dispensers. ...

Boeing overcharged the US Air Force for spare parts for C-17 transport planes, including marking up the price on soap dispensers by 7,943%, according to a report by a Pentagon watchdog.

Public restrooms replaced bar soaps with liquid soap after studies in the 1960s found that bar soaps were often contaminated with bacteria. Bulk soap dispensers usually have a simple hinged lid or ...

A commercial soap dispenser costs around $30 online. (The inspector general report emphasizes that the C-17's bathroom soap dispensers are "identical" in function to soap dispensers in "a ...