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Electric toothbrushes intrigue me. You can get one for £15. Or one for £500. And basically anywhere in between. And the differences seem to be cosmetic, minimal stuff like this one has a timer and that one doesn't, this one vibrates when it's time to switch sides and that one doesn't.
Keeps me awake at night.
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Would you buy one? on 17:38 - Aug 26 with 2057 views
No I wouldn't. Funny you should start this thread because - narcolepsy alert - I was recently in Supadrug buying a replacement electric toothbrush for my old one, which was a cheap one which, after umpteen years of sterling service, was literally disintegrating. Bits of rubber handle were falling off, although the motor was fine.
There was a middle aged woman who was also looking at the electric toothbrushes. She picked up a unit which cost £120. I just had to say something, it felt wrong to let her splurge so much on something so boring without at least telling her that I had had years of faultless service from a £30 unit.
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Would you buy one? on 17:41 - Aug 26 with 2039 views
Electric toothbrushes intrigue me. You can get one for £15. Or one for £500. And basically anywhere in between. And the differences seem to be cosmetic, minimal stuff like this one has a timer and that one doesn't, this one vibrates when it's time to switch sides and that one doesn't.
Keeps me awake at night.
Well vibrating toothbrushes will do that to you of you use them that way Clive
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Would you buy one? on 18:27 - Aug 26 with 1948 views
This is how markets balance to extract more value from people with higher disposable income. It’s a kind of affluence tax and applies to almost any consumer product. Want to keep your food cold? A couple of hundred quid is a comfortable budget, but if you want to spend ten times that, no problem. Need to get from a to b? A couple of grand will get you a decent ride with plenty of life in it, but if you have a hundred grand burning a hole in your pocket someone will happily collect it from you.
Can't opine on the higher cost ones, but the difference between a £15 one and a £90 Sonicare is (IMO) worth it. When I went to my dentist for the first time after switching from the former to the latter, he did the usual check on my teeth, and kept tutting and shaking his head. When I was able to speak I asked him what was the matter. "Absolutely nothing wrong there, I won't make any money out of you. And they're really clean, you use a decent electric toothbrush don't you?".
I am still Steve but no longer in Dagenham.
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Would you buy one? on 19:33 - Aug 26 with 1819 views
Can't opine on the higher cost ones, but the difference between a £15 one and a £90 Sonicare is (IMO) worth it. When I went to my dentist for the first time after switching from the former to the latter, he did the usual check on my teeth, and kept tutting and shaking his head. When I was able to speak I asked him what was the matter. "Absolutely nothing wrong there, I won't make any money out of you. And they're really clean, you use a decent electric toothbrush don't you?".
If you were a real bluesman you would have hardly any teeth left
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Would you buy one? on 19:39 - Aug 26 with 1796 views
Would you buy one? on 17:38 - Aug 26 by R_from_afar
No I wouldn't. Funny you should start this thread because - narcolepsy alert - I was recently in Supadrug buying a replacement electric toothbrush for my old one, which was a cheap one which, after umpteen years of sterling service, was literally disintegrating. Bits of rubber handle were falling off, although the motor was fine.
There was a middle aged woman who was also looking at the electric toothbrushes. She picked up a unit which cost £120. I just had to say something, it felt wrong to let her splurge so much on something so boring without at least telling her that I had had years of faultless service from a £30 unit.
My life: A white knuckle ride all the way . Next episode: Marvel as R from Afar guides an unsuspecting member of the public through the minefield which is the pond liner market.
Come on man, we’re on the the edges of our seats here! Did she take your advice or call you a weirdo?
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Would you buy one? on 13:53 - Aug 27 with 1403 views
Would you buy one? on 22:32 - Aug 26 by silverbirch
Come on man, we’re on the the edges of our seats here! Did she take your advice or call you a weirdo?
She did listen but just said "Thanks". I then beat a hasty retreat before she could call security!
Perhaps she was a mystery shopper...
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
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Would you buy one? on 13:57 - Aug 27 with 1394 views
I had a flatmate swore by his. Lived with him for several years. That bloody vibrating noise...irritated me for exactly 120 seconds right outside my bedroom door every morning and it irritated me for exactly 120 seconds every night. No real reason, but it was just bloody annoying day in, day out, always accompanied by a smug expression that suggested superior oral hygiene.
Several years later the dentist informed my mate he'd seriously over cleaned his teeth to the extent that they were basically all going to fall out. Blamed the electric toothbrush.
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. Next episode: Marvel as R from Afar guides an unsuspecting member of the public through the minefield which is the pond liner market. 
She did listen but just said "Thanks". I then beat a hasty retreat before she could call security! 
