I’ve noticed that on the back of toothbrush packages, it usually says that dentists recommend replacing your toothbrush every three months.
I find that nasty. That’s only four new toothbrushes a year.
I feel like here’s where sensible economic greed should enter the picture.
Considering the nastiness of not replacing it at least once a month, doesn’t it make more sense to recommend changing it often?
To me, that’s an easy win to make more money.
Even if it weren’t nasty, wouldn’t it make sense to tell people it is, preying on their self-esteem, to get them to buy more?.
It’s such low-hanging fruit.
Someone help me out here, I do not understand making money, I’m in horrible debt, and I went to a bad college.
Who the Hell Knows? 
Lol I think I’m pretty ratchett because I oftentimes forget to change mine until the bristles start fraying. You’ve actually convinced me to change mine TODAY. Thanks for this post, Hetty!
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๐ฑ Stuart do it now!
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Riddle me this. Do we really only brush one tooth? Legend has it that had the toothbrush been invented anywhere but Arkansas it would have been called a teethbrush.
https://philh52.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/toothbrush/
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I know. It’s like underarm deodorant. How do you choose?
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You make a valid point for changing it monthly. But I guess 3 months is because then it loses effectiveness- but you know this. In terms of hygiene I assume everyone throughly washes theirs every use and let’s the dry properly ๐
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You give people waaay too much credit ๐คซ
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Granted I don’t know people inside out. But we can all see without knowing the greatness of a person. And we all have greatness in us, it just in different things. Happy Easter weekend.
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Thank you for sharing that wise thought. We need it here.
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I like this idea of telling people to change their โteethbrushโ often. And asking them to pay. ๐ I change mine frequently by the way. As frequently as โthatโs too oftenโ. And my dentist gives customised brushing instructions every time I visit the clinic. Not a bad deal.
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That improves my depressed outlook on the world today. Thanks.
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Glad to hear it. ๐ฅฐโฅ๏ธ
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We need subscription teethbrushes like with printer ink and paper ๐ค๐ค๐ค
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That is some entrepreneurial thinking right there.
Hello and thank you for commenting ๐
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Ha ha ha Robin. Great to see you. I was going to suggest that so thanks a lot.
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Haha! Great minds ๐
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I change my toothbrush every…well, I honestly can remember when I last opened a new toothbrush. Maybe December?
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Today’s the day then.
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Maybe tomorrow.
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I just changed yesterday! ๐
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At least someone did.
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Hmmm, you make a great point. I’m feeling good that I changed my brush recently, since I often go too long. Ew.
Perhaps you could put an amazon affiliate link of some kind in your post to toothbrushes? Then when it’s new brush time you can make a few cents. ๐
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Hi Lives in Stone. I’m glad you changed it. Maybe I need some company to sponsor me for toothbrushes ๐ค I like your business sense. Perhaps I’ll livestream on Twitch brushing for eight hours.
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Hey there! Lol. Thanks! I looked a bit at the Amazon thing for my blog, since I do a lot of book and movie reviews and whatnot and it seems easy to sign up, post a link and start making a wee bit of money, but I’ve just been too lazy to go any farther. Maybe I should take my own advice. Agreed that sponsorship would probably pay better though!
Ha! That would probably work, there’s a niche for everything now a days. The internet is weird place, but there’s always possibilities. Spreading good hygiene and making money seems like a win-win, eventually somebody’s gonna do it. lol
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I myself am extraordinarily lazy. But maybe you could think more about it? Getting skin in the game can be a great incentive to make more money.
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Me too. I think it probably is worth investigating some more. I could always use some extra cash. No risk, no reward, as the saying goes…or something like that. Should I manage to apply I’ll let you know if I can get a windfall. ๐
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did you say, hi on jan’s blog
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I just sent an email through the contact page, Jan fixed it. I’m sorry, I let myself grow a backlog ๐
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Replace them? They don’t go bad, just get rolled over a bit. And you sterilize yours right? With whiskey? Take a shot, brush, swallow. Early Times fresh.
Since when did college have to do with success?
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I went to a bad college because they didn’t teach me to have whiskey around in the morning.
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I’m with you… as long as your teethbrushes are made of bamboo. If they’re made of plastic, well, then I’m not with you. There’s enough trash on this planet as there is without adding to it.
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Oh snap….. And I was feeling all superior ๐. You present an excellent point here.
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I only replace mine when the bristles are knackered. I leave it in a fresh lemon and bicarbonate of soda bath each night to keep it clean and sterile. For me toothbrushes are plastic and harmful to the environment so I’ll reuse as much as I can until I really cant anymore.
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That’s a good recipe. I’ll have to try that. It sounds bubbly.
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It sure does fizz a little. Best is it cleans without using any harsh chemicals. It gives a lemony taste too as a bonus. You could add mint oils too for extra antibacterial effect as well.
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Oh way too much effort.
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Thats fair.
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It sounds clever, but if just one toothbrush company says their product needs to be replaced every month while everyone else is saying replace after three, everyone will think that toothbrush is uniquely cheap and defective.
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๐ค That’s the sort of answer I was looking for. That makes perfect sense. (Still gross though.)
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I feel kinda bad now for saying not replacing toothbrushes is nasty.
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Maybe start airing commercials on television showing someone brushing their teeth with the new “iBrush” (or whatever) and then throwing it in the trash can. Then cut to a shot of happy, breeching whales.
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