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The dental hygienist wants me to start using a Philips Sonicare rechargeable toothbrush, and she said that any of the rechargeable ones would be fine.
I am trying to figure out which of the differences, other than price, between the different models will make a difference to me. And I look at the website, and get to "I don't want to subscribe to a toothbrush," and help!
Yes, I may wind up subscribing for replacement heads, if I'm happy with the thing in a bit, but this is just a weird bit of living in the future. I'm fairly sure the hygienist isn't getting any sort of kickback or payment for recommending these, but it is a specific brand and one CVS doesn't stock--meaning they don't stock the refills. And this feels like exactly the sort of thing not to buy from Amazon because they won't make any effort to make sure I get the thing I'm paying for from the manufacturer, rather than a knock-off that isn't as good and is in an adjacent bin.
I will probably get the least expensive option, not subscribe, and see what I think in a few weeks.
Also, this falls under "even the small stuff about 2020 is getting to me," and I suspect I'd have coped better with this decision/situation a year ago.
I am trying to figure out which of the differences, other than price, between the different models will make a difference to me. And I look at the website, and get to "I don't want to subscribe to a toothbrush," and help!
Yes, I may wind up subscribing for replacement heads, if I'm happy with the thing in a bit, but this is just a weird bit of living in the future. I'm fairly sure the hygienist isn't getting any sort of kickback or payment for recommending these, but it is a specific brand and one CVS doesn't stock--meaning they don't stock the refills. And this feels like exactly the sort of thing not to buy from Amazon because they won't make any effort to make sure I get the thing I'm paying for from the manufacturer, rather than a knock-off that isn't as good and is in an adjacent bin.
I will probably get the least expensive option, not subscribe, and see what I think in a few weeks.
Also, this falls under "even the small stuff about 2020 is getting to me," and I suspect I'd have coped better with this decision/situation a year ago.
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