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"... I thought that Total was the best I could get - now I'm not so sure." I used to think this too but when they started introducing multiple variants I switc

by dazc 11y ago

"... I thought that Total was the best I could get - now I'm not so sure." I used to think this too but when they started introducing multiple variants I switched to Oral B Pro Expert. It was a no brainer because Pro Expert was fast becoming the new 'best you could get'. Alas Pro Expert has also now morphed into many variations on the same theme. My hygienist however, who's devotion to dental hygiene is beyond question, has never asked me what brand of toothpaste I use?

wlesieutre 11y ago
Aziz Ansari has a great bit about this. Excerpt: >Why do we always want the best? I had to get a toothbrush the other day. Before I left my house, I searched “best toothbrush.” It seemed like the sensible thing to do. >As I typed in the searchbox, the auto-fill completed the thought immediately. I wasn’t alone in my toothbrush purchase insecurity. A flurry of articles came up with conflicting opinions and, for a moment, I felt stupid. >Every toothbrush I bought on a hunch has been fine. I’ve never been disappointed in a toothbrush. Why waste my time trying to find the best? Have you ever run into someone with no teeth and asked, “What happened?” >And they replied, “Bought the wrong toothbrush. Should have done more research.” Full transcript: http://cultivatingthought.com/author/aziz-ansari/ http://cultivatingthought.com/author/aziz-ansari/ (scroll down to the white background)
- throwaway7767 11y ago
  I can't agree that toothbrushes are all the same. Some irritate my gums more than others. On some the brushes deform so fast they last a very short time. So I would say that choice in toothbrush matters, for me. Same for toothpaste, largely because of taste. Most of it has this terrible taste, I prefer the ones with an added mint taste that hides the other stuff. That said, I don't think for a second that searching for "best toothbrush" or "best toothpaste" on google is likely to answer the question, which would I prefer? You just have to try different things until you find the one you like, and hope the company doesn't rename its whole product line in two months. Choice is good. There is rarely an objectively "best" version of anything.

by dazc 11y ago

wlesieutre 11y ago

Aziz Ansari has a great bit about this. Excerpt: >Why do we always want the best? I had to get a toothbrush the other day. Before I left my house, I searched “best toothbrush.” It seemed like the sensible thing to do. >As I typed in the searchbox, the auto-fill completed the thought immediately. I wasn’t alone in my toothbrush purchase insecurity. A flurry of articles came up with conflicting opinions and, for a moment, I felt stupid. >Every toothbrush I bought on a hunch has been fine. I’ve never been disappointed in a toothbrush. Why waste my time trying to find the best? Have you ever run into someone with no teeth and asked, “What happened?” >And they replied, “Bought the wrong toothbrush. Should have done more research.” Full transcript: http://cultivatingthought.com/author/aziz-ansari/ http://cultivatingthought.com/author/aziz-ansari/ (scroll down to the white background)

throwaway7767 11y ago
I can't agree that toothbrushes are all the same. Some irritate my gums more than others. On some the brushes deform so fast they last a very short time. So I would say that choice in toothbrush matters, for me. Same for toothpaste, largely because of taste. Most of it has this terrible taste, I prefer the ones with an added mint taste that hides the other stuff. That said, I don't think for a second that searching for "best toothbrush" or "best toothpaste" on google is likely to answer the question, which would I prefer? You just have to try different things until you find the one you like, and hope the company doesn't rename its whole product line in two months. Choice is good. There is rarely an objectively "best" version of anything.