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And now days the toothbrushes use the "Oral-B" brand, so Braun is only really known (in international markets) for shavers.

shiroiushi 2y ago
No, the electric toothbrushes are called Braun in markets outside the US. I've only seen them labeled Oral-B in the US. Also, they're pretty lousy toothbrushes IMO. I recommend Panasonic ones instead.
- eru 2y ago
  > No, the electric toothbrushes are called Braun in markets outside the US. In some markets, maybe. In some other markets outside the US, they also use the Oral-B brand.
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    In both Japan and Germany, I've seen them sold as "Braun".
    - Reason077 2y ago
      When? Maybe 10-15 years ago?
      - shiroiushi 2y ago
        Germany: probably 2 years ago. Japan: right now. I just looked on amazon.co.jp: https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%90Amazon-co-jp-%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E3%80%91%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3-%E9%9B%BB%E5%8B%95%E6%AD%AF%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7-PRO2000-D5015132WH/dp/B075SYQR72 https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%90Amazon-co-jp-%E9%99%90%E5%... It seems they have both names.
        Reason077 2y ago
        Japan is interesting. Maybe the Braun brand is still pretty strong over there. But in Europe and elsewhere you no longer see prominent "Braun" branding on the packaging - and it's been that way for a long time. You're right that the Braun logo co-branding still features on the devices themselves, though.
- jolt42 2y ago
  Yeah, the battery in the Oral-B toothbrushes are awful, sonic care are much better
  - shiroiushi 2y ago
    That's not the problem I found. My problems were twofold: 1) The Braun toothbrushes are just nasty. No matter how much I rinsed them off after every use, they collected a bunch of nasty crap in the holder. My Panasonic toothbrush never does this. 2) The Braun toothbrushes only work on a single voltage, because their charger sucks. You cannot take the charger with you when you travel between continents. Any decent modern electronics these days don't have this problem. My Panasonic toothbrush's charger works with 100-240V, 50-60Hz power (worldwide), and this is a model that seems to only be sold in Japan. Also, the Braun toothbrush is huge. My Panasonic is much more compact.
- Reason077 2y ago
  > "No, the electric toothbrushes are called Braun in markets outside the US. I've only seen them labeled Oral-B in the US." I can assure you that now days they're Oral-B in most, if not all, markets globally. Certainly in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand they are no longer sold as "Braun", just "Oral-B". Here's the Oral-B store on amazon.de, for example: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/stores/Oral-BMarkenshop/page/4553F667-30F2-41FB-931B-ABF2FE437B78 https://www.amazon.de/-/en/stores/Oral-BMarkenshop/page/4553...
  - gnabgib 2y ago
    Tricky to confirm (no need to follow links), but the first hits on Amazon UK[0], Amazon AU[1], Amazon US[2] are clearly labelled Braun in the images. Amazon Germany[3] and Amazon France[4] too. [0]: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oral-B-Vitality-Toothbrush-Including-Sensitive/dp/B0B18V92KS https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oral-B-Vitality-Toothbrush-Includin... [1]: https://www.amazon.com.au/Oral-B-SMART-Electric-Rechargeable-Toothbrush/dp/B0794XD14M https://www.amazon.com.au/Oral-B-SMART-Electric-Rechargeable... [2]: https://www.amazon.com/Oral-B-1000-Rechargeable-Electric-Toothbrush/dp/B003UKM9CO https://www.amazon.com/Oral-B-1000-Rechargeable-Electric-Too... [3]: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Vitality-Electric-Toothbrush-Cleaning-Designed/dp/B0B4SCYCLS https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Vitality-Electric-Toothbrush-Clea... [4]: https://www.amazon.fr/Oral-B-Vitality-Action-Brosse-%C3%89lectrique/dp/B07DGMWKK9 https://www.amazon.fr/Oral-B-Vitality-Action-Brosse-%C3%89le...
    - Reason077 2y ago
      Yes, but they still feature the "Braun" co-branding on the device, but the primary naming/branding is always "Oral-B".
      - gnabgib 2y ago
        The co-branding is because the device (electronics) are Braun, and the bristles/brush-heads are Oral-B.
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- piltdownman 2y ago
  In all English speaking European markets they're Oral-B. https://www.currys.ie/appliances/health-and-beauty/electric-toothbrushes/oral-b https://www.currys.ie/appliances/health-and-beauty/electric-... Not only that, but they're frequently the top position in the year-end 'best of' on both the legitimate consumer review sites and the more credible outlets https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-electric-toothbrush/ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-electric-too... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/tech/best-electric-toothbrushes/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/tech/best-electric-t...
gnabgib 2y ago
My toaster, kettle, coffee maker, emersion blender, hand mixer, shaver and toothbrush are all labelled Braun (the toothbrush also says Oral-B, but that co-labelling started in 1984[0]). That said, Proctor & Gamble makes finding Braun appliances in North America rather tricky (special order only, never on a store shelf). [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral-B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral-B

shiroiushi 2y ago

No, the electric toothbrushes are called Braun in markets outside the US. I've only seen them labeled Oral-B in the US. Also, they're pretty lousy toothbrushes IMO. I recommend Panasonic ones instead.

eru 2y ago
> No, the electric toothbrushes are called Braun in markets outside the US. In some markets, maybe. In some other markets outside the US, they also use the Oral-B brand.
- shiroiushi 2y ago
  In both Japan and Germany, I've seen them sold as "Braun".
  - Reason077 2y ago
    When? Maybe 10-15 years ago?
    - shiroiushi 2y ago
      Germany: probably 2 years ago. Japan: right now. I just looked on amazon.co.jp: https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%90Amazon-co-jp-%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E3%80%91%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3-%E9%9B%BB%E5%8B%95%E6%AD%AF%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7-PRO2000-D5015132WH/dp/B075SYQR72 https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%90Amazon-co-jp-%E9%99%90%E5%... It seems they have both names.
      - Reason077 2y ago
        Japan is interesting. Maybe the Braun brand is still pretty strong over there. But in Europe and elsewhere you no longer see prominent "Braun" branding on the packaging - and it's been that way for a long time. You're right that the Braun logo co-branding still features on the devices themselves, though.
jolt42 2y ago
Yeah, the battery in the Oral-B toothbrushes are awful, sonic care are much better
- shiroiushi 2y ago
  That's not the problem I found. My problems were twofold: 1) The Braun toothbrushes are just nasty. No matter how much I rinsed them off after every use, they collected a bunch of nasty crap in the holder. My Panasonic toothbrush never does this. 2) The Braun toothbrushes only work on a single voltage, because their charger sucks. You cannot take the charger with you when you travel between continents. Any decent modern electronics these days don't have this problem. My Panasonic toothbrush's charger works with 100-240V, 50-60Hz power (worldwide), and this is a model that seems to only be sold in Japan. Also, the Braun toothbrush is huge. My Panasonic is much more compact.
Reason077 2y ago
> "No, the electric toothbrushes are called Braun in markets outside the US. I've only seen them labeled Oral-B in the US." I can assure you that now days they're Oral-B in most, if not all, markets globally. Certainly in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand they are no longer sold as "Braun", just "Oral-B". Here's the Oral-B store on amazon.de, for example: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/stores/Oral-BMarkenshop/page/4553F667-30F2-41FB-931B-ABF2FE437B78 https://www.amazon.de/-/en/stores/Oral-BMarkenshop/page/4553...
- gnabgib 2y ago
  Tricky to confirm (no need to follow links), but the first hits on Amazon UK[0], Amazon AU[1], Amazon US[2] are clearly labelled Braun in the images. Amazon Germany[3] and Amazon France[4] too. [0]: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oral-B-Vitality-Toothbrush-Including-Sensitive/dp/B0B18V92KS https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oral-B-Vitality-Toothbrush-Includin... [1]: https://www.amazon.com.au/Oral-B-SMART-Electric-Rechargeable-Toothbrush/dp/B0794XD14M https://www.amazon.com.au/Oral-B-SMART-Electric-Rechargeable... [2]: https://www.amazon.com/Oral-B-1000-Rechargeable-Electric-Toothbrush/dp/B003UKM9CO https://www.amazon.com/Oral-B-1000-Rechargeable-Electric-Too... [3]: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Vitality-Electric-Toothbrush-Cleaning-Designed/dp/B0B4SCYCLS https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Vitality-Electric-Toothbrush-Clea... [4]: https://www.amazon.fr/Oral-B-Vitality-Action-Brosse-%C3%89lectrique/dp/B07DGMWKK9 https://www.amazon.fr/Oral-B-Vitality-Action-Brosse-%C3%89le...
  - Reason077 2y ago
    Yes, but they still feature the "Braun" co-branding on the device, but the primary naming/branding is always "Oral-B".
    - gnabgib 2y ago
      The co-branding is because the device (electronics) are Braun, and the bristles/brush-heads are Oral-B.
      - deleted 2y ago
piltdownman 2y ago
In all English speaking European markets they're Oral-B. https://www.currys.ie/appliances/health-and-beauty/electric-toothbrushes/oral-b https://www.currys.ie/appliances/health-and-beauty/electric-... Not only that, but they're frequently the top position in the year-end 'best of' on both the legitimate consumer review sites and the more credible outlets https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-electric-toothbrush/ https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-electric-too... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/tech/best-electric-toothbrushes/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/tech/best-electric-t...

gnabgib 2y ago

My toaster, kettle, coffee maker, emersion blender, hand mixer, shaver and toothbrush are all labelled Braun (the toothbrush also says Oral-B, but that co-labelling started in 1984[0]). That said, Proctor & Gamble makes finding Braun appliances in North America rather tricky (special order only, never on a store shelf). [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral-B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oral-B