Let's take toothbrushes for example. Over six years ago, shortly after we were married, my husband went to the dentist for a check-up. He came home and told me he needed a new toothbrush, because they had told him he had early signs of gum disease (ugh!). The toothbrush he wanted was a fancy sonic toothbrush with a price tag of around $100.
My reaction, "Whoah! A hundred dollars? That toothbrush better clean the bathroom for us."
He convinced me it really would make a difference, so we started reading reviews and settled on the Oral B Sonic Complete. The main selling point for that toothbrush was that Sam's Club was selling a two pack for the same price one cost in other stores. And if these toothbrushes were so magical I wanted one too!
Now, over 6 years later, our toothbrushes are on their last leg and we are talking about replacing them. And do you know what, in those 6 years neither of us has had a cavity (although we've each had a filling replaced) and there's no sign of gum disease anywhere. So, as we are starting to research new toothbrushes, it is obvious to me that the initial $100 investment potentially saved us much more than that in dentist bills. And when you do the math it works out to about $16/year or $8/year each. And that's not bad at all.
Do you have a sonic toothbrush recommendation? We are leaning towards these.
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