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I just want a normal toothbrush. Is that too much to ask?

GUM 411 toothbrush. Not just for an emergency.
GUM 411 toothbrush. Not just for an emergency.

I shouldn’t have to go to Denmark to find a decent toothbrush.

*But I did.

I’m a Luddite when it comes to certain things. I like classic shoes, classic make-up.

And classic toothbrushes.

There was once a time when toothbrushes were toothbrushes. They were straight, in a primary or secondary color, and had trustworthy white bristles lined in a row.

These are the toothbrushes I like. These are the toothbrushes I couldn’t find until I happened upon a drugstore in Roskilde, Denmark of all places.

Vikings take dental care very seriously.

The place had the normal offering of tooth-cleaning implements that resembled Usain Bolt’s running shoe. But among the curved, bent, right-angled, ribbed, pointed, electrified and chartreused examples, I found them.

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A simple pack of simple toothbrushes. Gum 411 to be exact. They were lovingly packaged and they were soft.

They called me. They called me in Danish, but that’s beside the point. I silently thanked the gods of Valhalla for supplying me with something I’d been searching for.

When did it happen? When did toothbrushes become these over-engineered monstrosities that only had to do one thing…brush teeth?

Now if I could find toothpaste that doesn’t have stripes.

Or funny flavor crystals that burst in your mouth.

I don’t like unexpected things in my mouth.

 

(*Okay, okay. I didn’t “go” to Denmark to find the toothbrush, but hey..work with me here.)

10 responses to “I just want a normal toothbrush. Is that too much to ask?”

  1. No! come to Mexico, you can find them! lot more cheaper :p for sure heheh… well going back to the point, its true that life could be simpler and easier, but CONSUMERISM… you know, people bought the idea :/

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      Rashunda Tramble

      True. If it’s new, it must be better. Right?:-)

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      Rashunda Tramble

      And you’re tempting me with Mexico.:-)

  2. Curaprox tooth brushes. The best in Switzerland, according to my friend Jeffrey.

    1. Rashunda Tramble Avatar
      Rashunda Tramble

      But they’re bent!:-)

  3. Smiled when I read your post. Found myself doing the same recently. Except I waited for a couple of weeks for my local grocery store to get stock of the classic toothbrushes. I could have easily found it if I had visited another store but I decided to wait instead. Somethings are best left unchanged.

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      Rashunda Tramble

      Ah. So I’m not alone!

  4. I myself have taken to purchasing childrens’ toothbrushes because I can’t any longer find an adult one where the toothbrush head isn’t enormous. These people have decided that Americans have huge mouths. You are correct; it is difficult to find a decent such appliance any longer.

  5. But where did you find them ? Don’t let us in the dark, we also deserve the right to order our beloved 411 🙂

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      Rashunda Tramble

      LOL! These are from Denmark. Just from a normal apotheke there. I haven’t been able to find them here in CH.

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