September 1st, 2006 - Toothbrushes
About 6 months ago, we bought a powered toothbrush for Maggie, on the advice of our dental hygenist. I noticed a while ago that the brush needed to be replaced. But I cannot find replacement heads for any brand of children’s powered toothbrush anywhere! I asked at the dentist office this week, and they don’t sell them nor has the hygenist been able to find heads for the ones she has. Had I found another brand with replacements, I would have been willing to throw out one base to switch brands. But to buy an entirely new one every 3-6 months just to replace the brush seems like an environmental no-no.
So I finally remembered to look online. The company sells heads for $5/2-pack plus $4+ shipping. I couldn’t find any websites that sold them until I looked on EBay. One person was selling 2 2-packs for about $5 including shipping. WOOHOO! I hope I can find more; I should probably get a reminder search sent to me. I hope she’ll use this toothbrush till she graduates to larger heads. At 4 heads per year, that’s a lot of brushes to find! I should also request that Target stock them, since they sell the base units.