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This is a nice idea. The problem is longevity. I'd be willing to bet this product disappears after a few years (best case scenario) and you are left with no ability to buy new heads and end up binning the brush. So net net you probably waste more than buying a Philips/Oral-B brush that likely has 10+ years of support for brush heads, which have a far lower environmental impact than replacing the brush. In terms of cost, if you buy the well known brands when they are on sale, they're generally pretty cheap. I'll admit they do try to sting you if you buy at RRP.


They make third-party compostable bamboo brush heads for Philips now, e.g. https://thesustainabletomorrow.com/products/bamboo-heads-phi...


This is probably why they're doing all the electronic shenanigans, so they can later verify that you're using a Genuine Authentic® brush head.


Yeah, then on top of plastic pollution we can have more e-waste.


If more people vote with their wallet then the longevity problem is not an issue.

That's why I bought this toothbrush to support them.

But if everyone thinks that this startup is not going to make it then yes they'll probably won't exist in a few years time.




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