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[โ€“] zabadoh@lemmy.ml 67 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Toothpaste.

You only need to squeeze out an amount the size of a pea on to the bristles of your toothbrush.

The image of squeezing along the entire length of the brush bristles was concocted by an ad agency, a la Mad Men, to make consumers use their toothpaste faster, hence buy more product.

[โ€“] fidodo@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never used that much. I just assumed it was to look nice since a pea sized about would look silly in a picture. I think it I used that much my mouth would be so full of foam it would be uncomfortable

[โ€“] afox@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Aquafresh baby!

[โ€“] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I swear it's also why they made that newer garbage cap design that slowly leaks toothpaste and gums up unless you carefully clean the end and fully close it every time. I know y'all know what I am talking about!

[โ€“] Hexarei@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

The garbage flip cap instead of the good old screw on lid

[โ€“] afox@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Fools up your game. Tom's toothpaste is so absolutely classy. My gums never felt this good. Better ask jeeves.good ass toothpaste.

[โ€“] Duchess@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago

in fairness the directions on the back of the tube still state you should use a pea sized amount. i feel like that's not all that helpful though, peas come in lots of different sizes.