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AgentP · Mar 20, 2012

Korey said:
It seems like the toothpaste container technology has been at a standstill since the mid 1800s (just a guess). Why don't they invent better ways of dispensing toothpaste so that the above doesn't happen? The last 20% or so of the tube is spent squeezing different parts of the tube to avoid wasting any toothpaste. And it seems to last like that forever. We have electric and sonic toothbrushes now that charge on contact. Seems like the toothpaste industry needs to play catchup.

It's worse now! Then they had aluminum like squeeze tubes that would stay pressed and roll well. Now they have crappy plastic tubes that just puff back up.

sixteen-bit · Mar 20, 2012

Dr Eggman said:
i don't brush my teeth so i wouldn't know.

This is probably a joke, but if not I question your hygiene

ReturnOfTheRAT · Mar 20, 2012

OP wasted a lot of paste twisting it like that.

MoonLightWave · Mar 20, 2012

Vandiger said:
Pfft, just get this.

This, works like a charm.

Raging Spaniard · Mar 20, 2012

Try this instead

PigSpeakers · Mar 20, 2012

BRUSHING YOUR TEETH IS BAD FOR YOU!

Don't brush your teeth. Don't wash your hair. Don't eat. Don't take showers. Don't drink milk. Don't drink orange juice. You'll die.

B!TCH · Mar 20, 2012

Viral marketing for Colgate. I'm off to brush my teeth chaps!

immortal-joe · Mar 20, 2012

Tubed Tooth paste? pfffttt

Foaming Gel bitches

Zoe · Mar 20, 2012

GhaleonEB said:
so you never need to measure or rinse your toothbrush.

wut

joedan · Mar 20, 2012

What's wrong with the tube? Seems less wasteful than the others. Both the toothpaste itself and of the packaging. What's the deal here?

SouthernDragon · Mar 20, 2012

op y u dum

Marvie_3 · Mar 20, 2012

Copernicus said:
What the hell? You roll it from the bottom, you don't giving an indian burn.

I laughed harder at this than I should have. :lol

Korey · Mar 20, 2012

Vandiger said:
Pfft, just get this.

The thing about these (and pushing from the bottom in general) is that it feels awkward. Pushing from the bottom so that something comes out the other end? Awkward.

Also, it's less control so sometimes you'll mess up and push out too much and then what? You have too much toothpaste on your toothbrush.

And instead of making me use ANOTHER tool to solve this problem they should just solve it with more advanced toothpaste dispenser technology than the one we have now from the 1700s.

fierrotlepou · Mar 20, 2012

Korey said:
The thing about these (and pushing from the bottom in general) is that it feels awkward. Pushing from the bottom so that something comes out the other end? Awkward.

Also, it's less control so sometimes you'll mess up and push out too much and then what? You have too much toothpaste on your toothbrush.

And instead of making me use ANOTHER tool to solve this problem they should just solve it with more advanced toothpaste dispenser technology than the one we have now from the 1700s.

Oh so now it's the 1700's? What happened with the 1800's?

Jim · Mar 20, 2012

I'm a big fan of the Colgate with the upright tube. Takes up less space in the medicine cabinet and never seems to make a mess.

Menelaus · Mar 20, 2012

You guys are just a bunch of plebes!

http://www.parkandbond.com/product/87196707

Kazerei · Mar 20, 2012

This is such a non-issue. My parents taught me squeeze toothpaste from the bottom up when I was a toddler. Never had a problems with it. It's like complaining that self-lacing shoes aren't readily available yet because shoelaces are too complicated for you.

xbhaskarx · Mar 20, 2012

Stumpokapow said:
It's 2012--how have we not figured out a cheap and universal technology to spray on kids teeth so that they never need to brush or floss for the rest of their life? Are we really still stuck scrubbing our teeth with pokey bristles and baking soda?

I thought I read a news article a few years ago about some bacteria that would live in our mouths and keep us from ever having to worry about cavities and whatnot...

I_D · Mar 20, 2012

It takes like 3 seconds to flatten the tube back out to perfection with all of the toothpaste near the nozzle. Why change it?

Shalashaska · Mar 20, 2012

I love the internet. It has opened my eyes to many things that I had simply assumed everybody did that they don't.

Kinitari · Mar 20, 2012

Stumpokapow said:
It's 2012--how have we not figured out a cheap and universal technology to spray on kids teeth so that they never need to brush or floss for the rest of their life? Are we really still stuck scrubbing our teeth with pokey bristles and baking soda?

Growing teeth in labs is just around the corner.

Grinchy · Mar 20, 2012

Korey said:
It seems like the toothpaste container technology has been at a standstill since the mid 1800s (just a guess). Why don't they invent better ways of dispensing toothpaste so that the above doesn't happen? The last 20% or so of the tube is spent squeezing different parts of the tube to avoid wasting any toothpaste. And it seems to last like that forever. We have electric and sonic toothbrushes now that charge on contact. Seems like the toothpaste industry needs to play catchup.

If that's what your toothpaste looks like, it just means you're a slob.

mrkgoo · Mar 20, 2012

I just put my tube onto the edge of the counter, and pull down.

paskowitz · Mar 20, 2012

My father is a dentist. According to him this was the best toothpaste every made... it is now no longer being mass produced.

Deleted member 74300 · Mar 20, 2012

Korey said:
Why don't they invent better ways of dispensing toothpaste so that the above doesn't happen?

Korey · Mar 20, 2012

Menelaus said:
You guys are just a bunch of plebes!

http://www.parkandbond.com/product/87196707

That's really cool, but the fact that there's a ~~$295.00~~ $148 metal contraption to solve this basic human problem seems to support my argument that someone needs to invent a new, viably mass produced toothpaste dispenser

noah111 · Mar 21, 2012

Vandiger said:
Pfft, just get this.

This. So simple. You can even make your own with some effort.

thefro said:
Why do you need to use that when you can just use the flat end of the toothbrush to squeeze out 99% of the leftover toothpaste?

Because not all toothbrushes are created equally. For example mine is totally round and sort of rubber-ish, so it would be sort of difficult to squeeze the toothpaste dispenser easily.

cbox · Mar 21, 2012

Jeeze how hard is it to properly apply toothpaste?

Last thing we need is more hard plastic containers in our landfills...

trilobyte · Mar 21, 2012

It's 2012, why haven't we discovered dentics? Small, grub-like worm used for oral hygien

Log4Girlz · Mar 21, 2012

We need to be very conservative with our precious resources *takes piss and flushes toilet*

krameriffic · Mar 21, 2012

immortal-joe said:
Tubed Tooth paste? pfffttt

Foaming Gel bitches

I actually find that these leave considerably more paste behind inside of them and there is nothing you can do to get it out. Plus they are expensive because of the gimmick.

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