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Dept. of Online Gambling. Do you ever wonder how long your toothpaste tubes really last? They seem to last forever, and then suddenly they're out....except that you keep forgetting to buy a new tube and start "the final squeezes," which seem to - miraculously - extend the life of the common tube for days and days. But how long is it?
In an effort to really pin down the lifespan of a typical tube, we are inviting all readers to place bets on how many days this 4.3 oz tube will last with regular use (two people, two brushes a day).
Okay, above is DAY 5 and significant crimping is only starting to show. We promise to photograph our tube EACH morning (no matter where we are) and our personal bet is that it will last 33 days (Hey, that's 132 brushes and only 2 cents a brush). MGR
I am going to "Price it Right" it and say 51! I love it!
My guess is 48 days.
I suggest you check out the "How Much Is Inside?"
links on www dot cockeyed dot com. Its a fun site!
grrrr - you (both?) squeeze the tube like my wife does.
28 days
Oh, no, is this going to be the toilet paper all over again?
jamie pup, I'll share a tube of toothpaste with you any day!
Jamie and Patrick, we can save money and all get a tube. I saw that picture and I just stopped myself from growling, "FROM THE BOTTOM!"
That being said, 37 days.
I dunno... Is 40 taken? Those modern plastic toothpaste tubes don't stay crimped when you squeeze from the bottom, so I put a little plastic clip thing on the bottom. Works nicely...
If you get one of those little gadgets that you slip over the tube to get it all out like I have I think you could go 42.5 days
I love my little tube-emptier gadget... just when I think it's all gone- after what I think are the "final squeezes" you mentioned above you slip this puppy on and viola you get like 4 more days! Then- it's off to Duane Reade again!
Is it just a given that from the bottom is the only right way? My husband is so over zealous about this that sometimes the toothpaste burbles over into the sink the moment you take the cap off. Surely, moderation in all things is called for.
I'll take 35 days.
41 days
49 days.
That's a small tube of toothpaste! I'll guess 34.
Teehee, that's pretty funny Patrick and Ruth.
So Ruth and I have a couple of things in common but, judging by - amongst other things - our vociferous defense of the "cold" kitchens, Patrick and I must have been separated at birth.
BTW, I say 32 days
BTW sg, just because your husband's application of the correct rule is not always correct, that does not negate the veracity of the rule.
Jamie, if you and Patrick were separated at birth then you've got to get a lot busier with the salacious comments.
Hey, Miss Lockhart Steele, no fair!! ;)
I'm going out on a limb and guessing 50.
hmmm, I'd say 43 days including those last super squeeze days...
I am not a betting type--but here goes, I say 45 days. Also I wonder--How much toothpaste does one need at every brush to feel like you have a clean mouth and to do the job? I need less at night than for my morning brush.