Oral B 1000 Electric Toothbrush half price in Boots

Africa

With health advice!

I was in my dentists the other day and he recommended I pick up an Oral B Electric toothbrush, preferably the 1000 model. The 1000 model is apparently the best power for the best price, and the add ons for the other are generally just a load of nonsense.

Roll on to today, gone into Boots to get it, and it was there for half price. Reduced from 80 to 40.



Its 30 pounds on amazon, this was much easier to get I think.

wil

These are almost always "half price". Most of them have been half price in Tescos too for ages. At this stage I think its a marketing ploy.
Its the heads that cost, some of them are currently reduced in Boots, but still expensive for bits of plastic.

broker2008

I visited a dentist just before Christmas and he made the same recommendation. "You need to use an electric toothbrush, get the 1000 model in Boots across the road , half price at the moment". I reckon it's like the printers, sell em cheap and they pay more for the heads. All the models were nearly half price in Boots as were all the gift sets.

Icepick

I have never seen these not being "half-price".

kendragon

-edit nevermind till i wake up a bit.. LOL

Snake Plisken

any where online to get the Braun heads cheap?

mp3ireland2

Snake Plisken wrote: »

any where online to get the Braun heads cheap?

I got them on amazon... they were on offer at the time i think.. don't know how much they are now... (but like these toothbrushes everything on amazon seems to be reduced all the time!!)

positron

This is a nice little scam they have going here. I don't know if anyone remember, back in 2001/02 electric toothbrushes from Braun etc where always around 12.99 - 16.99 give or take a couple of euros. They were rarely over 20 euro. And then one day they realised that if they work together, they can sell it for 50+. That's when I binned my Braun and went back to normal ones.

PS: Not unlike Levis prices. Used to be 60-90 for latest pair of Levis for years. Now they are priced around 150-190.

Glenbhoy

I asked my dentist previously about one of these and he he told me the 5000 is the one to get - i picked it up for £68 on amazon the other day. Brushes are expensive at £12 odd for 3 (but i'll get these discounted through a mate).

According to my dentist, the Oral B Triumph 5000 used properly means you'll never have to visit the hygienist again - no more scale and polishes and no more tartar build up.

Tragedy

I went from a Triumph 1000 to a Philips Sonicare HX6972 and the gf went from the same to a Triumph 4000. Both find the new models a huge improvement.

Triumph 4000 was £42 in the Amazon Black Friday sales.

enviro

My dentist recommended going no lower than the 5000 series. The 5000+ is also the only one approved by the dental association.

The power in this brush is immense and the difference in performance over lesser models is really noticeable.

Worth the extra investment imo

For sale on amazon

Tragedy

Look at the difference between the 4000 and the 5000 and tell me what makes the 5000 better at cleaning your teeth? One extra cleaning mode and a wireless teeth guide somehow make otherwise the exactly the same toothbrush worthless?

enviro

Tragedy wrote: »

Look at the difference between the 4000 and the 5000 and tell me what makes the 5000 better at cleaning your teeth? One extra cleaning mode and a wireless teeth guide somehow make otherwise the exactly the same toothbrush worthless?

The guide shows you where to brush and how long to brush each area, also warns you if you are brushing too hard. Has a timer too. Nothing else I don't think.

Edit: It tells you when to change the brush head also.

Glenbhoy

enviro wrote: »

The guide shows you where to brush and how long to brush each area, also warns you if you are brushing too hard. Has a timer too. Nothing else I don't think.

It's a bit gimmicky alright, but the brushing too hard thing is useful - it's amazing how little pressure you need to put on the brush.

I've been using it 4 days now and I already see a difference.

I can't say whether it's worth the extra over the 4000, it depends what you can afford really.

Africa

That sounds extremely gimmicky enviro. Thats why I said the 1000 series; doesnt have all that gimmick junk, just electric toothbrush, charger, and head. Common sense should tell you how to brush and if you are going too hard.

Must say after a few days of using it my teeth do feel a lot better and cleaner. I wouldnt say ive bad teeth by any means but the do feel healthier.

Someone above suggested the price increase on Electric toothbrushes - I knew im not mad! I thought the same thing that they were about double the price that they should be anyway! Still, best to get them cheaper after christmas than before eh?

Wheely GR8

I got the triumph 4000 on amazon for £40 and I think its great.
I really like the charge indicator on it,something that I always wanted on a tooth brush. The different heads and cleaning modes make the brush much easier to use aswell.

Doodah7

I managed to get the 5000 from the Amazon Black Friday sales for €60.

I must say that I am very impressed with the brush. I like the timer that comes with it as it helps with discipline in brushing by ensuring that each side gets its 30 seconds. I also like that you can lengthen the cleaning regime to 3 minutes at the press of a button. Not too sure of the benefit of the other modes. The brush holds its charge well and would now never consider going back to an ordinary brush...

enviro

Africa wrote: »

Still, best to get them cheaper after christmas than before eh?

Absolutely, I got mine in a half price sale in boots.

I see your point about the display device and I probably wouldn't have justified the purchase only for the promotion and the dental professional recommendation.
Just to point out as well that the 1000 and the 4000/5000 are not the same in performance. If the 1000 series is satisfactory then great, but comparing the too is like a 1.0 car with a 2.0 car. The power and performance difference is really noticeable.

Dades

enviro wrote: »

The guide shows you where to brush and how long to brush each area, also warns you if you are brushing too hard. Has a timer too. Nothing else I don't think.

The 1000 also has "too much pressure" indicator and 4x30 second timer.

If you can brush too hard with the 1000, what use is a "performance" boost in the next models?

Also, buying a more expensive toothbrush to get a guide to how to use it?

I've used a 1000 for a year now and got my Dad one for Christmas. I agonised over getting the next model up but there was simply nothing to justify it (a trait my dad would appreciate!)

enviro

Dades wrote: »

The 1000 also has "too much pressure" indicator and 4x30 second timer.

If you can brush too hard with the 1000, what use is a "performance" boost in the next models?

Also, buying a more expensive toothbrush to get a guide to how to use it?

I've used a 1000 for a year now and got my Dad one for Christmas. I agonised over getting the next model up but there was simply nothing to justify it (a trait my dad would appreciate!)

It's nothing got to do with pressure or brushing too hard, it's speed (rpm) and brushing performance that is different.

I would be confident that most people wouldn't brush the way the guide tells you to (the correct way) It's totally different to the way I brushed before I got it anyway.

My dentist recommended that model and said the lesser models, sub 4000, weren't able to perform to the standard required to keep your teeth and gums in a clean and healthy condition in between dental appointments.

No point taking my word for it though, mention it to your dentist at your next appointment and see what he says

Only brush in the range approved by the dental association so that was enough for me.

Dades

Well the last time I was at the dentist he went through how to use it properly.

Never mentioned anything about needing a specific model, though. Meh!

I'd agree people should at least look up how to use the things to take advantage of what they can do. I have to laugh at the idea that only the pricier model has a guide! Heck, they have a How-To video on their site!

Africa

I assume 90% of the words are recommendation scams from dentists anyway :P Im sure selling the more expensive ones through word of mouth helps them

Wheely GR8

Have to recommend these while this thread is still fresh ....
Can floss properly in less than a couple of minutes and my teeth are very tight together.

Glenbhoy

Africa wrote: »

I assume 90% of the words are recommendation scams from dentists anyway :P Im sure selling the more expensive ones through word of mouth helps them

How do you work that out?

They generally don't sell them themselves (admittedly some may do), and then if used properly they can't charge for scale and polishes etc and teeth are in better condition overall, so less fillings etc.

djo789

More af a FYI - I Just got 4 floss heads in Tesco Galway today for €19.89 which is about the same as amazon before adding postage.

jpb1974

Whilst we're here -

Can anyone tell me how long it should take (approximatley) for an Oral B 5000 to charge?

I received one yesterday, put it on charge last night and it's still charging as I type, having reached two bars.

The documention says 40 minutes on charge for a 2 minute brush. At full charge you will get 10 days of brushing. So my calculations say -

40 minute charge = 1 x 2 minute use

10 days = 20 uses

20 uses @ 40 min charge per use = 800 mins which is almost 14 hours charge time.

Brush is working well but seems like a long time to charge.

Cheers

PS. I agree - the timer thing is a gimmick.

Doodah7

@jpb1974

Your maths are pretty much spot on. Takes ages to charge but I generally leave it in the hook so it doesn't bother me.

Glenbhoy

jpb1974 wrote: »

Whilst we're here -

Can anyone tell me how long it should take (approximatley) for an Oral B 5000 to charge?

I received one yesterday, put it on charge last night and it's still charging as I type, having reached two bars.

The documention says 40 minutes on charge for a 2 minute brush. At full charge you will get 10 days of brushing. So my calculations say -

40 minute charge = 1 x 2 minute use

10 days = 20 uses

20 uses @ 40 min charge per use = 800 mins which is almost 14 hours charge time.

Brush is working well but seems like a long time to charge.

Cheers

PS. I agree - the timer thing is a gimmick.

Yeah, the first charge takes ages, mine was probably the guts of a day to get fully charged.

djo789

If you read the documentation it says something like it needs 16 hours to charge initially....:eek:

dnme

Just got mine today. Can anyone help me with charging.....

Firstly, there's no charge light on at all on the brish handle. I am confused because the charger and the brush handle seem to be sealed in a white plastic cover so how can a charge (electrical contact) take place at all?

I have the two pin plug plugged into a proper adapter that that is plugged into mains. I have had the brush sitting in the small white charger now for about half hour. No lights whatosever so something is clearly wrong. But my main question is how can it charge through white plastic anyway?

Glenbhoy

dnme wrote: »

Just got mine today. Can anyone help me with charging.....

Firstly, there's no charge light on at all on the brish handle. I am confused because the charger and the brush handle seem to be sealed in a white plastic cover so how can a charge (electrical contact) take place at all?

I have the two pin plug plugged into a proper adapter that that is plugged into mains. I have had the brush sitting in the small white charger now for about half hour. No lights whatosever so something is clearly wrong. But my main question is how can it charge through white plastic anyway?

Which version? Don't worry about the plastic - that's how they work - was wondering about it myself, but didn't get round to googling - maybe you could do that for both of us!!

Leave it for an hour or two and see how it fares - are you sure the adapter is correct for the pins - have you used it for other bathroom implements - electric razor for example?

dnme

Glenbhoy wrote: »

Which version? Don't worry about the plastic - that's how they work - was wondering about it myself, but didn't get round to googling - maybe you could do that for both of us!!

Leave it for an hour or two and see how it fares - are you sure the adapter is correct for the pins - have you used it for other bathroom implements - electric razor for example?

Yea the adapter should be good, I used to use it to charge a razor. Its the Oral B professional care 1000.

Wheely GR8

The fuse may be gone in the adapter?

djo789

It doesnt have a fuse if I recall - Also some models do not have a led - if there is a LED on it & it not comming on then bring it back to the shop.

The Charging process is similar to how a transformer works you can google that process if you wish

dnme

djo789 wrote: »

It doesnt have a fuse if I recall - Also some models do not have a led - if there is a LED on it & it not comming on then bring it back to the shop.

The Charging process is similar to how a transformer works you can google that process if you wish

I think the fuse in my adapter (2 pin to 3 pin adapter) is gone. I'll head into town and try another one. Ideally I'd prefer a toothbrush that takes AA or AAA as I could then use my own re-chargables and have full control over that aspect. I might consider this if I ever buy another brush.

Pacifico

Anyone know how much the 5000 model is in Boots?

dnme

Sorted, replaced the fuse in the 2-3 pin adapter.

bullmccabe2010

Pacifico wrote: »

Anyone know how much the 5000 model is in Boots?

€213

Doodah7

bullmccabe2010 wrote: »

€213

:eek::eek:

I'd wait a week or two and it will be half price again. They will legally be able to say it is 50% of the €213 price.