Toothbrush heads needed - anyone know where they can be found for cheap(er)?

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Hi EFers

I need to replace my Sonicare toothbrush head and am more than flabbergasted at the price - nine bucks for a head when you can buy a regular manual toothbrush for less than five chuffs and oral b replacement heads for approx. the same amount?

The toothbrush itself is brilliant and I wouldn't trade it for anything, but those heads do seem awfully expensive. Changing them infrequently reduces effectiveness and would IMO be quite icky though, so can anyone help me out?

Thanks!

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have you tried at amazon.de , deliver address for example in constance, pick up by yourself........

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Unfortunately cost for public transport makes the brush heads even more expensive than the 9.-/head

thanks anyway

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Just order them online, it's not complicated. You can google stores in the EU that sell them and ship them for cheaper (Ebay and Amazon for example).

Either way, not sure how you can compare a regular toothbrush with a specific head made for an electric toothbrush. If you wanted cheap, then surely you'd have just bought a manual toothbrush and not a high-end electronic device that requires specially designed heads.

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Don't give up on Amazon.de yet. This set is well under the magic 60 Francs where you'd get hit with customs duties. Not sure if they ship to CH or if it's even your model. Just to give you an idea, and even with shipping costs it comes to only 5 per head instead of 9.

http://www.amazon.de/Philips-HX6018-...tzb%C3%BCrsten

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Thank you for your suggestion.

As you can see from my first post, oral b replacement heads are the same price as manual toothbrushes, while sonicare ones are almost twice as expensive. That is the part I don't get - with both being electric toothbrushes, while ultrasonic might be better than rotating toothbrushes depending on the individual's set of teeth and gums, I don't see why some ultrasonic ones are so much more expensive than the rotating ones.

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Different company, different manufacturing process, different technology. Buy in bulk online.

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Prices on toppreise (buying 4 heads at a time) give the amounts I stated in my first post...

Does difference in manufacturing process and technology justify such a price difference?

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I said Ebay and Amazon, not toppreise.

As for the justification, not really something I want to get into a discussion about as I don't really care enough about the issue, and I use Oral-B. You asked where to get them cheaper... answer provided.

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I have just ordered 20 toothbrush heads (20!) compatible with Oral B toothbrushes from Amazon.co.uk. to be delivered to my sister in the UK. Amazon (de and co.uk) doesn't deliver these to Switzerland.

The timing of this thread couldn't have been better as I am visiting home in a couple of weeks.

Thank you glowjupiter, you have saved me a fortune! I hope you find what you need.

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I had some oral B unopened toothbrush heads from an older model which no one was using anymore and I found an excellent use for it-cleans grout brilliantly.

So the replacement heads are no longer available.

As far as I can tell, the Sonicare replacement head is a bulky thing, hence the price compared to Oral B. You might want to check Otto's for the replacement heads.

Living so close to the German border I should maybe consider offering a pick up service for people who want to ship items to one of the parcel shops in Germany. I could pick it up and then post it in Switzerland.

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Thanks for your toothbrush usage idea I use these and it seems ebay is as expensive as toppreise due to postage, and amazon doesn't deliver according to a previous poster (it's also in the same price range as toppreise).

For now, I got them from a Swiss online shop, but I might take you up on your offer if you were to make it in the future. Maybe then the brush heads'll be slightly cheaper.

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I'm not sure what kind of conversion rates you are using, but 35chf for a 4-pack on Toppreise.ch is 20-odd% cheaper than the £28 you linked to at Amazon. http://www.toppreise.ch/prod_265572.html

In fact, it's cheaper than the UK anywhere online, from the looks of things...

Either way, is 35chf really so much for 6 months of tooth-brushing? It's not exactly breaking the bank for such an essential part of daily life and hygiene.

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There are a few different types of heads. a big bulky dopey thing, and something much less obstrusive.

I had to refresh my head count a month into being here, and I was immensely pleased to find 4 heads for ~36 chf at the Migros Electronics shop. In the US, you either bought these through a dentist, a decent discount, or they came as a 3-fer in shops, starting at around 36 usd. 12 bucks a go. Take them here and run.

I think the recommendation is 3 months per head, with basic usage. Not 100% on that, but I use mine more. I can safely say I'll never go back to a manual, or even an Oral B again. It's a few week break in period, and the units have a break-in setting where the intensity is keyed down [so said the dentist, anyhow]. Highly recommend them.

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Irrespective of the different prices offered, I find 9 chf per brush to be expensive. I won't stop changing the heads as often as is necessary and buying them because they do an excellent job, it's just that by comparison to other brushes and heads mine aren't cheap.

I would never go back to manual either - using a plaque disclosing tablet and then flossing + brushing with the sonicare had me more than convinced

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So basically you're just having a moan, despite the fact it's cheaper here than the rest of Europe, and that each brush head lasts 3 months... for 9chf. So you're complaining about a measly 3chf per month, on an item you say you couldn't do without. Right, glad we got that cleared up...

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No need to be condescending - toothbrushes aren't the only thing one needs for dental health. There are things like dentist appts, dental hygienist checkups, other dental care items etc. etc. included into good dental hygiene. So it is considerably more than 3chf a month total.

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Toothbrush heads, printer cartridges, app-extras, et al are all over-priced for what they are but allow the manufacturer to get a steady income stream long after you bought the original product.

It's no use arguing about it and there are alternatives, including:

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36chf per year realistically makes no difference to that, and it is a different kind of expense than going to a dentist. Even a big pack of flossing sticks only costs a few francs and lasts months too. It's a drop in the ocean considering how much longevity they give you.

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It might be a drop in the ocean to you - and not all toothbrushes last for the full three months/should be changed only after three months.