Road Test: ECOCO toothpaste dispenser
Tired of wasting time and energy squeezing a toothpaste tube? This automatic toothpaste dispenser is for you...
WHAT IS IT? Great news for lazy bastards! It’s a gizmo that automatically dispenses toothpaste.
HOW DOES IT WORK?You mount it on the bathroom wall (it attaches via an adhesive pad) and plug the toothpaste tube vertically in the top. When you poke the head of your toothbrush through one of the holes, it pushes a little lever and voila! A dollop of toothpaste is deposited on your brush. Think of the tube-squeezing labour that this will save your hands from.
GOSH, THAT IS LAZY. Yes. But Ecoco would prefer that you focus on the hygienic benefits: this system means the multiple brushes of a typical household won’t touch the same toothpaste tube, you see.
BUT MULTIPLE BRUSHES WILL TOUCH THE SAME LEVER! Good point.
AND THE UNIT WILL NEED CLEANING! True.
SURELY THERE’S A BETTER SOLUTION TO THE VEXING ISSUE OF CORRECT TOOTHPASTE APPLICATION ETIQUETTE. Well, Charles III has the right idea: he reportedly gets a valet to dispense his toothpaste. How classy is that!
$35, available online
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