First World Problem But ……

[Icequeen01]

Who on earth made the stupid decision to put silly little pictures on the Oral B replacement toothbrush heads rather than the coloured rings so you can tell which toothbrush head is yours. I have a teeny tiny smiley face on mine and DH has a teeny tiny strawberry! 🙄 Neither of us can see these stupid teeny tiny symbols without putting our glasses on. Problem is the shower room is usually still steamy when we brush our teeth so our glasses steam up so we still can’t see. Twice now I’ve ended up using DH’s toothbrush head - eeeew. It’s actually sending me insane!

Why, just why?

It's first, not third...

I think you mean First World Problem.

Those of us over here in a 3rd world country just use generic tooth brush heads.

Oh God, and I can’t seem to edit it now!

I’m so sorry everyone, truly no offence meant. I will ask for my post to be deleted.

@mumsnet should be able to edit for you.

Actually in my third world location we just use our finger instead of a toothbrush
🤣🤣

Thank you so much. Feeling a right idiot now.

I suspect it’s about cutting down on single use plastics

@Icequeen01 I have reported your 1st post to mnhq and asked them to edit it for you.

I'm with you on this totally!

You can't tell the difference unless it's facing the front and very close by. The symbols also look very similar and are so small. Why not just have the coloured band dyed on rather than a removable thing, if it's to keep costs down?!

Yeah I'm raging! Accidentally shared a couple of times!?

😂 I am missing the laughing emoji now.

Finger and ash and we are all good 😂

I don't think anyone is offended.

Us folk in the 3rd world can make light of a lot things.

I really don't use oral b heads, but agree that is a ridiculous design.

And like magic "poof" it's done .
Thankyou mnhq, now if they could just sort your toothbrush problem too .

Thank you so much. Just seen they have now changed it.

I would be such a happy woman if they could 😂

Thank goodness, someone else who gets it!

I bought a bunch of generic ones from amazon, they still have the coloured rings on them.

Me and the person I accidentally shared with full agree with you!

😂 this whole thread has been a bit of a disaster

Can you use a Sharpie to mark them, save the confusion (obviously on a bit that doesn't go in your mouth)?

Haha, well I think I could've written it myself! Don't worry about the title edit...x

I honestly can't believe a married couple can't tell their own toothbrushes apart. Is it a joke? You have to have little coloured rings to identify a toothbrush because pictures confuse you?? Just an idea.... One put one toothbrush at one side and the other put theirs at the other side of the sink then bingo even a child can pick the right one.

They are toothbrush heads that go on the same electric toothbrush. Not separate toothbrushes.

Sorry OP, I found your title hiccup so amusing 😂

I love it when people are confidently and smugly completely wrong like this, it's so fun. Making yourself look very silly in your attempt to call OP stupid.

I had to paint mine with gel polish to be able to tell them apart squinting in a steamy bathroom OP, you're not alone 🤓