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What are your 'name brand only' items? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by whosdadog@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What do you refuse to get generic versions of?

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[–] PhantomPhanatic@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Toothpaste. Generics are awful.

[–] puppy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How come? I'm asking because my dentist said the opposite.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 year ago

You have the tenth dentist!

[–] Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I asked my dentist about that, too. The physical act of brushing is the most important part and the toothpaste is just to apply some fluoride, essentially.