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Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte... by aldebran on Sunday March 13, 2022 @01:25PM (#30663528)
I washed my old toothbrush. It gathers toothpaste gunk if not properly washed. It worked just fine for a decade. The motor finally gave up.

No way is this new tooth brush going to last me 10 years.

And people making excuses - do you know that kids electric tooth brushes have replaceable batteries? Shouldn’t that be a bigger problem? Here’s the kicker - kids electric tooth brushes don’t have replaceable brush heads.

Yeah - this is nothing but planned obsolescence.

Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday March 13, 2022 @02:23PM (#30664223)
Kids toothbrushes aren’t designed to be used in the shower.