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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It’s not even the money, it’s the principle. I paid for it, I’m using it.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We always cut off the top of the tube at home simply to reduce waste. You can plug the body back on for the next time. I feel like these things are designed to waste 5% of the paste so we have to buy more frequently.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

You can plug the body back on for the next time.

What do you mean? Are you reconnecting two halves of a cut tube of toothpaste somehow?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago

It's like some sort of grotesque toothpaste centipede thing I think.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Squeeze one side so it fits into the other :)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

You can roll the bottom with a hairpin to get more out of it so none of it sneaks between the sides and then, make sure to plunge the body into the cap to get that last 5% out. Less mess too.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This, but I'm spreading it on 3 day old bread for some flavour.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who the fuck puts toothpaste on bread?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

The poors! Back off trust fund baby. The mint dulls the bitter taste of penicillin.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I'm not poor, I just hate going to the grocery store, and want to bide as much time as possible.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Honestly you don't need to cut it open to do this. You can make a very effective squeeze by using the edge of a counter.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Even when I do this, there are three or four uses remaining up near the tip. No matter how hard I squeeze or what method I use, there is always some left until I cut it open.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

That’s what she said?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a toothpaste tube cut open before let alone scooped out with a tooth brush

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

They're working smarter, not harder.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wish I could afford a toothbrush.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I wish I was a baller

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This person so poor they know they can't afford dental care and will suck a dick for toothpaste to make sure they never have to have a dental school root canal. Young ones, don't learn this lesson the hard way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait, cum is toothpaste now? I can save so much money!!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Now, I am gonna open Toothpaste factory.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I'm so poor, I can't afford to pay attention.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

This seems more about efficiency. try rolling the body of it to waste less altogether. You can use a hairpin to keep it clamped. You could also use the hairpins to help push and keep the paste to the opening.