December 8, 2025 • 15 mins
It’s that time of year where we’re all looking for gifts for our loved ones! From stocking stuffers to the latest new gadgets, Amy and T.J. are spending the next several weeks trying out some of the hottest gift ideas and will give you their honest take. Below is a link with more information on the product (which we have NOT been paid to promote), and we’ll also be sharing it on our Instagram @amyandtjpodcast.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hey there, everybody, Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ.
This is our Holiday Gift Guide gift number six. It
is Monday, December eighth, and yes, another full week of
gift ideas for you Monday through Friday. Our iHeart producers
sent us a box of goodies that we got to
try out, and we are passing along our thoughts on
(00:24):
some of the hottest gifts and gadgets that you could
possibly be purchasing for family members. And number six is
the Slate Electric flosser. Have you ever wanted an electric flosser? Uh?
Speaker 2 (00:39):
You know, I floss a lot, so I am very
interested in this product.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Yes, I floss a lot too.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
I didn't know electric was a thing.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
I didn't either, so I didn't even know this was possible.
We'll give you the description.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Flosser is the right, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
That's what flosser flosser. So here is what slate electric
floss This is what or how they describe their product.
This is the first three in one electric flosser that
goes far beyond string floss or water flossers. It combines
four hundred strand woven floss heads built in gum brushes
(01:12):
and a triple road tongue scraper for a complete clean
your toothbrush can't reach.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
I don't want it anymore.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Have you ever scraped your tongue before? With uh?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Haven't we heard different opinions about doing so at the
end of brushing your teeth. I think a lot of
people could get into the habit of doing though it's
doing so. I think I do something.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
I've brushed my tongue. I've never scraped my tongue.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Wait for but we're talking about the same thing. Yeah,
the brushing is the.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Scraper, I guess, yes, But I've never used a tongue scraper.
They actually have them.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Oh, this is the first ever tungue scraper.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Well no, it's just in combination with an electric flosser
and a gum massage.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Telling me tongue. Well, you said a gum massage. I
didn't know about that either. Wait a second. You're saying
there are products out there called tongue scrapers.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
I think so. I've heard of it. Yes, so I
actually tried it this morning. But we'll get to that
in a second. Okay. The reusable, non toxic floss heads
last up to a week and replace more than seven
hundred single use floss picks a year.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Can you please repeat that sentence again.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
So you actually attach a floss head to this electric floster,
you know, when you can buy the bags of those
little flosters that are so for people who don't like
to actually just use this ring. But they're it's like
anales loves those and she likes to buy these bags
of those flosters. So they're saying their flossheads last for
a full week and then you just replace it every week.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
But you're throwing something out.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Well, yes, you would throw it out every week. So
and then you have to buy I'll get into this too.
You have to buy replacement flossheads. Yes, so it can
be a gift, but you're also then requiring the recipient
too that I figured out. You buy them in twenty packs.
They last for four months, so you have to buy
replacement packs three times a year. So we'll get into
(02:55):
the cost of all of that, but that is something
to consider, right, I'm gonna I'm going to continue with
the description of the Slate electric floss designed by dentists
and recommended by more than five hundred hygienists. Slate offers
three sonic speeds for a gentle but powerful clean that
(03:15):
works for braces, implants, kids, and sensitive gums. They talk
about the gums sweeping massage and the tongue scraper. They
say that removes thirty percent more odor causing bacteria than
brushing alone, helping your breath stay fresher longer. And they
say the floster was created by a dentist, sorry, a
(03:36):
doctor who grew up terrified of dentists and then became
determined to design a tool that made flossing easier for everyone,
including kids. So I thought that was cool. So I
tried it out this morning, and again, you've never used
an electric floster before.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
I didn't know they existed. Was the water pick thing
that knew about that one, But I'm just old school
with the floor.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Yes, So I tried it out, and I have to
say I was a little nervous at first, because I too,
am a big flosser, but I have always had sensitive
teeth and gums, so I was nervous about putting this
thing that was buzzing in between my teeth. I was
a little timid at first, but I was pleasantly surprised
I did not bleed, which I know you're not supposed to,
(04:22):
but I do tend to. Do you bleed when you floss? Uh?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
None, because I do it so often.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Now that i've a little bit, now you're like, whoopsie,
I will. But I was impressed. I did not at all.
It was very comfortable, and I actually, for the thirty
minutes after I did it, I liked the way my
mouth felt. I guess that's the gum massage, that's a
part of it. My mouth felt really clean. And I
(04:49):
don't know, you know how you feel when you leave
the dentist and you know that they got into every
nook and cranny.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Uh, miserable usually yeah, I'm usually in pain. I don't
know what happens after your dental visits, but yes, I
do remember how I feel.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Okay, well take away the pain part. You know your
teeth feel really clean?
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Yeah, they got up in there like you can't exactly.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
So I really felt like that was the case for
me where I I like the way I felt afterwards
enough and it felt like my mouth or my teeth
were cleaner than before, or just by using a regular
flaws that it would make me want to keep doing
it again. Now the was I went to look at
the reviews on Amazon. They're really good. Seventy percent I
(05:29):
would say, overwhelmingly positive five stars. That's pretty rare and
hardly any negative ones. Every single comment I read was positive.
That is impressive. Would you try this? With what I
just said and the reviews that I read all pretty
much positive, saying that they keep using it and it's
(05:50):
worth the money.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
I think so I have. My questions are about I
guess this is one of those you have to keep
it charged.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
Yes, you do have to keep it charged, but they
say the charge lasts forty hours or something like that,
and it's really easy. You just plug it into a
box and you charge it. So I guess. I don't know.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
How often is there a.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Court there is a cord, there is a cord involved.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Those things always driving just this stuff. I don't know
why that turns me off. Somebody having to sit something
else on the counter, here's another cord and gets junking.
I don't know why that. That was my first question
about it, right, is it's just going to take up space?
But not what you describe sounds great, and I floss
and go through a lot of flaws the replacement things
or maybe give me a little pause, but.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
All right, so here, Yeah, so the heads can be
I do think it ends up adding up. And this
is an important thing. You know, we talked about last year.
We had the Aura ring, which we love, but your
issue was if you give this gift, you now know
that the person who is going to be the recipient
has to take on a was it a six dollars
a month investment to continue to be able to read
(06:59):
and use the ring. So you're giving someone a gift,
but you're also saying, hey, if you want to continue
to use this gift, you're now going to have to
take on a price. So that is something to consider,
I think when you're deciding whether or not to give
this to somebody. But I did the research. Every four months,
you would need to buy a pack of twenty replacement heads.
Those replacement heads cost twenty nine ninety nine thirty bucks,
(07:23):
so every four months, that makes it one hundred and
twenty dollars a month, sorry, one hundred and twenty dollars
a year. So you're giving someone a gift that now
is going to require them to spend one hundred and
twenty dollars a year to year US and you have
to consider that. So then maybe the right thing to do,
the nice thing to do, would be to give them
(07:44):
a year's supply of heads. But now you've got to
keep up with all those bags and put them somewhere.
I always think about this from a New York City
apartment standpoint. Maybe when you live in the suburbs and
you have a big home and you have plenty of
space to put extra things in. We don't, So that's
a consideration, is well, like what would I do with
all of these packs? Like I got to put them somewhere.
So again, all things to consider when weighing whether or
(08:07):
not to give this gift. But again I do want
to say very comfortable, very clean, and perhaps giving someone
dental hygiene is a gift that keeps on giving because
it's very important.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Can I ask, as well, do you know has this
company been around a while? Kind of a thing? Is
this such a new product that you need to worry that? Man,
if it doesn't work out, then these replacement heads I'm
never going to be able to get again kind of
a thing.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
I don't think I wouldn't be worried about that so much.
So here's what I know about the company. Slate is
a run by a woman led team, which is pretty
cool for any females out there wanting to support other females.
This is one of these women led teams in Spokane, Washington.
But I do like the fact that they and you
go on their web page, thousands of dental professionals are
(08:51):
saying this is an amazing product, and even some of
the folks on Amazon who wrote and said their actual
dentists recommended this specific to brush so sorry Flosser. So
it is something that dentists recommend, highly recommend, and you
do see that perpetuated on the Amazon review. So I
do feel comfortable in saying this seems like a It
(09:15):
is a legit company that is backed by dental professionals,
people who know a lot more about that type of
hygiene than I do. So that's something to be considered.
So when we come back, we're going to talk about
where you can buy it, how much it costs, and
then we'll get a little teas in for our next
holiday gift recommendation and welcome back everyone, we are talking
(09:46):
about gift number six on our holiday gift Guide. We
are going through December Monday through Friday, giving you a
gift idea some of the hottest trends and gadgets that
are out there. This one today Monday, December eighth is
the Slate electric flosser. So, if you have somebody in
your life who is really into their dental hygiene, or
(10:08):
maybe you want to kindly suggest they should be. I'm
not sure, however, would anyone be offended by getting this? Like,
what are you saying? I need to floss more? Do
I have bad breath?
Speaker 2 (10:19):
That's a very good question. You'd have to be very
close to this person or know what they're really into. Yeah,
it seems intimate somebody that you live in the house with.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
If you gave this to your co worker, would they
be offended?
Speaker 2 (10:32):
You know, maybe it's a wake up call. And but look,
I've had the issues I've had then. This always had
to do with flossing. They always told me that is
because of flossing. Last time I was there, a dentist
actually told me. He said, yeah, people get so caught
up and brushing their teeth. They just do that because
they want their breath to smell good. You need to
be flossing. We're just going to cause you problems.
Speaker 1 (10:53):
He told me that, and that was a big part
of the cell on this one is that if you
want to have better breath, and who doesn't, that this
is actually the perfect gift. But again I think, yes,
you have to know who you're giving it to and
make sure they're not offended by the gift itself. And
I did try the tongue scraperer out and it felt weird,
(11:14):
but I'm I guess it makes sense. I mean, I
do brush my tongue, so to scrape your tongue at
the end, I've never done it before, but we'll see
if well, it kind of felt. It wasn't painful, it
just maybe kind of felt a little refreshing. Are you
supposed to scrape your tongue?
Speaker 2 (11:31):
I see tongue cleaners for say, I'm googling stuff as
we's in here. Yeah, it's a thing. Why do you
need a special tongue hmmm, tongue brush?
Speaker 1 (11:42):
My tongue actually feels smoother right now. I just like
kind of felt it on the roof of my mouth
and it does feel smoother.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Because they should make these for cats too.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Then they can't clean themselves. They need those little things
on their tongue. I don't know, So, yeah, so okay,
where you can buy this. You can buy this on Amazon. Obviously,
I said, I looked at the Amazon review, so that's
pretty obvious. The retail price is one hundred and twenty
nine dollars and ninety nine cents.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
I am surprised by that. That is not cheap.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
No, it is not. And then again you have to
consider that it is an additional one hundred twenty dollars
a year to use to get those replacement heads. How
many they come with they come with the pack? Oh, actually,
you know what so important? One, two, three, four, five,
(12:36):
So you get.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Five heads the last you five weeks.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Five weeks.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
I mean you've got to survive the rest of almost
a year.
Speaker 1 (12:43):
There's no way you're supposed to use these for seven
days in a row. They're good for a week. So
I would suggest if you get this gift, if you
choose to get this gift, you should definitely already get
that first pack of twenty twenty nine ninety nine. So
now you're looking at one hundred and sixty bucks minimum
to give this gift that has any real value, because
to only give them five heads doesn't seem right.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
It's not gonna last them.
Speaker 1 (13:05):
Yeah, so you're gonna need to consider that, and that
is a big consideration. I don't know if I would
want to like push this further than what they recommend
this seven days, because it's kind of gross and you
can come, but you know, we throw away flass after
each use, so seven days is about all. That's what
the company says, That's what I would keep it at.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
But you you know what, now that if you've broken
this down, and again, I hate to get caught up
on the financials here, but it is relevant when you
put into context that this gift for one year is
going to cost you two hundred and forty dollars, right,
two hundred and forty eight plus two hundred and fifty
dollars between buying it and all the replacement you're going
to need. That becomes a pretty pricey gift.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
And a lot of people address this on some of
the comments I saw, and you know what, they argued,
this was the the other side of this. It's a
lot cheaper than the dental work you have to get
done when you don't floss properly.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
I am I am not our I think it is
worth it. Well, you certainly seem to write your soul.
I liked it.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
I'm going to keep using it. And it's Look, the
truth is, if anyone has had cavities and crowns and
me root canals, yes, I've never thanked.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
God, I've never had to you name it, all of it.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
So you know how painful and expensive that is. So
if you told yourself, all right, the initial year is
two fifty, but then beyond that it's one hundred and
twenty a year, and I now know that my likelihood
of any of that kind of dental work has drastically
been reduced. That is a worthwhile investment. I think anyone
who's had trouble in the dental chair will say, you
(14:38):
know what, I'll go ahead and take a little bit
of an expense on the front side instead of dealing
with a lot more pain in the pocketbook and in
the mouth later.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
Hey, we can we share it.
Speaker 1 (14:52):
That was a job Rose, But I was actually thinking,
I guess you could change the heads out.
Speaker 2 (14:58):
Yeah, you're really blazing through it. And now we got
about twice as many.
Speaker 1 (15:02):
All right. So anyway, tomorrow's gift actually is interesting because
you could pair it with this one if you really
wanted to send a message to the person you loved,
if that makes any sense.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Not much. Oh, okay about bad breath, We had a
toothbrush coming, then tomorrow is what we got.
Speaker 1 (15:21):
Don't give away the teas.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
I'm sorry.
Speaker 1 (15:24):
I will just give away the teas. You'll have to
stay tuned to see what tomorrow's UH number seven gift
is for our holiday gift guide. But we hope you've
been enjoying.
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Are it's right here. I'm sorry.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
I didn't even just staring at the next but.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
I was only listening. I wasn't actually saying. It's actually
in my face.
Speaker 1 (15:40):
I actually have tomorrow's gift right in front of TJ.
But we'll have to wait for it tomorrow. But thank
you everyone for listening to us. I may be ROBOC
alongside DJ Holmes. We will talk to you soon.
Hey there, everybody, Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ.
This is our Holiday Gift Guide gift number six. It
is Monday, December eighth, and yes, another full week of
gift ideas for you Monday through Friday. Our iHeart producers
sent us a box of goodies that we got to
try out, and we are passing along our thoughts on
(00:24):
some of the hottest gifts and gadgets that you could
possibly be purchasing for family members. And number six is
the Slate Electric flosser. Have you ever wanted an electric flosser? Uh?
Speaker 2 (00:39):
You know, I floss a lot, so I am very
interested in this product.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
Yes, I floss a lot too.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
I didn't know electric was a thing.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
I didn't either, so I didn't even know this was possible.
We'll give you the description.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
Flosser is the right, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
That's what flosser flosser. So here is what slate electric
floss This is what or how they describe their product.
This is the first three in one electric flosser that
goes far beyond string floss or water flossers. It combines
four hundred strand woven floss heads built in gum brushes
(01:12):
and a triple road tongue scraper for a complete clean
your toothbrush can't reach.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
I don't want it anymore.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Have you ever scraped your tongue before? With uh?
Speaker 2 (01:23):
Haven't we heard different opinions about doing so at the
end of brushing your teeth. I think a lot of
people could get into the habit of doing though it's
doing so. I think I do something.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
I've brushed my tongue. I've never scraped my tongue.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
Wait for but we're talking about the same thing. Yeah,
the brushing is the.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
Scraper, I guess, yes, But I've never used a tongue scraper.
They actually have them.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Oh, this is the first ever tungue scraper.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Well no, it's just in combination with an electric flosser
and a gum massage.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Telling me tongue. Well, you said a gum massage. I
didn't know about that either. Wait a second. You're saying
there are products out there called tongue scrapers.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
I think so. I've heard of it. Yes, so I
actually tried it this morning. But we'll get to that
in a second. Okay. The reusable, non toxic floss heads
last up to a week and replace more than seven
hundred single use floss picks a year.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Can you please repeat that sentence again.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
So you actually attach a floss head to this electric floster,
you know, when you can buy the bags of those
little flosters that are so for people who don't like
to actually just use this ring. But they're it's like
anales loves those and she likes to buy these bags
of those flosters. So they're saying their flossheads last for
a full week and then you just replace it every week.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
But you're throwing something out.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Well, yes, you would throw it out every week. So
and then you have to buy I'll get into this too.
You have to buy replacement flossheads. Yes, so it can
be a gift, but you're also then requiring the recipient
too that I figured out. You buy them in twenty packs.
They last for four months, so you have to buy
replacement packs three times a year. So we'll get into
(02:55):
the cost of all of that, but that is something
to consider, right, I'm gonna I'm going to continue with
the description of the Slate electric floss designed by dentists
and recommended by more than five hundred hygienists. Slate offers
three sonic speeds for a gentle but powerful clean that
(03:15):
works for braces, implants, kids, and sensitive gums. They talk
about the gums sweeping massage and the tongue scraper. They
say that removes thirty percent more odor causing bacteria than
brushing alone, helping your breath stay fresher longer. And they
say the floster was created by a dentist, sorry, a
(03:36):
doctor who grew up terrified of dentists and then became
determined to design a tool that made flossing easier for everyone,
including kids. So I thought that was cool. So I
tried it out this morning, and again, you've never used
an electric floster before.
Speaker 2 (03:53):
I didn't know they existed. Was the water pick thing
that knew about that one, But I'm just old school
with the floor.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Yes, So I tried it out, and I have to
say I was a little nervous at first, because I too,
am a big flosser, but I have always had sensitive
teeth and gums, so I was nervous about putting this
thing that was buzzing in between my teeth. I was
a little timid at first, but I was pleasantly surprised
I did not bleed, which I know you're not supposed to,
(04:22):
but I do tend to. Do you bleed when you floss? Uh?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
None, because I do it so often.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Now that i've a little bit, now you're like, whoopsie,
I will. But I was impressed. I did not at all.
It was very comfortable, and I actually, for the thirty
minutes after I did it, I liked the way my
mouth felt. I guess that's the gum massage, that's a
part of it. My mouth felt really clean. And I
(04:49):
don't know, you know how you feel when you leave
the dentist and you know that they got into every
nook and cranny.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
Uh, miserable usually yeah, I'm usually in pain. I don't
know what happens after your dental visits, but yes, I
do remember how I feel.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Okay, well take away the pain part. You know your
teeth feel really clean?
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Yeah, they got up in there like you can't exactly.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
So I really felt like that was the case for
me where I I like the way I felt afterwards
enough and it felt like my mouth or my teeth
were cleaner than before, or just by using a regular
flaws that it would make me want to keep doing
it again. Now the was I went to look at
the reviews on Amazon. They're really good. Seventy percent I
(05:29):
would say, overwhelmingly positive five stars. That's pretty rare and
hardly any negative ones. Every single comment I read was positive.
That is impressive. Would you try this? With what I
just said and the reviews that I read all pretty
much positive, saying that they keep using it and it's
(05:50):
worth the money.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
I think so I have. My questions are about I
guess this is one of those you have to keep
it charged.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
Yes, you do have to keep it charged, but they
say the charge lasts forty hours or something like that,
and it's really easy. You just plug it into a
box and you charge it. So I guess. I don't know.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
How often is there a.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
Court there is a cord, there is a cord involved.
Speaker 2 (06:14):
Those things always driving just this stuff. I don't know
why that turns me off. Somebody having to sit something
else on the counter, here's another cord and gets junking.
I don't know why that. That was my first question
about it, right, is it's just going to take up space?
But not what you describe sounds great, and I floss
and go through a lot of flaws the replacement things
or maybe give me a little pause, but.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
All right, so here, Yeah, so the heads can be
I do think it ends up adding up. And this
is an important thing. You know, we talked about last year.
We had the Aura ring, which we love, but your
issue was if you give this gift, you now know
that the person who is going to be the recipient
has to take on a was it a six dollars
a month investment to continue to be able to read
(06:59):
and use the ring. So you're giving someone a gift,
but you're also saying, hey, if you want to continue
to use this gift, you're now going to have to
take on a price. So that is something to consider,
I think when you're deciding whether or not to give
this to somebody. But I did the research. Every four months,
you would need to buy a pack of twenty replacement heads.
Those replacement heads cost twenty nine ninety nine thirty bucks,
(07:23):
so every four months, that makes it one hundred and
twenty dollars a month, sorry, one hundred and twenty dollars
a year. So you're giving someone a gift that now
is going to require them to spend one hundred and
twenty dollars a year to year US and you have
to consider that. So then maybe the right thing to do,
the nice thing to do, would be to give them
(07:44):
a year's supply of heads. But now you've got to
keep up with all those bags and put them somewhere.
I always think about this from a New York City
apartment standpoint. Maybe when you live in the suburbs and
you have a big home and you have plenty of
space to put extra things in. We don't, So that's
a consideration, is well, like what would I do with
all of these packs? Like I got to put them somewhere.
So again, all things to consider when weighing whether or
(08:07):
not to give this gift. But again I do want
to say very comfortable, very clean, and perhaps giving someone
dental hygiene is a gift that keeps on giving because
it's very important.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Can I ask, as well, do you know has this
company been around a while? Kind of a thing? Is
this such a new product that you need to worry that? Man,
if it doesn't work out, then these replacement heads I'm
never going to be able to get again kind of
a thing.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
I don't think I wouldn't be worried about that so much.
So here's what I know about the company. Slate is
a run by a woman led team, which is pretty
cool for any females out there wanting to support other females.
This is one of these women led teams in Spokane, Washington.
But I do like the fact that they and you
go on their web page, thousands of dental professionals are
(08:51):
saying this is an amazing product, and even some of
the folks on Amazon who wrote and said their actual
dentists recommended this specific to brush so sorry Flosser. So
it is something that dentists recommend, highly recommend, and you
do see that perpetuated on the Amazon review. So I
do feel comfortable in saying this seems like a It
(09:15):
is a legit company that is backed by dental professionals,
people who know a lot more about that type of
hygiene than I do. So that's something to be considered.
So when we come back, we're going to talk about
where you can buy it, how much it costs, and
then we'll get a little teas in for our next
holiday gift recommendation and welcome back everyone, we are talking
(09:46):
about gift number six on our holiday gift Guide. We
are going through December Monday through Friday, giving you a
gift idea some of the hottest trends and gadgets that
are out there. This one today Monday, December eighth is
the Slate electric flosser. So, if you have somebody in
your life who is really into their dental hygiene, or
(10:08):
maybe you want to kindly suggest they should be. I'm
not sure, however, would anyone be offended by getting this? Like,
what are you saying? I need to floss more? Do
I have bad breath?
Speaker 2 (10:19):
That's a very good question. You'd have to be very
close to this person or know what they're really into. Yeah,
it seems intimate somebody that you live in the house with.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
If you gave this to your co worker, would they
be offended?
Speaker 2 (10:32):
You know, maybe it's a wake up call. And but look,
I've had the issues I've had then. This always had
to do with flossing. They always told me that is
because of flossing. Last time I was there, a dentist
actually told me. He said, yeah, people get so caught
up and brushing their teeth. They just do that because
they want their breath to smell good. You need to
be flossing. We're just going to cause you problems.
Speaker 1 (10:53):
He told me that, and that was a big part
of the cell on this one is that if you
want to have better breath, and who doesn't, that this
is actually the perfect gift. But again I think, yes,
you have to know who you're giving it to and
make sure they're not offended by the gift itself. And
I did try the tongue scraperer out and it felt weird,
(11:14):
but I'm I guess it makes sense. I mean, I
do brush my tongue, so to scrape your tongue at
the end, I've never done it before, but we'll see
if well, it kind of felt. It wasn't painful, it
just maybe kind of felt a little refreshing. Are you
supposed to scrape your tongue?
Speaker 2 (11:31):
I see tongue cleaners for say, I'm googling stuff as
we's in here. Yeah, it's a thing. Why do you
need a special tongue hmmm, tongue brush?
Speaker 1 (11:42):
My tongue actually feels smoother right now. I just like
kind of felt it on the roof of my mouth
and it does feel smoother.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Because they should make these for cats too.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Then they can't clean themselves. They need those little things
on their tongue. I don't know, So, yeah, so okay,
where you can buy this. You can buy this on Amazon. Obviously,
I said, I looked at the Amazon review, so that's
pretty obvious. The retail price is one hundred and twenty
nine dollars and ninety nine cents.
Speaker 2 (12:11):
I am surprised by that. That is not cheap.
Speaker 1 (12:15):
No, it is not. And then again you have to
consider that it is an additional one hundred twenty dollars
a year to use to get those replacement heads. How
many they come with they come with the pack? Oh, actually,
you know what so important? One, two, three, four, five,
(12:36):
So you get.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
Five heads the last you five weeks.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Five weeks.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
I mean you've got to survive the rest of almost
a year.
Speaker 1 (12:43):
There's no way you're supposed to use these for seven
days in a row. They're good for a week. So
I would suggest if you get this gift, if you
choose to get this gift, you should definitely already get
that first pack of twenty twenty nine ninety nine. So
now you're looking at one hundred and sixty bucks minimum
to give this gift that has any real value, because
to only give them five heads doesn't seem right.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
It's not gonna last them.
Speaker 1 (13:05):
Yeah, so you're gonna need to consider that, and that
is a big consideration. I don't know if I would
want to like push this further than what they recommend
this seven days, because it's kind of gross and you
can come, but you know, we throw away flass after
each use, so seven days is about all. That's what
the company says, That's what I would keep it at.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
But you you know what, now that if you've broken
this down, and again, I hate to get caught up
on the financials here, but it is relevant when you
put into context that this gift for one year is
going to cost you two hundred and forty dollars, right,
two hundred and forty eight plus two hundred and fifty
dollars between buying it and all the replacement you're going
to need. That becomes a pretty pricey gift.
Speaker 1 (13:47):
And a lot of people address this on some of
the comments I saw, and you know what, they argued,
this was the the other side of this. It's a
lot cheaper than the dental work you have to get
done when you don't floss properly.
Speaker 2 (13:58):
I am I am not our I think it is
worth it. Well, you certainly seem to write your soul.
I liked it.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
I'm going to keep using it. And it's Look, the
truth is, if anyone has had cavities and crowns and
me root canals, yes, I've never thanked.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
God, I've never had to you name it, all of it.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
So you know how painful and expensive that is. So
if you told yourself, all right, the initial year is
two fifty, but then beyond that it's one hundred and
twenty a year, and I now know that my likelihood
of any of that kind of dental work has drastically
been reduced. That is a worthwhile investment. I think anyone
who's had trouble in the dental chair will say, you
(14:38):
know what, I'll go ahead and take a little bit
of an expense on the front side instead of dealing
with a lot more pain in the pocketbook and in
the mouth later.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
Hey, we can we share it.
Speaker 1 (14:52):
That was a job Rose, But I was actually thinking,
I guess you could change the heads out.
Speaker 2 (14:58):
Yeah, you're really blazing through it. And now we got
about twice as many.
Speaker 1 (15:02):
All right. So anyway, tomorrow's gift actually is interesting because
you could pair it with this one if you really
wanted to send a message to the person you loved,
if that makes any sense.
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Not much. Oh, okay about bad breath, We had a
toothbrush coming, then tomorrow is what we got.
Speaker 1 (15:21):
Don't give away the teas.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
I'm sorry.
Speaker 1 (15:24):
I will just give away the teas. You'll have to
stay tuned to see what tomorrow's UH number seven gift
is for our holiday gift guide. But we hope you've
been enjoying.
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Are it's right here. I'm sorry.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
I didn't even just staring at the next but.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
I was only listening. I wasn't actually saying. It's actually
in my face.
Speaker 1 (15:40):
I actually have tomorrow's gift right in front of TJ.
But we'll have to wait for it tomorrow. But thank
you everyone for listening to us. I may be ROBOC
alongside DJ Holmes. We will talk to you soon.
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