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Why you have to keep buying sneakers like every 3-6 months? The same with slippers, you have to buy new ones too. And I heard people should buy new toothbrushes every 3 months or more.

If you wear socks with sneakers, then there is no reason you need to keep sneakers for the short length of time that you describe. Some people keep the same pair of sneakers for many years, until they wear out with usage.

With regards to toothbrushes, some people buy new ones every so often because the bristles become worn from being used regularly. This happens more or less often, depending on how long a person brushes their teeth for in a single brushing session and how frequently a person brushes their teeth, i.e how many times per day.

Yes, I'd just decide by inspection - if they still look and feel serviceable, they probably are. Who says otherwise? People who make money out of selling sneakers, by any chance?


Yes, again it should be possible to just inspect the toothbrush for wear and tear and then use common sense. And I agree its life expectancy depends on how often and hard you brush your teeth. But toothbrushes are cheaper than sneakers, so I guess it doesn't matter so much if you needlessly replace it.

The world seems to be getting more dummied down every time I look at it. Have your 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day (does anybody actually count them or do we just use common sense?), take your daily aspirin, old man (it's debatable whether or not it's a great idea), etc. etc. For God's sake don't think.

That sounds like extremely cheap sneakers. Better to save up to buy a more expensive but longer lasting brand than buy cheap shoes over & over & over. I once bought the $15 cheapie sneakers at Target. They fell apart within a month while only being worn at a 16ish hour a week job. For what it would cost in cheap sneakers for a year, I went and bought a few good pairs of shoes. Those lasted years.



Here, I can't even offer a hypothesis. Even cheap slippers last a year+ for me. Try a different type of slipper? (hard sole, rubber sole, sock-like, mules, over the heel, etc.)

EtA: I thought longer. It likely has to do with the way of walking, socks or none, type of flooring (carpet, hardwood, etc.), & so on.



Yes. New toothbrush or new brush head. It's a harboring bacteria thing, as well as bent bristles not cleaning as well. Some people even put their toothbrush/head in the top of the dishwasher regularly too in order to keep it cleaner. (These are usually friends who don't brush hard enough to bend bristles & want to clean their brush to last longer.) I'm a bristle-bender. If they aren't all spread out after 3 months of use, then I haven't brushed nearly as much as I should've.

I'd overlooked the bugs. Yes, it's important to avoid those. Personally I'd rather disinfect than replace, so the dishwasher trick appeals to me.

I buy Marks & Spencer's slippers, they last me years..

You should replace your toothbrush every few months because the bristles eventually wear out and don't do as good of a job on cleaning your teeth. Also used toothbrushes are just teeming with germs. When I was sick last month I threw away and replaced my old toothbrush when I got better because I read somewhere that you'll reinfect yourself if you keep using it. Got a cold? So does your toothbrush.

I haven't replaced my sneakers in ages and they're still in good shape. But that might just be because I don't do nearly as much walking as I used to. When I was still young I walked just about everywhere and my sneakers would wear out fast. Especially if they were cheap.

I soak my toothbrush in Listorine, it should kill any life that tries to take up residence on my brush.

Thankfully it also lights up to tell me when I'm brushing too hard. I've noticed they last twice as long as they did before I had the handle with the pressure sensor in it.