As my parents (and my dentist) tirelessly remind me to this very day, they spent thousands of dollars on my teeth and it is my holy duty to floss twice daily. As is the case with most holy obligations, I am entirely too fallible. Thankfully GDP2 may soon provide me with an excuse--other than my own laziness--for this particular personal failing. While on my monthly toiletry run to CVS today, I discovered that proper oral hygiene may soon become the latest thing to become out of reach for the middle class. Instead of good ol' Glide floss, I was greeted with the new Reach Ultraclean (featuring Micro-Grooves!), which I can only guess is spun from gold, as it costs $5 a roll. For floss!
Things only got worse from there. I then strolled down the aisle to search out a replacement head for my electric toothbrush. Since spending $200 for the toothbrush itself is apparently an insufficient financial commitment, it's obviously appropriate for replacement heads to cost $22 a pack--ON SALE.
Between AussieBum underwear, beer, oral hygiene products, and Mach 5 razor blades, I think I may have to start selling my plasma to maintain myself.
I suppose dental care is one area where one can cut back during tough times, right? I mean, the British have obviously been doing so for centuries without any problems.
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