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Dental floss - overpriced and ineffective?
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August 2nd, 2016
Several news articles today about how ineffective floss is – see for example:
Then I looked at some pricing. Depending on the brand, you can get 50 feet for $1.27 (or higher) and 150 feet for $3.89, with some of the fancy brands at $5.00/package or more.
What do we have: a roll of flavored string in a plastic box, with a small metal cutter. My guess is that the cost to manufacture is something less than 15 cents/container.
is the consumer public being fleeced? (or maybe – flossed?)
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