Like Toilet Paper, But Not
Posted in mom central and tagged with listerine total care, mom central, name brands, toilet paper on 03/21/2009 04:34 pm by Jerseygirl89Long before the nation’s economy began to tank, the budget at Chez Jersey got pretty tight. Something about moving to one of the nation’s most expensive areas (No, for real. That “Real Housewives of New Jersey” that’s starting in May? It was filmed in this county. Though I have never, ever seen any of the women nor have I seen them filming anywhere I frequent. I guess the taqueria’s 2 for 1 Taco Night doesn’t appeal to Bravo.) really cramped my name brand grocery shopping style.
Coupons weren’t enough. So I tried generic. In some cases, such as with ibuprofen and apple juice, I didn’t notice a difference. In other cases, like toilet paper, I discovered that commercials don’t always lie. Generic toilet paper is NOT a good money saving strategy, just FYI. I’ll let you imagine how I know that for sure.
Anyway, another place where I still buy name brand is mouthwash. Specifically, Listerine. Mom Central and Johnson’s recently gave me the newest product for free, which was perfect because I was totally out of coupons and Hot Guy and I seem to get along better when we have Listerine. Possibly because we can cuddle without me feeling faint. Anyway, we have now tried the Total Care, which is a pretty pale purple color.
It fights bad breath, kills cavities, restores enamel, strengthens teeth, fights plaque above the gum line and freshens breath. Also, it doesn’t taste like Jaegermeister, which is usually my problem with mouthwash. I think it’s quite possible that their next product will floss for you as well. So in my bargain shopper opinion, Listerine is totally worth the name brand price. Like toilet paper. But tastier.
March 21st, 2009 at 7:00 pm
I use a homemade concoction of 1 drop of tea tree oil and 10 drops of peppermint oil, in about 4 oz. of water. Don’t know if that’s actually cheaper or if you have access to such things…
March 21st, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Hey- that’s the one I use too! Although, it was an accident. The first time I bought it, I saw the pinky-purple and thought it was berry flavored…
March 21st, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Bugger, I forgot that I was signed in to my old account. Oops.
March 22nd, 2009 at 9:16 am
TWIGirl – It may be cheaper, but it makes me think of cooking – which means I’d totally mess it up.
Wordvixen – I wonder why there isn’t one that’s berry flavored?
March 23rd, 2009 at 7:26 pm
I dunno, but I do know that I’m mighty peeved that they stopped making my cinnamon mouthwash. Grrr… I don’t think they even make the orange stuff anymore!
March 26th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
LMAO…”snuggling w/o feeling faint.”…still LMAO!