Originally Posted by
freecia
Do you go to Japan often enough to get low cost refill heads? Panasonic also uses proprietary chargers
https://youtu.be/reJnUnqJqg0?si=-l8-aoJm94GInW82&t=349 including the toothbrush? I've purchased a few Omron & Doltz sonic battery operated travel toothbrushes over the years and learned to pick up replacement heads at the same time. I don't consider JP only sonic toothbrushes a frugal option though the model in the video does look nice. Costco.com offers 3 types of Sonicare heads in a simple cardboard box (yes, I'll pay $3 shipping not to cut open that absurd display packaging) so I stock up when they go on sale. I've never tried the third party/knockoff replacement heads. The lower end Sonicare models come with a USB-A charger.
I’m there roughy 4x a year including overnight plus one day connections to Taipei. I’ll pick up extra brushes when I buy the machine.
At home I have a Japanese Hitachi rice cooker and a Panasonic Doltz tooth irrigator which doubles as power washer at the highest setting to strip mold from around the sink drain - hence it’s technically not allowed for sale in the USA. I bought extra nozzles for that machine the last time I was there. At the lower to medium setting it won’t poke a hole in your gum.
The features of the Doltz EW DP 57 appear far superior to anything from Sonicare or Oral B in the USA.