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I bought a new teeth brush - this time from the EU! (lemmy.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Are you sure it's not made in China?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

I have a Philips Sonicare 5500, it arrived yesterday. its made in the nederlands. i was surprised!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Philips is known for selling their brand to Chinese companies, where except for the name the product has nothing to do with Philips. The best known example is probably the TVs made by TP Vision, which are sold under the Philips brand.

However it seems like the Sonicare toothbrushes are still made by Philips themselves. Or at least still made by Sonicare which Philips acquired in 2000. They were traditionally made in Indonesia, but have been made in China for the most part these days.

Oral-B would be a better option for European toothbrushes, they are made in both China and Germany. Although the ones made in Germany still use pre-production parts from China. But that's just par for the course these days, almost everything is made in China.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Is Oral-B not an American company, owned by Procter & Gamble?