expired Coles: Colgate Toothbrush, Mouthwash, Toothpaste $1 EACH!
This was posted 1 year 6 months 2 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
Saw this at St Albans Coles last night, can confirm it is at other Coles.
Whilst the mouthwash and paste are smaller than usual, they are still very cheap per ml. And handy for travel packs!
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homersyd on 23/11/2011 - 12:57 Comment score below threshold (-9).
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+1 voteThe toothpaste is 80g or 90g, depending on type. This special is very good for a supermarket, but the Reject Shop's normal daily offer beats it.
130g Colgate toothpaste (direct import from Vietnam) for $1 and $1 Colgate toothbrushes (direct from China). Both products are identical to their more expensive official import versions.
+4 votesToothpaste is very cheap to make. It's mostly a carbonate, water, a foaming agent and something like sorbitol to bind it all together. Silica is added to make it slightly abrasive. Saccharin and flavouring to make it palatable. The fluoride content may vary slightly due to legislation. Flavouring agents may vary between countries due to local preferences. The Colgate toothpaste I used in India was a bit stronger than here, for example. But overall toothpaste does the same thing the world over and the differences are not efficacy based.
We're being taken for a ride in Australia by paying the usual ~$3 per 110g tube at our supermarkets.
+1 voteRegardless of where Colgate is made - the profits ultimately end up in the pockets of Colgate-Palmolive, an American multinational. For something so simple, can't we make it ourselves and keep the cash in Oz? Perhaps we should rename this site 'unOZBargain'? ;)

"dare you buy somthing [sic] will go into your mouth from China?"
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/koala-for-bra...
+1 voteThe only genuine Australian Made & Owned widely distributed toothpaste I can find these days is the CEDEL brand.
http://cedel.com.au/spearmint_toothpaste.html
Look for it on the very bottom shelf, pushed aside by the big multinationals (that pay the supermarkets for prime shelf position).

Captain Obvious on 23/11/2011 - 12:51 ¶The toothpaste sounds like a good size to take in carry-on baggage when traveling, the mouth wash is too large though. This is for the US at least.
+1 voteCaptain Obvious on 23/11/2011 - 13:06 ¶true, I'm thinking more international, particularly as my girlfriend is traveling to Seth Efrica next month :-). Best going-away present ever - toothpaste.
Captain Obvious on 23/11/2011 - 13:10 ¶Generally no, but considering the flight time to and from SA, everyone else would probably appreciate her taking toothpaste…
Captain Obvious on 23/11/2011 - 15:03 ¶Ha, not United Airlines! Better to be safe than sorry, plus it's cheap and you can use it at the hotel etc as well.
+1 votegreenlantern on 23/11/2011 - 16:47 ¶Can confirm Coles at Barkly Square - Brunswick East VIC
+3 votesWoah, haven't seen you in ages. Last I heard you were off to marry jv or someone (can't remember lol). welcome back..
EDIT: it was bargaincrypt from LTS: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/41720#comment-421389
Dunno why I thought jv haha poor you!
YadaYadaYada on 28/11/2011 - 14:57 ¶It was sold out at Coles Broadway (NSW) but also in the same shopping centre is a Bilo which had heaps and heaps of it. It turns out Bilo has exactly the same specials as Coles every week. What baffles me is why there is a coles and bilo in the same shopping centre then if there's no real difference shopping at either!?!?!


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and you're still alive to talk about it… that deserves a +ve…