Oral-B Pro 800

Says on box and marketing blurb “2 minute pro timer”. Ain’t no timer on the one I purchased. Pulses every 30 seconds but doesn’t indicate 2 minutes has expired. This a case of over promising and not delivering? Purchased at Shaver Shop online so will be a pain in the you know what to return.

Garbage. I’ve returned so many NEW Oral-B electric toothbrushes over the past year as all of them perform so poorly, especially compared to the one I’ve had for three years. But see, God forbid they sell you a product that you can use for longer than six months . This latest one wouldn’t even fully charge. The amount of money they charge for their now rubbish products is obscene. Time to change brands!

Very poor performer – I bought this to replace a Smart 5000 which had prematurely died while I was on holiday. The Smart 5000 is not a bad brush… as long as you find one on special but it failed far too soon. Nobody actually pays full price for any Oral B so I had to waste a few hours looking for a new one with the usual 50% off. I’m sorry I wasted my holiday really.

The action is slow compared with the Smart 5000 and starts slowing from the moment it’s off charge. The battery life is about half what’s claimed - 4-5 days when used twice a day. How much money do P&G save by putting in a smaller battery?

There is no pressure sensor (that works anyway) and the black panel makes the brush look dirty in 5 minutes. In fact the only good feature (which probably doesn’t work) is the return policy.

These brushes are a scam. The heads are way overpriced and the brushes are filled with features nobody really needs… Bluetooth? An app? And there’s always a half price sale somewhere. The designs and names seem to vary by retailer so you can’t compare prices.

All this adds up to a fully disappointing product experience and a lack of trust in the brush and the manufacturer. It’s so unnecessary.