{"id":16287,"date":"2014-02-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16287"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:32:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T21:32:52","slug":"review-crest-be-adventurous-mint-chocolate-trek-toothpaste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/12\/review-crest-be-adventurous-mint-chocolate-trek-toothpaste\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Crest Be Adventurous Mint Chocolate Trek Toothpaste"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Crest<\/a><\/p>\n

Hey, partner! Are you ready for an adventure<\/i>? Let\u2019s go! Jump on the back of this train! Shhh, we\u2019re stowaways! Avoid the lions! Climb a mountain! Keep hydrated! Crack a whip! Look, our trusty sidekick Short Round<\/a> is here! (Holy Moly! Hi, it\u2019s me!<\/i>) Down the waterfall! Oh no, snakes! We hate snakes. We\u2019re at the secret cave! The treasure is behind this rock. Let\u2019s push it! Help us out, Short Round! (Okie!<\/i>) Whoa! The treasure is \u2026 a tube of toothpaste! The treasure is a tube of toothpaste? The treasure is a tube of toothpaste.<\/p>\n

Oh hell no. (My teeth clean already! How \u2018bout yours?<\/i>)<\/p>\n

This is the \u201cadventure\u201d? (Look! It\u2019s mint chocolate!<\/i>) Hmmm. All right, Crest Be Adventurous Mint Chocolate Trek. Chocolate toothpaste is maybe a little bit of an adventure if you squint. Let\u2019s check this toothpaste out.<\/p>\n

The first question is: Who is this for? The packaging is crafted, muted, and detailed. The colors used are tasteful. Adventurous is one of three in the Crest Be line of toothpastes. The others are Inspired and Dynamic. These aren\u2019t child words. I suppose you don\u2019t want to confuse kids by throwing them into the deep end of mint chocolate toothpaste, lest end up having them cake their teeth with Nutella before bed and thinking that\u2019s hygiene when the babysitter is on watch. Crest Be Adventurous Mint Chocolate Trek is for adults. Adults who know about toothpaste rules and want to deny toothpaste rules. It\u2019s a way to start your day or your night with a kick of fake \u201crebellion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Crest<\/a><\/p>\n

It looks like mint chocolate chip ice cream, with a light green base specked with bits of brown. (Tastes like ice cream too!<\/i>) Oh, Short Round is still here. Yes, it tastes a little bit like it too, at least like the mass produced Baskin-Robbins version of the flavor. Maybe that says more about the state of ice cream than it does this toothpaste. But most of all it smells like it. It smells like what mint chocolate chip ice cream smells like in my memory, like some Willy Wonka monstrosity. Oh, here come the Oompa Loompas. They\u2019re carrying away Short Round. Strange\u2026he\u2019s going willingly. (Bye bye!<\/i>) Okay, have fun, kid.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that bad tasting. The toothpaste is a cool mint, less sharp than other mentholated toothpastes. This is probably for the ability to showcase the hint of chocolate, which can be compared to the dulled chocolate taste of an Oreo wafer. Actually, the entire brushing experience can be sort of compared to grinding up a bunch of holiday Oreos and sticking them in your mouth and then spitting them back out.<\/p>\n

It does feel a little strange\/exciting to smear what tastes like chocolate all over my teeth. The weirdest part is the cognitive dissonance. My instincts say to consume some cookies, but my brain reminds me to eject it, resulting in feeling both teased and unsatisfied. A little bit like cookies \u2018n cream methadone. The chocolate taste pairs pretty well with the mint, dissipating quickly, and less than five minutes after brushing, the mouth feels like it was brushed with any ol\u2019 mint toothpaste.<\/p>\n

\"Crest<\/a><\/p>\n

It costs almost six bucks for a smallish tube, which is not a lot if you consider it an \u201cadventure\u201d as Crest does. (I do not!<\/i>) Short Round is back! What\u2019s up, dude? (I stab orange boy and he just lay there. I cut green hair off and make wig!<\/i>) Oh, you did. We\u2019ll have to dump that body later. Did you try the toothpaste, Short Round? (Oh yeah!<\/i>) What did you think? (Taste okay but seems silly. You want chocolate, eat chocolate. Don\u2019t be stupid. Novelty is novelty!<\/i>) <\/p>\n

Sounds about right. (Real \u201cadventure.\u201d Yeah right, Crest.<\/i>) Haha. (You want to explore unknown? Go explore true unknown. Death!<\/i>) Oh, boy. I think I\u2019m off board on that one. (Why? We all going to die. Accept it. Sweet release!<\/i>) Okay. Well, that\u2019s all for us. And for the record Crest Be Adventurous Mint Chocolate Trek Toothpaste is better than death. (That opinion!<\/i>)<\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Crest Be Adventurous Mint Chocolate Trek Toothpaste
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $5.49
\nSize:<\/b> 4.5 oz tube
\nPurchased at:<\/b> CVS
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Pretty smooth, balanced flavoring. Is reminiscent of Oreo cookies. Smearing chocolate on your teeth without guilt.
\nCons:<\/b> Pangs in stomach from \u201ceating\u201d candy, but not eating candy. Not sure why it exists. Costs more than regular toothpaste. Not really an adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey, partner! Are you ready for an adventure? Let\u2019s go! Jump on the back of this train! Shhh, we\u2019re stowaways! Avoid the lions! Climb a mountain! Keep hydrated! Crack a whip! Look, our trusty sidekick Short Round is here! (Holy Moly! Hi, it\u2019s me!) Down the waterfall! Oh no, snakes! We hate snakes. 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