{"id":263,"date":"2005-08-01T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2005-08-01T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=263"},"modified":"2023-08-14T16:29:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:29:37","slug":"listerine-whitening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2005\/08\/01\/listerine-whitening\/","title":{"rendered":"Listerine Whitening"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Listerine<\/p>\n

(Editor’s Note: Today’s product was requested by Impulsive Buy reader Seth, who twice had the urge to buy today’s product, but felt it would be better (and cheaper for him) if the Impulsive Buy tested it first. Enjoy.)<\/small><\/p>\n

I would like to thank Listerine for increasing my time spent in the bathroom each morning. <\/p>\n

Before it was manageable, but thanks to Listerine Whitening, I now have to get up a little earlier to be able to do all the things I need to do in the bathroom. Sure it’s only a minute more, but that minute spent asleep could mean making out or not making out with Martha Stewart in my dreams.<\/p>\n

And nobody wants to be around me in the morning when I don’t get to make out with M. Diddy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I wish my mornings were as easy as it was in college, when taking a shot of Listerine and swishing it around for thirty seconds was all I needed to do to get ready in the morning. <\/p>\n

Back in college, I could grow my beard out, I didn’t have to floss, I could shower every other day, and I didn’t have to trim nose hairs because they just blended in with my beard.<\/p>\n

But now I’m an “adult” and I’m not homeless, so I have to do these things. Sometimes I wish I could go back to my college days, because my morning ritual has gotten ridiculous. Here’s what I have to do every morning:<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/b> We can have lots of fun.<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/b> There’s so much we can do.<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/b> It’s just you and me…<\/p>\n

Oh crap! Those are the lyrics from the New Kids on the Block song Step By Step<\/i>. <\/p>\n

Dammit! Let’s start over.<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/b> Swish around Listerine Whitening – Time Spent:<\/i> 1 minute<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/b> Brush teeth – Time Spent:<\/i> 3 minutes<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/b> Floss teeth – Time Spent:<\/i> 3 minutes<\/p>\n

Step 4:<\/b> Swish around regular Listerine – Time Spent:<\/i> 30 seconds<\/p>\n

Step 5:<\/b> Scrape tongue with spoon – Time Spent:<\/i> 5 seconds<\/p>\n

Step 6:<\/b> Wait for gagging caused by scraping tongue to stop – Time Spent:<\/i> 10 seconds<\/p>\n

Step 7:<\/b> Wash face – Time Spent:<\/i> 1 minute<\/p>\n

Step 8:<\/b> Exfoliate face – Time Spent:<\/i> 1 minute<\/p>\n

Step 9:<\/b> Practice in the mirror latest pick up line, “Hi, my name is Marvo, but my friends call me Curious George and I’m curious to see what’s under that dress.” – Time Spent:<\/i> 20 seconds<\/p>\n

Step 10:<\/b> Trim nose hairs – Time Spent:<\/i> 2 minutes<\/p>\n

Step 11:<\/b> Trim ear hairs – Time Spent:<\/i> 1 minute<\/p>\n

Step 12:<\/b> Turn unibrow into two distinguishable eyebrows – Time Spent:<\/i> 5 minutes<\/p>\n

Step 13:<\/b> Shave face – Time Spent:<\/i> 7 minutes<\/p>\n

Step 14:<\/b> Shave balls – Time Spent:<\/i> 5 minutes<\/p>\n

Step 15:<\/b> Give my handlebar mustache a Rollie Fingers<\/a> twirl – Time Spent:<\/i> 1 minute<\/p>\n

Step 16:<\/b> Put on hair gel and sculpt hair to desired look – Time Spent:<\/i> 3 minutes<\/p>\n

Step 17:<\/b> Trim and shape muttonchop sideburns – Time Spent:<\/i> 2 minutes<\/p>\n

Step 18:<\/b> Trim nipple hair – Time Spent:<\/i> 1 minute<\/p>\n

Step 19:<\/b> Clean belly button – Time Spent:<\/i> 15 seconds<\/p>\n

Step 20:<\/b> Smell finger after cleaning belly button – Time Spent:<\/i> 5 seconds<\/p>\n

Step 21:<\/b> Wait for gagging from smelling finger after cleaning belly button to stop – Time Spent:<\/i> 10 seconds<\/p>\n

Step 22:<\/b> Wash hands to get rid of belly button smell – Time Spent:<\/i> 20 seconds<\/p>\n

Step 23:<\/b> Spray on cologne – Time Spent:<\/i> 10 seconds<\/p>\n

Step 24:<\/b> Put on deodorant – Time Spent:<\/i> 10 seconds<\/p>\n

Step 25:<\/b> Say three times in the mirror my daily affirmation, “I’m hot on the outside and cool on the inside. Yahtzee!” – Time Spent:<\/i> 30 seconds<\/p>\n

Total Time Spent: 38 minutes 45 seconds<\/b><\/p>\n

As you can see, my mornings are crazy.<\/p>\n

I’ve been thinking about taking steps out, like exfoliating my face and cleaning my belly button, but I also think I could take out swishing with Listerine Whitening because it doesn’t seem to be doing what it’s supposed to do.<\/p>\n

The foam that’s created by swishing it around makes me think it’s doing something and even after I spit it out, it continues to foam in my mouth. But I think the only thing that foaming is good for is pretending to be a rabid dog.<\/p>\n

After three weeks of use, I haven’t seen any difference in my teeth, and I’ve been using it with a “whitening” toothpaste<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Perhaps Listerine Whitening would be better for those who already have white teeth to maintain their teeth’s whiteness.<\/p>\n

Well at least this is the only Listerine that doesn’t burn like you’re drinking Lucifer’s breast milk.<\/p>\n

\n

Item:<\/b> Listerine Whitening
\nPurchase Price:<\/b> $7.54
\nRating:<\/b> 1.5 out of 5
\nPros:<\/b> May help with maintaining whiteness. No typical Listerine burn. Kills germs that cause bad breath.
\nCons:<\/b> More expensive than regular Listerine. Doesn’t work with whitening my teeth. My excessive morning ritual. My unibrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Editor’s Note: Today’s product was requested by Impulsive Buy reader Seth, who twice had the urge to buy today’s product, but felt it would be better (and cheaper for him) if the Impulsive Buy tested it first. Enjoy.) I would like to thank Listerine for increasing my time spent in the bathroom each morning. 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