# Automatic toothpaste dispenser.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-toothpaste-dispenser/760233>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 18, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-toothpaste-dispenser/760233 "2016-07-18T18:32:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-toothpaste-dispenser/760233/1 "2016-07-18T18:32:57Z")

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[Automatic toothpaste dispenser.](http://dailygrabs.com/automatic-toothpaste-dispenser-5-toothbrush-holder?utm_source=DailyGrabs+Web+Signups&utm_campaign=91f2835d77-USA_Mailchimp_Template6_14_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b0adc51f9f-91f2835d77-83451645&mc_cid=91f2835d77&mc_eid=9c6b825dfe) I’ve seen these thing advertised before, and wondered: If they work by pushing the toothbrush against a little lever, isn’t the lever going to spread germs around?

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**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-toothpaste-dispenser/760233/2 "2016-07-19T00:39:49Z")

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> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#):
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> [Automatic toothpaste dispenser.](http://dailygrabs.com/automatic-toothpaste-dispenser-5-toothbrush-holder?utm_source=DailyGrabs+Web+Signups&utm_campaign=91f2835d77-USA_Mailchimp_Template6_14_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b0adc51f9f-91f2835d77-83451645&mc_cid=91f2835d77&mc_eid=9c6b825dfe) I’ve seen these thing advertised before, and wondered: If they work by pushing the toothbrush against a little lever, isn’t the lever going to spread germs around?

I could be wrong, but from what little I can see in the picture I suspect the dispenser squishes the toothpaste tube. Notice where it says “Touch Me”. In that case there would be no significant contamination