Exploiting The Recession: A Mom's Trick to Whiter Teeth

Cathy's discovery works wonders for consumers wanting whiter teeth without breaking the bank.

Having yellow teeth is embarrassing, can deeply affect your personal life and, like it or not, your career as well. People are turned off (in both a professional and personal sense) by yellow teeth. For years dentists have capitalized on this fact by charging exorbitant prices of $500 or more for "professional" teeth whitening procedures--most of which involve special tooth whitening trays with carbamide peroxide, and/or whitening "pens," that can turn the yellowest of teeth white. Products like Crest Whitening strips are certainly less expensive options (these products seem to hover around the $50-$80 mark depending on the exact treatment), but from our experience they usually don't get the job done. For decades the reality has been simple: if you want white teeth, you have to be willing to spend some serious coin at the dentist. Cathy, a mom from Santa Cruz, California, recently discovered a clever way of combining two different teeth whitening offers from two different companies--Dazzle Smile and Clean Whites--to get one full "super" whitening, comparable to what you might attain at a local dentist for $400 or more, using nothing but trial offers and paying just a few dollars in shipping charges.

This is possible because we have entered a new era in consumerism: the age of the internet. In this economy, online companies offering dentist-grade teeth whitening products are as desperate as anyone else for new sales. These are companies that actually sell the same type of trays and whitening pens that dentists use. Because they don't have the luxury of "brick and mortar" stores, many of these companies have found they need to do something extra to entice new customers.

This week we feature a tip shared with us by Cathy, a single mother of three from Santa Cruz, CA, that capitalizes on the desperation of these companies by combining two different trial teeth whitening kits, from two totally separate companies, that are similar to what you might get from a dentist (actual tray and whitening pen-type systems). These are systems that have the potential to remove general yellowing, wine stains, coffee stains and smoking stains to give you a true "dentist-strength" whitening. The beauty of this trick, however, isn't just that there are these special offers, but that Cathy was also able to locate two special coupon codes that reduce the shipping charges on each of the products to next to nothing (after the codes shipping is under three dollars total for both products).

How does the trick work? Basically, the idea is to combine the two different products to get one full strength whitening using just the trials. Cathy, the mom that shared this trick with us, reported astounding results. "My teeth are whiter and I feel more confident. I'm just happy I didn't shell out the $500 my dentist would have charged!"

Cathy's story of how she wound up with yellow teeth sounds all too familiar to some:

Thank you to Cathy for this week’s consumer tip. Cathy has shared her discovery with thousands of people over the internet. If you’re interested in using Cathy’s trick, we’ve provided links and coupon code information below. Remember, to get results like Cathy’s, you will want to use BOTH products together. The coupon codes reduce shipping costs to under $3 total ($1.97 for the first, $0.97 for the second, as of 09/12/2009):

P.S. THERE IS NO CATHY SEEMS LIKE IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE

THE MODELS PICTURE DISAPPEARED FIRST THING WHEN I STARTED WRITING THIS.

AND HEY IF I'M WRONG ABOUT ANY OF THIS! I WILL