Everybody's got an opinion.
Every Californian, Virginian in Virginia, it's so hard to tell
who to cho and who to ignore.
Someone's gotta settle The Score.
Trey and Chelsey will help you choose who's win, which.
Hello.
Well, hello and welcome to Review That Review.
We are the podcast that is dedicated to reviewing
reviews.
That's Chelsey Donn
and that's Trey Gerrald.
And together we are
the Review Queen
here at Review That Review.
We believe in balance, the good, the bad, and the kvetchy.
So it's only fair that we take a moment to vet it out.
Would you like to
let A Complaint?
Yes.
Thank you for the opportunity.
Yes, of course.
Today I wanna Lodge A Complaint.
Environmentally, if you're on a very busy bus, if you're on a very busy
subway, if you are flying on an airplane and, um, you're the first to be seated
and no one else has arrived at your row, uh, if you're sitting on a bench,
I want to Lodge A Complaint against the entitlement of putting your bag
in the seat next to you acting like.
Deserves the seat more than a human being.
This happens all the time in the New York City subways, where people will, I,
I understand no one wants to put their stuff on the floor, so put it on your lap.
Don't take up a seat for your bag.
It drives me crazy because it says so much about who you are.
Because you have no awareness of all of the people standing around, the older
people, the pregnant ladies, people that have a cast, and they need to sit down.
If you are gonna take up the space for your Jan Sport book bag, go yourself.
Have a little perspective.
It drives me crazy on airplanes too, because, you know.
Odds are someone sit sitting in the seat next to you, especially if they're
like now charging for the roller boards.
But you know that you won't know if that seat beside you is free until
we're actually like in the air.
So why are you just putting your sweater in your bag, in
the seat, in the middle seat?
What is wrong with you?
You know someone is is gonna come and then you're gonna have to move it.
And it drives me crazy when they don't begin to move it.
You have to be like, excuse me.
Are you out of your mind?
Everyone have a little perspective about everyone else that's ocu occupying the
world with you, like we all wanna sit down and humans that paid for the fair have
the right to sit over your multiple bags.
That's my complaint.
I have to add it to the ledger.
God, it drives me crazy.
Good one.
I'm adding that to the ledger for sure.
I. I, I totally hear you.
I, I've definitely been guilty of this, I think on like Southwest.
'cause you don't want anyone to sit next to you.
So I kind of will like, turn my back towards the aisle.
Just be like, make believe I'm looking for something in my bag.
I've never flown.
Southwest.
You like don't in zones and you don't have like an assigned seat.
I
could.
I, but obviously
at the end of the day, Trey, if like somebody really
needed the seat, of course.
They're gonna sit there, but I'm not gonna lie and pretend like
I've never tried to discourage someone from sitting next to me.
Well, of course wait.
But the idea of flying Southwest, that makes me so anxious because
you know, everyone is putting stuff
I know.
And now you can like pay for early bird, but then it's like
everybody's paying for early birds.
So it's a free for all.
Yeah.
That's a nightmare.
Yeah.
I don't usually Southwest nightmare, but
people love it.
Okay.
Well now that we've fetched it out, Trey.
Mm-hmm.
Should we go head to head?
Yes.
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All right.
Let's do it.
Review That.
Review
today is another versus episode, which means Chelsey and I are gonna
be covering both a one star and a five star for the same topic.
That's right.
And for this versus episode, Trey has selected the one star and
I have selected the five star.
So the only way that we could possibly determine who will read
first is if we flip that quota.
And I think it's my turn to guess.
So I'm gonna guess I'm gonna go with heads.
It's tails.
All right, Trey, so you're gonna go first.
Today we are sleuthing through the review section of Viral TikTok, tooth whitening
powder, purely white Deluxe on Amazon.
I don't know if you guys have seen this, but it's been all over the place.
At the time of this recording.
There are 1078 reviews on Amazon with an overall of 3.6.
Not not amazing.
Amazon notes that 20,000 plus bought this in the past month.
So when you think about that, the ratio of buyers to reviews kind of low, right?
Yeah.
20,000 in a month according to purely white deluxe.com.
Our, I'm not leading the witness by saying that, by the way.
I'm just pointing it out.
According to purely white deluxe.com, our teeth whitening powder is the first of
its kind, featuring PAP plus a peroxide free whitening formula designed to remove
stains without causing sensitivity or damaging enamel developed by dentists.
It delivers safe, effective results while supporting your overall oral health.
And you know how you use it is you just wet your toothbrush,
you dip it in the powder.
With or without your toothpaste, and you just brush gently for one to two
minutes as usual, rinse thoroughly.
And apparently you're supposed to enjoy a brighter, fresher smile.
But we'll see how true that is.
And they tell you why you'll love it.
They say that it's peroxide free.
It does.
It's not sensitive.
It's gonna give you fresh breath, it's gonna remove stains, it's
gonna support your oral health, all the things that I just mentioned.
So they're really making a lot of claims here.
So I think we'll be the judge of that.
And, um, so with all the background in mind Tray, should we jump in
and hear this one star review?
Let's do it.
Review That.
Review.
All right, so yes, I have this one star review written by Alyssa.
Okay.
On Amazon.
This is, this was purchased in October of 2024, so not really recent at all.
Um, and verified purchase the subject.
Sure.
Not that long ago, but yeah.
Yeah.
I, I still think it's relevant.
Yeah, I would agree.
Um, okay.
The subject is Save Yourself.
Oh my goodness.
Okay.
And.
Here we go.
Alyssa, eh, I was influenced by TikTok to buy this and start using, I used
it for a few weeks and did not notice any difference in the whiteness of my
teeth, but I held out hope anyways.
Then a few days ago, my tooth broke out of nowhere.
It has since had chips come off of it one by one, and I am now facing
serious dental work to get it fixed.
I have also noticed pain in my molars as well.
One could say there is no way to prove this product is causing all of this, but
this product is the only new thing I have introduced to my oral hygiene routine.
In years, I have never had any issues with my teeth at all.
I can't prove that this product has caused any of this, but I can only assume and
warn people as I wish I could go back and tell myself not to purchase this.
Yikes, that's 51.
People have found this helpful.
That's scary.
All.
So first off the bat, most of you, if you're watching this show, you
already know this fact about me, but my dad is a dentist and so I know a
little bit about tooth whitening, and I will say that these products, they
are sort of used at your own risk.
My dad does teeth whitening in his office.
And there are some people that are candidates and some people that are not.
What He'll yeah, he'll look at the individual patient, look at their
teeth, check their enamel, look at their sensitivity, various things,
and he will deny people if he doesn't think that they're an appropriate
candidate to receive this treatment.
And I've always known that about my dad and his office.
So because.
I am weary of a lot of these products because everybody's mouth is different.
Everybody's anatomy is different, their teeth are different, and
people are gonna react differently.
Some people have very sensitive teeth.
Obviously Alyssa has very sensitive teeth.
I don't know if there were warning signs leading up to this for Alyssa with maybe
like we, like I used Crest White strip once and I accidentally pushed the gel
into my gums and like seared my gums.
It was horrible.
I never used it again.
So I don't know if there was a warning for Alyssa or if this just happened.
Either way.
Horrifying.
Yeah.
So I have experimented with Crest White strips as well, and I once had my
dentist like, do the molds and like yeah.
You know, like the, the like tubes and stuff.
Mm-hmm.
Um, think about the crest white strips is they just always burn.
Like they just hurt.
Yeah.
Um, so, and it's
like the nare if it starts to burn and get that shit off.
Well, that's right.
And that's what's interesting is that.
Alyssa points out, like after like the physical decaying of the tooth has been
become a prevalent, then they start mentioning there's pain in the molars,
which I think is such a weird thing.
'cause I feel like this is powder that you put in your brush,
so it's like going everywhere.
So that's different than my experience of strips where it's on the front.
Right.
But I'm curious because Alyssa points out that they used it for a few weeks.
Right?
That's insane.
They, they don't say anything about pain, like it seems like, and they're not
like, oh yeah, exactly.
Like, I wanna know what was the sensation when you used it and like at what point
did you stop and did you stop using it and then these things happened?
Like where are we in the timeline?
I'm missing a little bit of the timeline.
I think.
Yeah, I it, I would assume, but I wish that Alyssa would clarify that.
Because they say they tried it for a few weeks and they didn't notice anything.
Right.
Which makes me think if there were negative side effects,
they would've mentioned it.
But I wanna know what came first, like the pain and then like the chipping
and the tooth broke off, or like the tooth broke off and then it's like
you're freaking out about your mouth and then you're like, wait, my molar, like
that's very curious to me And to your point, not knowing any of that about.
Some people not being a, a proper candidate.
It makes me wonder like it, I appreciate, I think what's valuable
is that Alyssa is, says twice in this like seven sentence review.
I can't prove it, but I just need you to know.
Right.
They pointed out twice, which I think is like.
Very truthful.
They're like skirting any sort of shadiness.
That's true.
I think it's like an appropriate way of being like, don't sue me.
Also, like Right.
I can't prove it, but I,
but the evidence is pointing towards I've, you know, had a, this
is the only thing that's changed
that, which I think is so interesting, the oral hygiene.
Right.
In years.
Years, which I have a question.
Are you brand loyal to like certain kinds of toothpaste?
I'll be honest, I have been experimenting with the tooth whitening.
I think like my teeth are getting little bit lighter.
Thank you.
So usually, yes.
I was brand loyal.
I always like to use the like pressed, that's like in a, not in a tube.
It's like in a like standup thing that's like easier to squeeze.
Okay.
It's like a, I think it's two technically, two in one mouthwash.
And.
Toothpaste.
But lately I've switched to like a more whitening toothpaste because I
wanted to get more whitening smile.
So
what brand?
I'm
um, the, God, what is it called?
It begins with an M. It's like old timey Merlin's, or, I'm so bad.
But it's not
Crest.
Not Crest.
It's like a, yeah, it's a different Mar Martin Smolins.
I don't know.
I should know this.
I'm very curious, everyone watching, will you leave a comment
about what toothpaste to you?
Yeah, the brand specifically, because I don't, I feel like when I was a kid, we
had Colgate 'cause it was like, it had the little like crystals on the inside.
Yes.
And like, and then there was also like the three colors.
Oh yeah.
Which, like, what was the, but for some reason in my adulthood
I just, I, I am very particular about Crest, which interesting.
I don't know why, I don't know where that comes from.
My husband only uses Sensodine, so like, we don't even share
toothpaste, but like, yeah,
people are like very specific about their teeth.
I think the reason why I'm actually not as picky is because
growing up we used to use.
The samples.
Samples because of my dad.
So it was like whatever came to the office, he would just bring
home a box of samples and we would just like taste it out.
And sometimes it'd be like the flake we had like cinnamon and it
was like, Ugh, this is horrible.
Like we need new toothpaste, dad.
Like, I'm not gonna have the cinnamon anymore.
So I don't think I'm as picky.
I also like to get like almond hammer 'cause I feel like something
about the baking soda like makes me think it's gonna be whatever.
I'm like,
come up later.
Oh, really?
We'll see.
But there was a brand of toothpaste that I loved, and now I'm completely
blanking since we're recording, of course.
But I found out somehow that it wasn't a DA approved.
So then I like remember looking at the tube and being like, oh my
God, this is not a DA approved.
And I had been using it for years.
What brand was it?
Anyway, now I'm just sort of, I, I, like, I stick to the like purpley, um, crest.
It's like.
Why did I do that?
The purplely, I'm, I'm looking at the tube, the purple.
I know what you're talking about.
The Purplely tube.
Vivid White or whatever.
Yes.
Vivid White.
I know, I know, I know it.
Do you remember that scene in Home Alone where he's like, is
this toothbrush approved by the American Dental Association?
No, I don't remember.
Oh my
God, you don't remember that part.
She's, he, he goes to the counter and she's like, I dunno, lemme find out.
And then she goes to the back.
And then the burglars come in and Kevin runs away and she thinks
he's stealing the toothbrush.
She's like, follow that boy.
And then he's like, no.
Is this toothbrush approved by the American Dental Association?
Well, I don't know.
Okay.
I haven't seen it in a long a Okay.
Um,
anyway, do we, so going on, what I've said I give, gave a little
bit of extra information here.
Do we think that this is common?
I mean, there is a, what is it, 3.6 overall?
Yeah.
It's not a very high, see, that's another thing too.
All of these viral trends, like, I think because of my age, I'm
just a little more skeptical.
I feel like I don't consume a lot of media from TikTok.
Shame on me.
But like these virally things for you, I'm just.
I don't know.
I, I value like, longstanding research rather than like popping off.
Same clearly.
Well, hello.
So, I don't know.
I feel like I appre, you know, it, it's intriguing to me because it's
making wild accusations that kind of like they back up like this is
the only anomaly that's changed.
But I can't say for certain.
Something about that feels.
Really genuine to me.
And the fact that 51 people have liked it or have found it helpful,
it kind of makes me, I don't know.
I'm sure
that people did not buy after reading this review.
I mean, I feel like I would've into impact, but, um,
but the question is, is it common?
I don't know.
I mean, I was scouring the one stars and there are a lot of people that
are just like, it doesn't work right.
I didn't see much about like tooth decay or like teeth breaking.
Right.
But that is a fear of like any of these whitening products is it's gonna like
strip enamel and it's bad for your teeth and like you eat an apple the wrong way.
Maybe it falls out.
But like, is that, I don't know.
Also, like what is the likelihood that you could rub something on your
teeth realistically twice a day?
I don't know anyone that really brushes their teeth three times a day.
For a few weeks, and then your tooth breaks.
Like, is that real?
I, I don't know.
I feel like teeth are stir.
I, I wanna know how old Alyssa is.
Does Alyssa have, you know, like pre geriatric teeth or is
Alyssa a 20-year-old on TikTok?
I mean, they, Alyssa
sounds young.
I mean, I don't know.
Like, I, I don't know anyone with my who, what's your grandma's name?
Alyssa.
Yeah, good point.
And they say they saw it on TikTok, so Yeah.
So, but I mean, brandies could be on TikTok, but I don't
know many Alyssa grandmas.
Um, were we humored?
I mean, I would personally say that I was more entertained than humored.
I mean, entertained and like I'm horrified.
Um, how do you feel?
Yeah, I feel like it's emotionally evoking, but not like funny.
But I think that that is equal in this category.
Agree.
And then we've kind of already touched on the impact.
I'm not, I'm not adding to card after reading Alyssa's review, which that's,
yeah, I don't know.
It
pretty impactful.
It gives me pause.
Definitely.
I'm, I'm curious to hear the flip side for sure.
Yes.
Well, all right.
Should we crown?
I think we should, but wait before we crown.
It's game time.
All right, listeners, I've created a custom game just for you and you, Trey,
and it is called Bright For or Fight.
Is it a bright idea or is it gonna come to bite in the tush?
Like it bit Alyssa.
All right.
Are you ready to go?
I'm gonna present four trending teeth whitening habits, and you're gonna tell
me if it's bright, a good idea or bite.
And listeners, if you're home, just shout out your answers and
we're gonna see who comes out with the brightest smile at the end.
Your first question, using purple toothpaste to cancel out yellow tones
mm-hmm.
Will make teeth appear wider.
Is this bright or white?
I'm gonna say it's, it's bright.
I don't know how that would hurt you.
You're right, it is bright.
Because, you know, just like purple shampoo, there's something in it that
pulls out that yellow and therefore makes your teeth look whiter.
Very good.
Question number two, rubbing strawberries on your teeth will naturally whiten them.
Um.
This is so weird.
I'm just gonna say bright.
Oh man.
It's okay.
So this is actually bite.
Do not do this.
If someone has told you to do this, it, it, the acid from the strawberries
will eventually damage your animal.
So don't be rubbing those fruits on your teeth.
All right, third question.
Drinking coffee through a straw.
Helps reduce staining on teeth
bright.
That is correct.
It is bright because of course if you're drinking through a straw,
then you're having less contact with your teeth and a Trey's showing
us that with his beautiful Tumblr.
Right?
Tumblr not bite.
Tumblr.
Question number four.
This is where we're going full circle.
Try brushing with baking soda and coconut oil every day is a
great way to whiten your teeth.
Coconut oil, I forgot about this.
I'm, I think bright.
Oh, come on.
It's the every day.
Every day is what the trick is.
Yeah.
So yes and no.
I mean, I don't think that we should be brushing our teeth with baking soda.
It's really abrasive.
It's gonna wear down the enamel in your teeth.
I don't recommend as the a dentist daughter.
All right, Trey, here we go.
Here is your bonus question.
I think you're already winning, or maybe you're 50 50.
Actually I think you're 50 50.
Yeah.
So this could put you over the edge either way.
All right, HAI, what percentage of Americans brush their
teeth at least twice a day?
Oh my God.
A 50%.
B 69%.
Or C 80%.
I feel like 50% is too even.
This is really, I want, is it 69 or to 80 Americans?
American, I'm, I, I don't know that I really think
this, but I'm gonna say C 80%.
Oh man.
It's B, isn't it?
I thought it was B.
It is B. According to a national survey by Delta Dental, nearly 69%
of Americans brush their teeth at least twice a day as is recommended
by dental professionals, which means that like 31% of you listening to this
podcast are not brushing twice a day.
Get on it.
Okay.
Brush you could brush three times a day.
There's you, you, you gotta two times a day, guys, let's do this.
As Marty t once said in the film, grease, brush 'em, brush 'em, bra 'em.
That's right.
Good job, Trey.
I am sorry you didn't win, but um, thank
you so much.
You got
close.
What can I say?
I got pretty close.
You got close.
What an honor.
And listeners, did you beat?
Try?
Did you win?
Let us know.
Do you have the brighter smile?
See.
Or did you bite
or did you bite your tongue?
Review That.
Review.
Uh, all right.
All right.
Well, now that I'm a big loser, I really feel inspired to
crown Alyssa, are you ready?
Let's
do it.
I'm ready.
All right.
So Chelsey and I each have our own set of zero to five crown cards.
And in an effort to be fair and not influence one another, we will
simultaneously reveal our rating.
The Queens are Tabulating,
total school.
Okay.
I am holding up four crowns, Trey's holding up four and a half crowns.
I'll go first.
This was a really good review.
Obviously I was super impacted.
I would not buy the product after reading a list's review.
There's a lot of good here.
The only thing is, and maybe this is just because I'm a Review Queen, I
just wanted a little bit more of the timeline, a little bit more of the,
I mean, they did give us timeline, but a little bit more of like.
Did you feel anything at all?
Even if you had written like, I felt nothing, and then, oh my
God, my teeth, something about that, like was missing for me.
And so that was why I went with four instead of a full Review Queen, I
took off a crown, but I still thought this was a really solid review.
Very influential, and I bet not necessarily this extreme, but I bet
people, uh, commonly have negative, uh, experiences with this product.
So that was why I went with four Crowns, four.
So why four and a half?
Well, 'cause I, I was working backwards 'cause I was like, if it to be a
Review Queen, I always want some media.
I want a photo, I want like a video.
I want something.
But.
Especially when it comes to teeth whitening.
There's one thing I'm scouring for and it's before and after photos.
Yes, good point.
I actually, I
actually really wanna see that now I get that.
This is about like a tooth breaking.
Show me
the chip
baby.
Just take a picture like that.
A picture's worth a thousand words.
That's right.
You know, so, so, but.
Everything is very solid in this review.
I so agree that I felt like some more of the timelines, some more of
the detail would've been important.
I do find it queenly that they are trying to like multiple times
say like, I can't prove this, but it, it would stop me from trying.
I chose to not buy, and um, 51 other people found it helpful and I imagine
that will continue as the review lives.
Four and a half, pretty solid, does what it needs to.
Um, but a little bit of criticism still.
Yeah.
Okay.
Totally fair.
Well,
well, now that we have covered your one star review tray, we have something
else to uncover this week on Friday or.
If you are so inclined, you can join Patreon and you can watch it.
Yes.
Okay.
So yes, as Chelsey was stating, if you want to get part two to
get the full spectrum of the story, go over to our Patreon.
Review That Review dot com slash Patreon.
You can get it immediately right now.
If you wait, you gotta wait till Friday.
Um, that's it.
That's it.
We did it Queen.
That's a half revolve.
That's
right on the R-U-A-R-Q fierce wheel of.
Get a fucking bag out of the seat.
That's right.
Thank you for having the bright idea of joining us today.
If you like what you heard, please tell a friend.
If you did not like what you heard, please take a bite and tell a enemy.
That's right.
As stated on, uh, this week's after show, we're covering the flip side.
The five star Chelsey gave some hints.
Maybe there's some multimedia.
We will also be taking a spin on the infamous Meryl-Go-Round, so make
sure you join us over on Patreon.
Well, I wonder why this was
said.
Why is Sandra out of breath?
She's breathless in this review.
Wait.
Hmm.
I wonder as well.
Well, please remember,
ignore the
haters.
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Don't be a.
Oh my goodness.
Did you, were you surprised with the 69%, did you think that it would be higher,
lower?
I, I thought 50 was too clean.
Yeah.
My immediate impulse was that it would be 50%.
Yeah.
Or that it would be 69%.
And then
you went against, well, I thought, I don't know, Americans, like
we have fluoride in our water.
Like, I feel like I should have just stuck with my gut.
Yeah, I'm learning that a lot here.
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