This may seem a little petty, but I have to say it. It bugs me. It wears on me little by little. 0.75 fluid ounces at a time.

Look at the toothpaste aisle. You have 800 choices of toothpastes. They generally range from 6oz to 8oz tubes. That’s a great amount to keep at home, but what about when you travel? The TSA says any fluid or gel larger than 3.4oz is probably a bomb, so that rules out the general population of toothpastes. Note: The TSA will also usually freak out about an 8oz toothpaste tube containing less than 20% of its original quantity.

For this, luckily there are travel toothpaste containers. They generally range from 0.75oz to 0.8oz. They seem great and convenient at first, but they go empty in a flash!

Why do we have to choose between a family-size 8oz and a fairy-size 0.75oz? Why can’t we have 3-3.4oz containers of toothpaste? THAT is travel size! Sheesh!

UPDATE: While wandering around LAX (long story.. let’s just say stand-by + layovers don’t mix), I decided to refill my toothpaste supply. Surprise: my 0.75oz toothpaste tube ran out during my trip! I figured I’d pick up one or two new ones at one of the airport shops.

Lo and behold: They carried 3.0oz toothpaste! Hurrah!! It cost more than 8oz toothpaste in a department store, but oh well..