Costco Members: 6-Ct Philips Sonicare A3 AIO Electric Toothbrush Heads (Soft)

PurpleMitten6516

Jun 18, 2026 7:05 AM

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I'm curious if there is anyone who has tried the off brand heads for the Sonicare, only to decide they would rather pay for the name brand? It amazes me the price they ask for these, but they have never come down even with all the Chinese sellers of essentially the same thing so I have to assume plenty of people are buying them.

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Jellical

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I'm curious if there is anyone who has tried the off brand heads for the Sonicare, only to decide they would rather pay for the name brand? It amazes me the price they ask for these, but they have never come down even with all the Chinese sellers of essentially the same thing so I have to assume plenty of people are buying them.

I did. Chinese copies are significantly worse in my opinion. (Like basically I can feel with my tongue that the quality of cleaning is much lower)

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PurpleMitten6516

Jun 18, 2026 5:08 PM

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I did. Chinese copies are significantly worse in my opinion. (Like basically I can feel with my tongue that the quality of cleaning is much lower)

Yeah I know what you mean, I got a pack once that apparently were extra soft and didn't clean anywhere close to every other brush I've tried.

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BogusLawyer

Jun 18, 2026 11:12 PM

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Yeah I know what you mean, I got a pack once that apparently were extra soft and didn't clean anywhere close to every other brush I've tried.

i got cheap ones from aliexpress and they were so abrasive my gumline receded on one of my teeth. i will happily buy the "official" ones even if the off brand is produced in the same factory.

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HeyGuysChrisFixHere

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I'm curious if there is anyone who has tried the off brand heads for the Sonicare, only to decide they would rather pay for the name brand? It amazes me the price they ask for these, but they have never come down even with all the Chinese sellers of essentially the same thing so I have to assume plenty of people are buying them.

I've tried 3 or maybe 4 different no-name-brands so far. One might have been a rebrand of another brand I tried because they looked identical. 1 brand had stiffer bristles that cleaned really fast but hurt my gums if I wasn't careful, 1 had nice soft bristles but didn't clean quite as well so I had to brush for 2.5mins instead of 2mins to get the same cleaning, and 1 brand had 2 heads that cracked at the base of the shaft where the metal rod inserts after a few uses but they had pretty similar feel to the OEM one that it originally came with. I still prefer to only use aftermarket brands just to show Phillips Sonicare that I'm not paying their ridiculous prices for brush heads even at the "sale" prices which are still way to expensive for what you get. Aftermarket replacements are so cheap that you can order 3 or 4 different brands, each containing a 6pk or 10pk, and you'll still pay less for all of those packs combined than this single 6pk of name brand brush heads. Just try different brands until you find one that works for you since they are so cheap because there is no large or reputable data set or review site that accurately defines which knockoff/aftermarket brands work better than others...yet.

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single_flyer

Jun 18, 2026 11:47 PM

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Are the A3 that much better than the C3? Same price but you get two more heads.
https://www.costco.com/p/-/philip...&langId=-1

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khronos

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Quote from PurpleMitten6516

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I'm curious if there is anyone who has tried the off brand heads for the Sonicare, only to decide they would rather pay for the name brand? It amazes me the price they ask for these, but they have never come down even with all the Chinese sellers of essentially the same thing so I have to assume plenty of people are buying them.

maybe consider something like the Brushmo brand. They use DuPont bristles with rounded end, 4 styles. Not as cheap as the no-name brands on Amazon, something in the $20 range for an 8 pack but the brand looks trustworthy

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Ravislick

Jun 23, 2026 4:09 PM

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RavislickJun 23, 2026 4:09 PM

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Was looking for the soft bristle ones, thanks!
I'll have to try the brushmo ones as suggested above at some point too 🙏

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kfunk7

Jun 23, 2026 4:11 PM

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Quote from PurpleMitten6516

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I'm curious if there is anyone who has tried the off brand heads for the Sonicare, only to decide they would rather pay for the name brand? It amazes me the price they ask for these, but they have never come down even with all the Chinese sellers of essentially the same thing so I have to assume plenty of people are buying them.

I've tried few different knockoffs, got tired of bristles coming loose.

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TenseApple583

Jun 23, 2026 5:23 PM

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TenseApple583Jun 23, 2026 5:23 PM

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I'm Oral B gang and have tried knockoffs. The heads stopped rotating or they were junk that fell apart.

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wufawutian

Jun 23, 2026 5:49 PM

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wufawutianJun 23, 2026 5:49 PM

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The cost to produce each brush may only cost 50 cents! it is way too much over priced.

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radars

Jun 23, 2026 10:22 PM

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radarsJun 23, 2026 10:22 PM

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Very expensive, isn't it?

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room112

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Jun 26, 2026 9:11 PM

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room112

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Jun 26, 2026 9:11 PM

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FYI that with Amazon Prime Days (ends at midnight PST on Friday June 26), these are basically the same cost per head but for a 4-pack, should you need less.

White: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB4VP...=UTF8&th=1
Black: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-So...VXL5S?th=1

Costco: $50/6 = $8.33 per head
Amazon Prime Days w/Subscribe & Save and at least 5 items: $33.12/4 = $8.28/head

Re: A3 vs C3, the A3 is "soft" per Sonicare website and the C3 is "medium soft," contrary to Costco.com listing both as soft.

Last edited by room112 June 26, 2026 at 05:03 PM.

Costco Members: 6-Ct Philips Sonicare A3 AIO Electric Toothbrush Heads (Soft)

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