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please! yet another machine (I hesitate to call it a "gadget" -- it's so uninspired) to clutter up your countertop and mind.

....when you could put the pacifiers in a mug and cover with boiling water while you're fixing yourself a cup of tea.

what we don't need is more stuff.

The fear of "germs" these days is leading to all sorts of problems. Oy! Think of the resources used to create this useless hunk of plastic. And from the looks of it, it really wouldn't do anything to clean off the pacifier, anyway! Spray the end of a pacifier with a quick mist of water...and voila? Seriously, rinsing it under the tap quickly would yield better results..... Heck, in a pinch, popping it into your OWN mouth to do a quick, impromptu clean after a pacifier lands on the floor would probably accomplish more than the mist of water this gadget provides.

Weird.

I assume this is for traveling or to stash in the diaper bag. Where you no doubt have a bottle of water, yes? That you could dump on the pacifier? The last thing I need is another plastic accoutrement to clutter my life while it develops mildew.

Very lame.

that's what my mouth is for!

ah. your mouths.

My dentist says not to do it as it introduces caries bacteria into the baby's mouth.

?

Germs exist! get over it already. Why bother, there's usually a water fountain to be found somewhere, and most who use a pacifier have a backup anyway. And truly, does 'rinsing' it in our mouths really introduce much more bacteria that kissing them does? Plus, the end up eating off our plates, spoons and drinking from our glasses anyway, so what's the harm?

For those thinking that putting the pacifier in your mouth might be a good idea, you might want to rethink that. I talked to a friend of mine who is a dentist, and he told me that all of the dental problems that you have can be simply passed down to your kids by putting something in your mouth and then giving it to them. I had no idea and thought it was harmless as I am sure many others have. Just fyi.