Thumb-sized from Italy

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This baby is "Dental Cream With Green Tea" from Italy. (Thanks Tom.)

It's light-green paste in a very tiny tube: 5 ml. The taste is mild mint. (I couldn't taste any tea.) It came from a hotel courtesy pack, along with a lovely clear travel toothbrush.

Upscale hotels in the States would do well to take note - offer something besides standard toothpaste. It's those little perks that keep people coming back.

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