well welcome this is a very special episode we're really happy to be here with one of our favorite brands of pics this one's been one of your favorites for a long time hasn't it has it has i have been a big fan of this i have a pocket full of desert essence megaman pretty much all the time with a backup on reserve that's how much i enjoy this pick and this is just a very exciting day for me i woke up today thinking about this and it just made it a little bit made a little bit easier for me to get out of bed this morning yeah i think there's there's a lot of good things to say about desert us and we jump right into it maybe we will show you guys a little desert essence you know what we have today the mega mint tea truth exactly we have the teacher each you can see it right here and i'm going to pick it up so here we are desert absence teach re oral megaman toothpicks fifty five bucks and  wow amazing so this is probably my favorite that i've tried so far i'm open to somebody else coming and winning the heavyweight are harvested from sustainable birch wood infused with a refreshing burst of pine mint oils including peppermint wild mint wintergreen and also contain pure australian teach recoil and cooling menthol to keep help your mouth feeling clean and fresh and your guns to your gums are part of your mouth but i think a lot of people you know get misled by the name toothpick  and i really think if it was called a gun pick up be just as happy because as soon as you crack open the pack and take it with you feel it in your gums more than your look at these wow now an interesting thing about birch you know we're working with white birch here birch itself has cooling properties even without the menthol added without the peppermint without the wild and without the spearmint birch you know is a perfect type of wood for a pick in my opinion and you see this regularly most pics being birch most pics are white birch but when you go and you go get a unflavored pick usually from a restaurant in a single package those tend to be white cedar and you know that's why they're inferior seeders a beautiful kind of wood but birch ideal for the take so first impressions i'm feeling feeling like the the grip on  is pretty ideal ultimately it's a beautiful grip it's well designed it's well between the fingers the groups are a little bit shallower than some of the other brands so you might find on the market which i actually like you don't get to last and then you get lost in the grip sometimes let me see yours oh that's a whole different design that one to me is reminiscent of some you know in japanese architecture there's kind of the different tiers in the different levels and that kind of brings me to japan right right or the farm in the terrace farming in china perhaps yeah you can see that in there one  you know when you're talking about toothpick being and may be a a limited name for this organism i think that it's always it always catches you off guard each time you pop in a pick it's not like the same it's not like the time for and  especially with desert essence and on one hand i'll give it to them it always is a novel experience which is one of my favorite things about them i would appreciate a little consistency because once in a while you get a d d we've seen it happen to grip isn't so good in my fall in which case by the way to our viewers you never want to be seen picking your toothpick off the ground  when it falls it's good it's done and even if you don't plan on putting it back in just you know you see someone and you're like you always have to just say so that is where the point tack on yeah just let it go to grips for that reason very important could be a lifesaver can feel it kind of in your in your nostrils and it gives you just this freshness of gives you a fresh perspective it allows you to really just be in your body kind of get out of your mind you know not only is this pick good for getting maybe four and particles between the crevices but it's also good if you just want something to kind of happy you up remind you you know you can plug in to life picking is like ruminating it's like walking is as thorough said you know walking is one of the the greatest ways that we can explore our ourselves and learn about ourselves i would argue that taking is no different and if you if you have the wrong intention when you put in a pick on the wrong day wrong pick you might just be rumin ating on that one thought spinning you into a vicious cycle pretty soon you're long john silver's pretty soon after that you're on the george washington bridge that's that's the chance we take it's a risk we take every time but i think we've both gotten pretty good at recognizing the science tell me about your pick this one fantastic grip node no dings no dance you know i have to say that they got this one right  you know i love the crystals on here and you can really see the grain of the wood just beautiful job as far as the static will features go on this particular pack of this pick i would give it probably honestly a four point eight picks out a five for this will curious that equal value and moving you know moving forward as far as the taste you know some of these they might be strong for people if you're if you're meek in the mouth this is this is not the pick for you you know you have to be you have to be bold you have to be kind of like  you know get in that sort of like sailor mindset like you're going out to sea they might never come back you might never come back but it's you know it's about the journey you're you're on the sailboat and like any sailor would choose a good boat you want to go take the wood grain is impeccable and as it big gains to be coated with the saliva you'll notice a gradual softening and that's alright because what you don't want to happen is premature splintering but as we both we like to enjoy our picks to the fullest and so towards the end you get the chewing usu and then you expect some splintering at that point exactly and when and when you're sort of you know that the splintering has occurred and the tip has been compromised you can always you can always hit it from the back you know sort of in this area by the grip sort of near the grid because if the tip is been compromised you know it's it's just too moist or whatever this is a way for you to really get a longer life out of your paycheck and it's just a look at art that's our tip of the day and it's a good tip and a lot of people don't think to do that and deal on the tip out add on to that is that i think in advance think ahead a little bit because if you are going to flip it around make sure you haven't touched the grip with anything that you wouldn't want on the other side you know it's kind of a fatal error and when we see people make this mistake we just have to look away there's not the you can say at that  point like did you you did that like no you can't you can't come back from that you can't come back and you've almost insulted yourself because you have to remember that one of the main reasons for taking in the first place is dental hygiene right exactly and you know we forget that sometimes but it is one of the more important reasons exactly so overall i would say easily i would give this a four you know i'm going to stick with the four point five picks out of five picks for the desert us and that's that's a very high rating and i commend would you give this one i'm giving it a four point one because the taste the taste is amazing once in a while you get a pack where the taste is a little too intense and by your sixth pick of the day or so you do begin getting some digestive issues because the saliva intake and the production system it's you're pretty much coating your stomach with menthol at that point which it wasn't ever meant to be  you might want to balance it out with more of a warming herb four point one it's a beautiful pic i can't say it's perfect but i'll give this to recommend as a good starter pic to anyone out advise everyone out there go take a walk even if it's night time go take a walk hop in a desert essence pick you might want to take a seat somewhere as it kind of as you get the initial flavors and take a deep breath let your day pass as slowly as it was meant to don't don't rush  it's a beautiful day for a desert essence pick and you can't say that about every brand can so we want to thank you guys for tuning in to this edition of pick packers my name is and this is this is michael and you are part of our pick packers family