AMHERST -- Psst....Wanna buy an electric toothbrush?



Some $600 worth of the dental hygiene products, stolen from the CVS pharmacy on North Pleasant Street early Tuesday night, may be destined for the black market, police said.



Detective Michael Forcum told the Daily Hampshire Gazette that store management called police at about 6:18 p.m., shortly after two men grabbed numerous electric toothbrushes from the shelves and fled without paying for them.



One man is described as white, in his 30s, with blond hair and glasses, wearing a maroon shirt and gray shorts, according to the Gazette. The other man is described as white, in his 20s, with short brown hair, wearing a maroon shirt and black shorts.



Forcum said there is a demand on the black market for such items.

Police declined to comment on the investigation Thursday save to say that it is still ongoing.



Police elsewhere in Western Massachusetts have reported from time to time the thefts of such items as razors, deodorants and similar items, which they believe to be destined for resale on the black market.

