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Quality product and the paper sticks are just as good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2021

I've used this brand for all of my adult life and recently I've seen a lot of people getting upset about the plastic stick being replaced with paper, but I really can't understand why that's the case. Now I understand ithis argument with straws as paper straws just simply aren't as good as plastic straws unfortunately, but there really is no issue here on cotton buds. I've been through several packs of the new type and not one has the paper element been an issue in any way for me - they aren't too flimsy at all and in no way prone to bending any more than the plastics ones were.

Maybe other people are using them in a way I don't understand but for me these are still great - there's plenty of cheap alternatives but, like with baked beans, this is one area where I feel going to an established brand is the best bet. I've used Johnson's Baby Cotton Buds for something like 30 years or more now, and I'll stick with them forever I think as the quality is always fantastic. Some of the cheap supermarket alternatives have been terrible, with the cotton head detaching, the stick bending etc. Pay a little more for the quality here, it's worth it.

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Adam Broadhead

No to paper substitutes

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2020

No no no! You can save the planet sure in fact charge me more and I will plant some trees but don’t swap the plastic sticks to paper. As if sucking my Diet Coke through a napkin at Mc Donald’s wasn’t enough now I have cotton buds that bend by just looking at them. I tell you next I will be forced to use chopsticks to eat a carvery. 😢

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Aarun

Poor Quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2021

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Do not buy these - they are ridiculously bad. They used to be the best on the market and now they are pointless with this new design. I understand that the new paper sticks are more environmentally friendly so that's good, but the cotton bud doesn't hold on the stick now and slides down when you use them. No point buying anymore as they are not fit for the purpose, need a redesign.

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Karin

👎😞Buy Bamboo-Stalked Cotton Buds, Not These Flimsy Things!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 July 2022

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I have no problem with more environmentally-friendly alternatives to the old plastic-stalked cotton buds, the Johnson & Johnson Q-Tips I grew up with. However, these rolled-paper stalks are not it! They keep crumpling on themselves, and although the cotton tip itself is not bad, compared to other "green" alternatives, I cannot recommend these. Indeed, if like me, you still use these to clean your ears or rub off nail polish errors, applying any pressure can cause them to slip and fold, surely a hazard.

If you want a sturdy-stalked "green" cotton bud, I recommend those with bamboo stalks--plenty of alternatives on Amazon. The bamboo and cotton EcoShoots are particularly attractive. They also come in flatter, more biodegradable cardboard boxes, preferable to these boxy lightly coated cubes.

Given the clearance prices on offer, I'm guessing lots of complaining customers have left retailers with unwanted stock to clear.

A disappointment from a (once) trusted brand.👎😞

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Louise

Bad quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2022

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What happened? These used to be amazing. The quality is terrible. The cotton is fluffy, easily coming off the stick, and when I opened the box the tips were all blunt.

Aldi's quality is better, surprisingly, since they were really bad. Now these are bad. Very frustrating.

The tips used to have tightly wrapped cotton. They were slender, yet dense and absorbable.

The new ones come off the stick easily and I have to use 2x more.

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Charlene

They come in a cardboard box, not how picture shows

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2021

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I thought these would be as shown in picture however they came in a cardboard box, suprised but they are the same on the inside

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Frism

Flimsy and flexible. Not good for all applications.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2021

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Far too flimsy for any meaningful use. The cardboard stick is too flexible and fails when used for cleaning intricate items. Ok if you like poking things in your ears I suppose as the inherent weakness may potentially stop you punching through your eardrum.

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AFS

not as good as it once was

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2022

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Quality of what it was and the quality of what it is today, it was negatively surprised. Some ends without cotton, or other times the cotton comes off the rod easily when wet for cleaning.

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Scattienix

Not impressed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2019

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These didn’t look like original Johnson, cotton was really loose on plastic, would easily come off. Wouldn’t buy again.

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Audrey

Packaging is different from the picture

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2019

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I bought this one because of the packaging in the picture but the item that arrived had a different packaging.

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Phil

Lid easliy slips off

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2013

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The cotton buds are fine but may be easily dropped and contaminated as the lid of the container is not secure; and it takes a while to pick up that many!

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matrix

Cottons buds

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2021

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Cotton buds they look good but wuality little poor as they are not strong they bend they don't have sturdiness I was looking for something strong

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