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minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoI think Americans call the q tips
minus-squareprettybunnyslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoYeah but a q-tips here are paper / cotton
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoOver here cotton buds used to usually have plastic sticks. They’ve all changed to paper because of this EU thing though.
minus-squareayyylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 days agoNot anymore, they switched to plastic.
minus-squareprettybunnyslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoI just bought some today at Costco and they’re def paper still. When did they switch?
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI can find both paper stick and plastic stick next to each other on the shelf at my local grocery.
minus-squareayyylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoIt must be the off brands then. I dunno, I don’t buy that junk but I have noticed it in other people’s bathrooms.
I think Americans call the q tips
Yeah but a q-tips here are paper / cotton
Over here cotton buds used to usually have plastic sticks. They’ve all changed to paper because of this EU thing though.
Not anymore, they switched to plastic.
I just bought some today at Costco and they’re def paper still.
When did they switch?
I can find both paper stick and plastic stick next to each other on the shelf at my local grocery.
It must be the off brands then. I dunno, I don’t buy that junk but I have noticed it in other people’s bathrooms.