Swisspers Premium Cotton Charcoal Swabs, 50 Count

Many years ago, i stumbled upon one of these small containers of Swispers in the clearance aisle for less than 1$. "BLACK Q-tips?! What will they think of next?!" I snatched both of them up immediately, thinking of all the projects/uses these strangely unique cotton swabs. ...%26 I've been hooked on them ever since! Swisspers are definitely a staple now in my home. Swisspers seem to be quite a bit more compact and hardy than regular cotton swabs. The shape of the cotton ends is a bit different than i was used to at first...especially when cleaning my ears with them. I know that's a totally off label use but we all know what cotton swab primary us is! The only negative (neutral actually) thing i have to day about then, the strength of the stick in the middle is the same as brand-named Q's. so, the down and dirty.. I keep a little kid in my purse for various uses. the little kit gets a lot of wear and tear! it's got some safety pins, some rolling papers, tweezers, and a few cotton swabs rolling around..loose. it's just my little case of things, and this is how Swisspers black Cotton swabs look compared to the name brand Q-tips beside them. They were both put in my kid around the same time... around mid Septmner.. so, they have seriously rolled and rolled and rolled around for a while , and it looks like The Swisspers have held up considerably better! over the last few years I tried a couple of other black Q-tip Brands because they're cheaper. but, cheap is as cheap does. they fall apart much easier.. these things are heavy duty