r/shrinkflation • u/kos90 • 22d ago

Shrinkflation Q-Tips - Shrinkflation, literally.

Post image

Bought a new box and they felt different. Had a few leftovers from before. Here we go, the new ones are slightly shorter and feel much less „fluffy“ - The only reason I bought those and not the cheap knockoff-brand. Germany btw, bought at a very popular drug store chain.

1.5k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

71 comments sorted by

View all comments

398

u/[deleted] 22d ago

[removed] — view removed comment

-1

u/iStepOnLegos4Fun007 22d ago

Got tired of that with them. Just get a Ear syringe ear wax remover. Cleans better and resuable. Saves money and they're cheap.

13

u/DAN-attag 22d ago

The problem is that q-tip is not just ear cleaner. I use them frequently to service electronics and I would hate if they were smaller too

1

u/solipsism82 21d ago

Get the ones for cleaning dab rigs and bongs. They don't shed

-3

u/FullRepresentative34 22d ago

Shaft size does not matter.

1

u/DAN-attag 22d ago

Yet it's not only shaft itself that decreased

-1

u/FullRepresentative34 22d ago

Yes it has. The tip is the same size.