Found Johnson's Cotton Buds 200 Pack at ASDA Colne for 45p - loads available. A great price = 0.2p each! Still priced at 90p online so may be just a store only deal.
These are the new style 'Some of you may have noticed a change in JOHNSON'S® cotton buds recently, from blue plastic to white paper sticks. We have decided to remove the plastic and replace it with 100% paper in support of wider campaigns to protect the environment by reducing plastic waste in our country's rivers and seas. Our decision to switch has been welcomed by environmental organisations.'
14 comments
dougie69
16 Jul 17#1
Rtc in Thanet
Splodger101
16 Jul 171#2
same price in Asda Fosse Park (Leics)
polish_lad
16 Jul 17#3
What a lot of rubbish. They are most probably cheaper to produce. Also they haven't changed their normal price elsewhere so you might as well buy a cheaper alternative as they are to soft and bend all the time. Cold
cobble123
16 Jul 171#4
I fully understand why they've changed to paper, but they now terrible.
fishmaster to cobble123
16 Jul 17#6
You haven't said what you're using them for though. I probably won't like the answer anyway.
sgandtg
16 Jul 17#5
Yeah, no longer usable imo.
joolsvern72
16 Jul 171#7
Bought 3 today at Doncaster - looks like it's national - yes the paper ones aren't as strong but still fine for sticking in my ears, cleaning things (usually metal threads) and must be better for the environment I expect.
wallzone to joolsvern72
17 Jul 17#9
Never use anything but your elbow for cleaning your lug'oles as you can damage your ear canal.
That's what a audiologist told me years ago when I told her I used to use these to have a good 'ol dig in my lug'oles, might be why I have 2 hearing aids now, who knows!
Cheap007
16 Jul 171#8
Hate the new paper ones
sgandtg
17 Jul 17#10
Dangleberries
mjscrat1
17 Jul 17#11
I recently bought these cotton buds, it's our brand of choice for the quality and safety (although I know we shouldn't be putting anything in our ears), but the new ones are awful. The quality has dropped significantly, I bought a box of 40p ones from Tesco just for make up purposes and they are far superior to the "new" Johnson's ones (although not quite as comfortable as the old Johnston's blue ones).
4810510
17 Jul 17#12
Agree with most others, the new paper ones are so flexible that they bend almost instantly. I bought them from Poundworld and actually just thought they were selling a cheap rubbish version of the originals. Didn't realise they were 'new and improved'.
Yorlasty
17 Jul 171#13
Yup, also dislike the new "improved" version (oh Gods of Marketing). While I appreciate caring for environment I don't like being lied to when it's done to improve profits.
Opening post
These are the new style 'Some of you may have noticed a change in JOHNSON'S® cotton buds recently, from blue plastic to white paper sticks. We have decided to remove the plastic and replace it with 100% paper in support of wider campaigns to protect the environment by reducing plastic waste in our country's rivers and seas. Our decision to switch has been welcomed by environmental organisations.'
14 comments
You haven't said what you're using them for though. I probably won't like the answer anyway.
That's what a audiologist told me years ago when I told her I used to use these to have a good 'ol dig in my lug'oles, might be why I have 2 hearing aids now, who knows!