I'm not sure if it was the batch, but this last time I purchased these Q-tip cotton swabs, they're VERY flimsy. The stick part bends and doesnt hold shape very well. I'd rather buy one box from any other store instead of bulk if this is how they are. Unless it was just an orf batch.

This is something I will not skimp on. It's quality you can depend on. Tried another brand that cost a little less and almost needed a trip to ENT because the cotton came off in my ear. Multiple uses, cleaning makeup, applying ointment and cleaning wounds.

I usually purchase this product because it was better made - the stick part of the Q-tip was firm and didn't bend. Now, this product is no better than the off brand products. These new Q-tips bend when I use them. I will be purchasing store brand from now on. It's not worth the extra costs.

I usually get the Walmart brand a tips but these were on sale so I figured why not. Surprisingly they are not as good as the Walmart brand and I have had multiple tips of Cotten just fall off! Luckily I don’t clean deep in my ears and only the outside part because the Cotten came off and scratched my ear. It was just the putter part of the ear so I was fine, but I think I’ll be going back to the Walmart brand and using these for other tasks around the house.

Hard to find in club: as our local Sam's reorganized their stuffs, we (the 2 of us, at the same time) NOT locate a lot of usual stuffs on the shelf. It's pretty frustrated, but perhaps, the guys did it on purpose, so we had to order them online (job security)?! With this item, we found no change & no improvement neither: the openig is still hard to find (the strike line should be outlined, at least pointed-to with a visible arrow to help our dimished vision). The extra exterior box is just a waste of resource, the 3 interior box should be wrapped together with transparent tape so we can see what they are when on the shelf. Other than that, everething else was aOk.

With the four of us, this is easy to run out since I don’t go into my son’s bathrooms and they don’t tell me they’re low until they’re out. This pack was cost effective!! I checked against WM. Then there was a coupon, which made this even lower. I simply had to purchase this. Even if I don’t “need it” right now.

I wanted to like these so badly. Just like so many items being sold today, they smell so moldy. I was hoping the plastic wrap would keep out any odors from a stinky warehouse. Sadly, the only part that wasn't smelly is the part that was covered by both the package and the inserted label. The upper portion smelled right through the plastic wrap and into the box of q-tips. I was able to save about a third of them. But, I'm allergic to mold so the rest is garbage. Money lost.

Not as good as the individual version found at Walmart. In this version the paper sticks are too weak so they easily bend. That's why they are cheaper than the individual version. After I'm done with this massive package I'll be going back to the individual version.

Been using Q-tips since around the time they were fighting in court for 'Q-tips' to be a brand and not the product name and have always depended on them to be useful. Don't know if I got a rouge batch, but the cotton does not seem to be wound as tight on the stick and tends to fray from the end more than you would like. Too bad...

I have purchased bargain basement “q-tips” to save money. The “look alike” q-tips bend and the tips come off too easily. I even doubt the tips are cotton. I use the off brand to clean with. For safety reasons, don’t buy anything else but the real Q-tips brand. They are superior to anything else. Just wish the price was a little lower from manufacturer.