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Generic Qtips 300count $0.98 @ Walmart (instore only)

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I just bought this (instore):
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Equate...t/22210896 (The 4pack costs 5.92!)

.98/300 = .00327 each

The only thing ive seen cheaper is Costco's Qtip 1875 count when on sale for $5.99.
$5.99/1875 = .00319 each
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Lilyly
01-09-2020 at 09:36 PM.
01-09-2020 at 09:36 PM.
Confirmed $0.98 everywhere. Retail is $1.08.
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A4Apple
01-09-2020 at 09:48 PM.
01-09-2020 at 09:48 PM.
Pay attention to where it is made. I read that in India, they recycle medical waste cotton and make cheaper buds so they are not hygienic to use for anything related to your body.
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duckeggs
01-10-2020 at 06:14 AM.
01-10-2020 at 06:14 AM.
Q tips for your mushroom tip, OP??
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duckeggs
01-10-2020 at 06:14 AM.
01-10-2020 at 06:14 AM.
Quote from A4Apple :
Pay attention to where it is made. I read that in India, they recycle medical waste cotton and make cheaper buds so they are not hygienic to use for anything related to your body.
holy fuark!!! thanks for this info
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brotherhpj41
01-10-2020 at 06:38 AM.
01-10-2020 at 06:38 AM.
cheap generic qtips come off the end easy and can get stuck in your ear costing a doctor visit to remove so stay away and buy only the real qtips
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fyu
01-10-2020 at 07:07 AM.
01-10-2020 at 07:07 AM.
Quote from brotherhpj41 :
cheap generic qtips come off the end easy and can get stuck in your ear costing a doctor visit to remove so stay away and buy only the real qtips
rofl
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brotherhpj41
01-10-2020 at 07:25 AM.
01-10-2020 at 07:25 AM.
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rofl
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sorry to say it is a true story...two timesMad
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b-t-1
01-11-2020 at 01:58 AM.
01-11-2020 at 01:58 AM.
Quote from A4Apple :
Pay attention to where it is made. I read that in India, they recycle medical waste cotton and make cheaper buds so they are not hygienic to use for anything related to your body.
Do you have more information / a link on this? That's grotesque!
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MusicShark
01-11-2020 at 03:03 AM.
01-11-2020 at 03:03 AM.
Quote from A4Apple :
Pay attention to where it is made. I read that in India, they recycle medical waste cotton and make cheaper buds so they are not hygienic to use for anything related to your body.
That sounds bad.
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papitosabe
01-11-2020 at 03:59 AM.
01-11-2020 at 03:59 AM.
I'd rather use a toothpick than cheapo qtips.
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A4Apple
01-11-2020 at 11:24 AM.
01-11-2020 at 11:24 AM.
Quote from MusicShark :
That sounds bad.
Quote from b-t-1 :
Do you have more information / a link on this? That's grotesque!
Quote from duckeggs :
holy fuark!!! thanks for this info
Ref: https://link.springer.com/chapter...-28681-0_6
Here is an excerpt:
Figure 6.2 shows some consequences of indiscriminate biomedical waste generation. The hazardous nature of the biomedical waste is due to the following: (1) infection, (2) genotoxicity (deleterious action on genetic material of cell affecting its integrity), (3) toxicity, (4) exposure to radioactivity, (5) injury. In many countries a number of contaminated waste materials like cotton, syringes, sharps re-enter the market either in the same or an altered form. Infected cotton may be used for making ear buds and toys. Syringes from waste are often repacked and sold as new packs.
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MusicShark
01-11-2020 at 03:17 PM.
01-11-2020 at 03:17 PM.
Quote from A4Apple :
Ref: https://link.springer.com/chapter...-28681-0_6
Here is an excerpt:
Figure 6.2 shows some consequences of indiscriminate biomedical waste generation. The hazardous nature of the biomedical waste is due to the following: (1) infection, (2) genotoxicity (deleterious action on genetic material of cell affecting its integrity), (3) toxicity, (4) exposure to radioactivity, (5) injury. In many countries a number of contaminated waste materials like cotton, syringes, sharps re-enter the market either in the same or an altered form. Infected cotton may be used for making ear buds and toys. Syringes from waste are often repacked and sold as new packs.
EEK! how is this a right thing to do? I mean wtf?
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JayScott
01-11-2020 at 03:34 PM.
01-11-2020 at 03:34 PM.
A grocery store by me has a friday freebie every week and this week was 350 count generic qtips. 350 / 0 = 0...cheapest per swab yet Smilie
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A4Apple
01-12-2020 at 04:32 PM.
01-12-2020 at 04:32 PM.
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EEK! how is this a right thing to do? I mean wtf?
When someone is greedy or uneducated enough to know the impact, things can happen. The responsibility for due diligence is on us as a consumer Peace
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