August 23, 2011
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Where Did The Cotton Balls Go?
When did "cotton" balls become "fluffs"? Guess since there is no cotton in them they have to have truth in labeling. Fluffs? Not "polyester balls" but Fluffs?
When did "cotton" balls become "fluffs"? Guess since there is no cotton in them they have to have truth in labeling. Fluffs? Not "polyester balls" but Fluffs?
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At our Wal-Greens we can buy either real cotton balls or ones made out of who-knows-what. I buy the real ones.
The Chinese horded all the cotton so I guess we'll just have to make due.
@ata_grandma - I just grabbed the cheapest and biggest bag never saw "Fluffs" until I got home. I will report back on their quality and comparison to real cotton balls. after I use some.
@LoBornlytesThoughtPalace - Does that account for the rising price of cotton?
I will have to check that out in our store...I don't buy them very often...about every 4or5 years..
@Lucy_or_Ethel - The Chinese caught wind of the food shortages and other commodity shortages such as cotton and started hording.
Hording just worsens the problem.
O'Bama is destroying the entire global commercial and economic system that was so painstakingly built up after World War II. He's doing it by design, too. That is the really scary and unbelievable part.
@dingdongdingbat - This bag of 500 Fluffs will last me for years as I'll use them only when I remove my nail polish seldom if ever for any other use.
@LoBornlytesThoughtPalace - seems like many things are out of kilter anymore.
@Lucy_or_Ethel - Please don't think me unkind when I say that the Democrat Party is made up of a bunch of lunatics. And they've been in charge for most of the last century. They have the government, our schools, our legal system, science and the media.
That is why we are out of kilter.
I can't believe that so many seemingly ordinary people are pushing for tax increases which only feed government corruption. Millions and millions of Americans trust a government that is robbing everyone blind.
Fluffs are fun.
I can't imagine polyester balls absorbing like cotton. I am awaiting your evaluation.
I've never seen Fluffs, but only once made the mistake of buying the polyester balls and never again. Cotton is the only way to go. I haven't noticed any shortage of cotton balls here. ( :
ha. i guess truth in advertising has some odd results.
The Chinese hoarded all the cotton? Too funny! About the hose? I had one of the boys help me and we had to cut it in pieces. I was really glad the mower was still OK.
The fluffs reminded me of something. I have a sister-in-law that used to use that word for passing gas.
It's a nice polite word I guess.
Have a great day and week. You're right it is our duty as God's people to save our country. I hope we can be the eagle's wings that rescue Israel.
You could put any "fluffs" that are left over out for the birds to make nests with next spring. If they use Easter grass in their nests, I am quite sure they won't turn their beaks up at polyester fluffs. I understand that hummingbirds like that sort of thing, especially if you pull it apart a little and fluff it up.
The one thing this post did was to make me wary when I go to buy cotton balls -- which is almost never, but I shall still be careful.
No cotton in them?? Yikes! Things have changed TOO MUCH!
@ata_grandma - @dingdongdingbat - @LoBornlytesThoughtPalace - @murisopsis - @Dominie - @ofunlo - @mcbery - @Buckeyegirlie - @AmericanJanet - The good news about these Fluffs, they are MADE IN THE USA!! The not so good news is it takes several of them to remove the polish from my nails, they quickly get very small but I think they are okay. Made in the USA and $1.19 for 500 of them...but I didn't count them LOL.
@Richgem - "fluffs" sound like a whipped cream dessert or something LOL
Well, the 'fabric' of your blog is so interesting these days! Just go get a pedicure. It'll be nice and relaxing and you won't have to buy balls/fluffs anymore - no problem. Whit treated me to one when I went to her house for graduation....aahhhhh. Peace
@shellisland - My Fritz gives me foot massages in exchange for me not spending any money on pedicures. LOL Methinks I get the best end of this deal.
Put some in a bag of catnip for special treats for your cats!! Yes, it's true, you can buy them at the pet store. Coco carries one around as her baby.
@Lucy_or_Ethel - It's no wonder you call him 'my' Fritz! I believe that is an excellent deal. Peace
@peaceinyourheart - That's so funny about Coco. My 2 female cats have no motherly tendencies at all!
@shellisland - He is far nicer to me than I am to him believe me.
Fluffs...it is ridiculous, advertising names can be so silly!
I'm so old that I remember the cotton wagons that would park near downtown at the weight house and the wagons had chicken wire so when the breeze blew it won't all blow away.
I don't think I've ever seen a real cotton ball. I'm going to look for them now!! Cotton is so soft and lovely when it's in a ball. Fluffs are so...wiry and synthetic.
@seedsower - It's difficult to strike the right balance between a name that's just misleading enough at a casual glance, yet not misleading enough to get the company into legal trouble.
You've got me wondering about it now. Everytime I pass that isle I'm gonna check and think of your "fluffs".
@seedsower - Guess I fell for the ploy after all I bought the "Fluffs" LOL
@ItsWhatEyeKnow - It is much like calling every tissue a Kleenex, these "Fluffs" will remain my cotton balls. Can you imagine asking a clerk in a store if they have any "Fluffs"? Probably they'd send you toward the marshmallows.
I have had the same problem with nail polish remover, and they feel scratchy when I am using toner on my face. Never thought to look to see what they were made of. Thanks!
Did you even see the name or just the product? I doubt I would have seen the name at first. Look at the brilliant name of "Twinkie" it is stupid and yet everyone knows a Twinkie, Ho-Ho or Ring-Ding.
@seedsower - Just grabbed the bag with the lowest price, not until I returned home did I notice "Fluffs" on the bag. I know Twinkie and HO HO but never heard of Ring-Ding. Is a Ring-Ding also a pastry? Remember those coconut covered round cake like delights called Snow Balls? I wonder what the truth in labeling has turned them into? Chuckle chuckle.
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