Q-tips Cotton Swabs, Family Pack, 2 Pack, 500 Swabs Each

You have gotten cheap in production…qtips are flimsy, not as they were…won’t be buying again… cheapen the product and charge more…no thanks

We have used these cute little cotton sticks for over seven decades and continue to love them.

sticks are not what they used to be. Manufacturers know what I'm talking about. the cardboard bends too easy and comes apart when just a little wet. Not a premium product at a premium price.

I’ve used QTips for over 73 years, and I would’ve never considered any other brand because QTip was a quality product without compromise. Even during the pandemic, the quality remained unchanged. Unfortunately it seems corporate greed has finally seeped into the familiar blue box! As I recently began using a new box, I was truly shocked to realize that the cotton sticks were so flimsy that they no longer maintained their rigidity even under the slightest pressure!!! Obviously you have a novice brand manager that doesn’t have any idea what product specifications have made QTips a venerable favorite in households like ours for generations! I am EXTREMELY disappointed in the decline of this product and will begin looking for alternative brands. I am laughably “brand loyal”, but your attempt to save money by compromising the product has sent this loyal consumer looking for alternative brands.

I use only Q-tips because they were the best they did not bend when you used them like the other brands, but I'm so disappointed in the quality of Q-tips now. I use them every day and every day I get more disappointed because the stick bends when you use them and I don't use a lot of pressure I'm cleaning my ears I don't want them to bend.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Q-tips are one of those simple things I always keep stocked around the house. They are incredibly versatile from cleaning small spaces and touching up craft projects tool applying ointment and make up. I love them for makeup application and touchups, especially when I need to clean up eyeliner or apply products with a little more precision the cotton stay securely on the stick. They are soft and they don’t fall apart easily like some cheaper brands, I would definitely recommend.

I being using qtips all my life and now on may of 2026 im disappointed one thing I like about qtips is that the stick was strong it didn’t bend that easy this new ones i just bought are just like the cheap brand that I don’t like im thinking about returning them but I don’t know if they gonna give me my money back because of my reason cheap is not good trying to save some money for that I buy the cheap one and save money my self

I’ve used q-tips my entire life of 60 + years. But I’m done. Y’all have cut the quality so much that it’s like putting a stick with no padding at all in my ear. I’ll find a better product.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Q-Tips have multiple uses. I find a way to use them daily. Most people use them to clean ears, but I also use them to touch up makeup, clean the house, and make art!

I am upset and confused why my qtips puff's start to shreds when I cleaned my ears...I normally not one to complain but the quality of this is in my opinion are substandard unlike the qtips I have bought thru the years

These are declining in quality. They used to be stronger and fuller of cotton. I'm disappointed in the last box I bought. They bend with the slightest amount of pressure.

Terrible product, there is no cotton on these anymore!

Three purchases in a row now with this product and the same lack of quality in each. A majority of the cotton swabs only have cotton on one end, just the stick on the other. One would think that the quality control department or a in-process robotic visual inspection would catch these rejects before they made it into the packaging. Disappointed with my latest purchase once again.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Qtips are always superior to the generic brands. They've been a mainstay in my household since I was a child. They have plenty of cotton and are not weak. That's the only brand we use.

Could you put more cotton on these sticks. Is there a world cotton shortage? Mabe if they were made in America instead of Turkey the quality would not be so poor. I hope your product could improve before I shop for a different brand. Or is Unilever the only supplier if cotton tip swabs in the world and wont care what the consumer feels about this type of product.

The quality of QTIPS has drastically declined. I’ve been buying these for over fifty years and I’m so disappointed in a product that I use daily. What happened?

The quality is good and I like them better than the competitor.

This used to be the only cotton swabs I bought because of the strong stick now they bend in your ear. Not good! I can buy the cheaper ones if they are going to just bend in my ear.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Q-Tips are the OG cotton swab. They’re perfect at what they do and a household staple with hundreds of uses. I much prefer the standard swabs over the generic ones with the plastic sticks. These are far better for the environment and less likely to snap and poke you. The only downside is that my most recent box had several defective swabs that were missing one of the ends. I’m surprised because they typically have excellent quality.

"Q" might have stood for quality years ago, but not anymore. Quality does not seem to be the priority. My household has gone through 3 different 625 count boxes of Q-tips the past couple years and the quality of the Q-tips brand Q-tips are now no better than the Dollar General or Dollar store brand products. The cotton swabs are inconsistently made from one to another and have loose cotton, not enough cotton, too much cotton, it shreds or pulls away from the stick, and the sticks bend easily and are not as strong as they used to be even 5 years ago. My family has been using Q-tip brand Q-tips for over 100 years, but I can no longer justify spending extra money for these over cheaper off brand swabs.