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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,546 posts)
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 12:56 PM Mar 2022

WTH! I've been buying Glide floss for years. Lately it breaks several times as I use it. This

morning after it had broken a couple of times I held it up to the light. Every few inches the material was thinner than other parts. The areas of thinness are where the floss always snaps.

Bastards! 🤬

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WTH! I've been buying Glide floss for years. Lately it breaks several times as I use it. This (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 OP
Quality of lots of items changes, and often deteriorates over time; elleng Mar 2022 #1
Bastards! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #5
Probably a bad Casady1 Mar 2022 #2
🤬Bastards! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #6
Then quit sharpening your teeth to points Floyd! leftieNanner Mar 2022 #3
🧛Bastards! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #7
Time to change brands RainCaster Mar 2022 #4
🤗Bastards! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #8
Don't let the bastards wear you down EYESORE 9001 Mar 2022 #9
🤔🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #19
Having the same problem with Reach. Pobeka Mar 2022 #10
Both brands probably made by the same third party manufacturer rurallib Mar 2022 #16
🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #20
Reach mint waxed dental floss works good, gab13by13 Mar 2022 #31
That's the exact type I now have a problem with. I couldnt' find any floss not made in China. nt Pobeka Mar 2022 #32
anyone remember me talking bout Costco's toilet paper?? It's horrible, rough and scratchy....🤬 🤬 🤬 a kennedy Mar 2022 #11
It's like particle board! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #21
Crackers crumble and break live love laugh Mar 2022 #12
🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #22
Agree. Polly Hennessey Mar 2022 #28
And don't even get me started on the quality of MATCHES Ferrets are Cool Mar 2022 #13
🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #23
Having the same problem Doc Sportello Mar 2022 #14
🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #24
The death of Zappa led to this Doc Sportello Mar 2022 #15
🤔🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #25
A dental floss tycoon Doc Sportello Mar 2022 #34
Call Alex Jones. Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #17
😱🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #26
Maybe I can help. I'm moving to Montana soon. ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2022 #18
😁 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #27
So far my Glide has not failed me. Polly Hennessey Mar 2022 #29
Show off! Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #30
Is that you, Frank? Ptah Mar 2022 #33
🤫 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 2022 #35

Pobeka

(4,999 posts)
10. Having the same problem with Reach.
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 01:15 PM
Mar 2022

Never a problem before. This new container -- every third time I use it it breaks.

It's the fall of floss.

It must be a conspiracy for two separate brands to do this.

-- Your brother in solidarity for the good ol' days of floss!!!

rurallib

(62,401 posts)
16. Both brands probably made by the same third party manufacturer
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 01:42 PM
Mar 2022

No doubt the companies can hire the product made cheaper than building a facility and hiring workers.

gab13by13

(21,280 posts)
31. Reach mint waxed dental floss works good,
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 02:16 PM
Mar 2022

I believe that quite a few years ago J&J divested from Reach, it's what my periodontist gives me.

a kennedy

(29,642 posts)
11. anyone remember me talking bout Costco's toilet paper?? It's horrible, rough and scratchy....🤬 🤬 🤬
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 01:17 PM
Mar 2022

I used it for blowing my nose as well AND it hurts…..I wrote to them to ask about it, and some guy said no, we’ve not changed the texture or makeup of our toilet paper. I know they did, it’s horrible now…..last time I buy that stuff.

Doc Sportello

(7,490 posts)
14. Having the same problem
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 01:24 PM
Mar 2022

I started using Glide because my dentist did and I definitely saw the difference in quality. Now it's almost as bad as the cheap brands. I guess they are doing like about every other corporation - cutting back on costs by using less material or charging more - or both.

Doc Sportello

(7,490 posts)
15. The death of Zappa led to this
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 01:26 PM
Mar 2022

Made himself a bundle in Montana, then left the industry to a bunch of bean counters.

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