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This in the middle of a diaper explosion crisis is absolutely infuriating.
@mastertigurius @The_Picard_Maneuver damn, I saw that comment without context on mastodon and immediately thought this was about American politics
But yes, there's nothing quite as stressful as literally having your hands full and a single wet wipe
But only after fumbling around in the packet for 20seconds because the start of the next one inexplicably isnt in the middle but way off to the side just when you need it most
There's a simple way to stop that happening! You won't believe me, but some of you will try it and those lucky few will indeed know the joy of efficient, non-wasteful wetwipe extraction.
Just take a hairband and wrap it tightly around one end of the packet. Pull the wipes out at an angle away from the end with the band. They will come out one at a time with no clogging.
Happiness.
I also <3 the prequel where you tear the first one up because the grabber lip isn't there enough. so a few tiny tears then the gentle prodding of the glop you see in OP.
Why tf does this happen??
it's proof that we live in hell
Like the fact that no matter what, the cables behind your monitor are always going to be tangled.
It's gremlins. The cable twisting gremlins. They come at night. I stayed up to catch them. It took 72 hours, but then I saw them.
Take some DMT it makes them come faster.
yeah i gave up with cable management a long time ago. every time i set them up nicely, a few days later i replace something and have to take it apart, and it ends up being more work than just dealing with the absolute mess
Product testers’ job maxes out at “it worked twice during the 5 seconds I tested it, get it to production!”
As a new parent this really speaks to me haha
Had that happen this morning. Fucking infuriating. And don't get me started on what happens with a new box of tissues.
Always have a spare.
Just like the rule of underwear at work.
I wanted to do this meme as the Pawnstars one.
Me: I want one wipe please. Packet: best I can do is ALL of them
I grab 3-5 wipes out first and lay them on the table depending on the strength of the smell.
Definately get the hyperallergenic ones with no smell, i hate the ones with a smell so much, almost as bad as sanitising wipes.
I used wet wipes when painting my house. They are, without a doubt, some of the most important painting tools. But also probably the most infuriating, especially if you can use only two fingers on one hand to pull out a wipe.
I just have a wet rag that I leave draped out of the way over the braces of my step ladder. If I make a little oopsie, I reach down and grab it to clean up. It stays wet enough to use for hours, and it's reusable. Do you use the wet wipes like that, or for something else?
That's what I use the wipes for. I find that I'm more precise with the wipes than rags or an old T shirt.
I usually just find a clean spot on the rag, drape the rag over my index finger at that point, grab the bottom half of the rag with the rest of the fingers on that hand, then pull the top half of the rag over my arm in the opposite direction of the object I need to wipe. Everything out of the way and you have finger point precision. I usually use a rag the size of a t shirt. Takes a little practice to be comfortable with it, but it's likely no harder than fishing out wipes! Either way, I'd agree, something to wipe with is the one tool (apart from brush and roller) that I use all the time to keep cut lines neat.
I've never thought of using wet wipes when painting...
Interesting, what did you use them for?
Wiping away excess paint if I miss. Still wet paint is easy to clean away that way. A wet wipe around your finger makes tor a very fine precision instrument to keep the edges of your painting straight.
Great tip! Thank you for sharing!
These are called wet whipes right? I might be wrong but they seem like an American thing. Only ever seen, heard and read about them in that specific type of packaging via that context. I've only ever come across wet wipes, of any kind and in any packaging, via health care and for toddlers. They're basically non-existent in my country outside of that. And the packaging they come in here doesn't have this issue at all.
this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2026
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