I've written about my problem with cheapness. Well, something really stupid happened last night in part because of my stupidity but also because of my cheapness.
You know the warning on the back of the Q-tip box-- "For use on the outer ear only. Do not insert into ear canal." --
well, I ignored the warning.
I had the most aggregating inch inside my ear so I stuck a Q-tip in to scratch it. But, of course, I didn't buy the Q-tip brand cotton swabs. I bought some random generic brand
(you know to save five cents).
Well, when I was done twirling the swab around inside my ear, I pulled it out and there was
no cotton on the end of the stick!
What the heck! How does the cotton come off the stick? I tested the other side of the swab and it just twisted off! How cheap!
Trying not to panic, I was trying to look in the mirror to see if I could see any cotton. When I couldn't tell if anything was in there I called for Lee to look but he couldn't see anything either. I couldn't even feel anything inside my ear so I was looking around to see if it feel out after I pulled it out. It was the weirdest thing! Lee was teasing me that we were going to have to go to the ER like when little kids stick things in their ears and up their noses. I almost started to panic. Then I started pulling on my ear and I felt something and was able to wiggle the cotton out with the end of the swab stick.
So lessons were learned...
1) Never put anything in your ear canal. The warnings are there for a reason.
2) Quit being so freakin' cheap. I mean really, are Q-tip brand cotton swabs that much more expensive!
So lessons were learned...
1) Never put anything in your ear canal. The warnings are there for a reason.
2) Quit being so freakin' cheap. I mean really, are Q-tip brand cotton swabs that much more expensive!
***sigh***
4 comments:
My friend's grandmother suffered from dementia in her later years -and one thing she always worried about was the cotton falling off in her ear from a Q-tip. They all thought she was crazy -but I bet this had happened to her!!! She was cheap too!!! haha
One time my moms cousin put a bean up his nose when he was little, and somehow (don't ask me how) he forgot about it. After a while it sprouted and started to stink. When they found out what it was they had to take him in to the doctor to get it out
Cari- I hate cheap q-tips. But I am sure there are just millions of people [like me] who stick em inside the ear canal.
I stick em' in my ear too. I think we are all a part of that crowd. If you say you're not, then you are lying. I do love this post. It made me laugh so hard. I'm glad you got it out.
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