Mon 26 Mar 2007
We’ve had an email from Andrea:
Sometimes I buy assortment packs of adhesive bandages (we call them Band Aids whether they’re Band Aid brand or not) and when I’m through with all the regular ones I’m left with the small round spot ones. I haven’t figured out why that size and shape exists to begin with.
Is there any use for them?
My guess would be that they’re for people who have to inject themselves regularly but since I have a complete and utter needle phobia, I’ve got a pile of them here too. I’ve recently started buying own brand plasters that are just different rectangle shapes but have a number of random shaped ones left over from previous boxes - those little circle ones, and the (for want of a better description) butterfly shaped ones particularly.
So any suggestions for alternative uses?
(Photo of a standard shaped plaster by monique72)
dancing girl
March 28th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
You could use them with a dab of glue on the non sticky side for attaching things to things that you don’t want to damage too much.
Sticky plasters seem to have much stronger glue than your average sticky tape but you can remove them without too much damage.
OR…the dotty ones could be used for repairing holes in plastic.
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dancing girl
March 28th, 2007 at 1:02 pm
You could add a dab of glue to the non sticky side and use them to attach things to other things that you don’t want to damage. The glue on Band Aids is stronger that sticky tape and yet they can be easily removed. The residue can easily be removed with rubbing alcohol.
You could also use the dotty shaped ones to repair small holes in plastic items.
Shower Caps, Beach Balls, Tarpaulins, Rain coats, Umbrellas…………endless items.
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Andy
March 28th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
Use the small round plasters on the back of pictures when hanging on the wall, this will prevent marks from the wooden frame damaging your wall paper.
The wing shaped ones are designed to be used on finger tips, espsicaly useful for those pesky paper cuts… Ouch!
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LeeF
March 30th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
How about using them on the feet of furniture, ie chairs, to stop scratching the floor?
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john
April 3rd, 2007 at 4:06 pm
A friend used them to repair the hinges on glasses cases or on cases of car stereo fronts. The plaster becomes the new hinge.
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Mea
May 20th, 2007 at 5:14 am
Um, when I wear a top (like a tank top) where you don’t want to wear a bra, I use the round ones to cover of a certain part of my anatomy to prevent poky-outiness.
I liked the idea of using them on the back of pictures.
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