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polomint Wed 22-Jul-26 16:03:07

My husband remarked this morning that we are going through so many boxes of tissues than before. Is it an age thing as both of us seem to be blowing our nose far more than when we were younger. Bringing up our children, I hardly remember blowing our nose unless we had the cold. Our poor parents and grandparents had to rely on cotton handkerchief that had to be salted and boiled. We are so lucky nowadays that we rely on tissues

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Oreo Wed 22-Jul-26 19:15:44

Yes I think you’re right about the age thing, we always seem to have a box of tissues on the go and we both have become more ‘sniffy’ with age.

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HelterSkelter1 Wed 22-Jul-26 21:08:34

There is and has been a very high pollen count for a few weeks. I have got through extra boxes of tissues.

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dragonfly46 Wed 22-Jul-26 21:45:07

I have a box of tissues in every room and we use them for all sorts of things apart from blowing noses.

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PaperMonster2 Wed 22-Jul-26 21:53:32

My OH still uses cloth hankies.

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25Avalon Wed 22-Jul-26 22:00:00

Instead of paper hankies I use kitchen roll, usually one of the extra absorbent ones that are still soft. I get several goes per sheet. The only thing is not to flush it down the loo.

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Charleygirl5 Wed 22-Jul-26 22:37:31

I agree, the pollen count has been high and part of the evening I spend sneezing. My rear garden which is small, block paved and that helps.

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Jane43 Wed 22-Jul-26 22:42:43

PaperMonster2

My OH still uses cloth hankies.

So does mine.

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Gwyllt Wed 22-Jul-26 22:51:25

Is it our age or is it that there is more pollution and allergens

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Mollygo Wed 22-Jul-26 22:59:52

PaperMonster2

My OH still uses cloth hankies.

Mine too, though he always has one of those mini packs of tissues in the car.

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crazyH Wed 22-Jul-26 23:03:19

I was born with a cold ……

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