Old Box, Same Pads

Ah, the next thing! That magical thing that awaits as soon as you finish the current thing!

It has so much allure, doesn’t it? The next book in your TBR pile. The next show you’re going to watch. The next creative project. The next culinary project. Hell, that next piping hot cup of coffee you’re going to drink when you’re done slurping down the room temperature dregs of this one.

It’ll dominate your thoughts, that next thing, until, finally, you start to wonder: should you ditch your current thing and just move on? Should you leave your current book DNF? Should you say, “Screw it! I don’t care what happens in season 4! Let’s start from the beginning with something new!”? Leave the project unfinished? Freeze the leftovers and start fresh? Dump the coffee and go get the filters and beans?

Of course not. Because it’s important to have restraint! To see things through! To say, “The next thing can wait until I’m good and ready!”

But apparently, brands do not abide by any such restraint. When their designers finish a packaging redesign, they don’t say, “Cool. We’ll start using this as soon as we run through our current stock.” No, instead they’re like, “Fucking burn all this shit and start putting that new hotness out there RIGHT! NOW!”

Except they don’t burn it all. Or, not literally. But they do burn it all, figuratively. As in, they unload it on us.

That’s what’s going on with these zit pads. They’re the exact same thing you’d get on Amazon for about 9 bucks per pack–the same assortment of sizes, the same tea tree oil infusion, the same dosage (if that’s the right word) of hydrocolloid, the same 4.3 out of 5 rating based on over 5400 reviews–except the box is slightly different. And for that reason, we’re able to offer a 3-pack for a dollar more than a 1-pack costs.

Oh, and btw, if you don’t believe those Amazon ratings, maybe you’ll trust a different source: YOURSELF! Or, well, the comments from our very own Meh forum.

@ChrisHBelAir says:

I don’t know if these work, but my kids keep buying them on Amazon. Hopefully this will keep me out of debt for the next couple months.

@willdaddy agrees:

Wife has been buying a fancy version of these for my son, here we come bargain bin!

@mbersiam is a bit more definitive in terms of functionality:

I should buy more. My teen keeps using mine. They work btw

As is @Calantorntain:

Not to be sexist, but men don’t understand how amazing these things are. Fellas, get some of these for your teenagers, they will be VERY grateful. Save a pack for yourself and your wife, seriously they are magic.

Pretty good reviews, huh?

So if you’re looking for some zit pads (for you or your teenage kids), you should buy these. Because you’re really not going to find them this cheap anywhere else.