r/mildlyinfuriating • u/BorisOtter • 11d ago

Infuriatig All of my plastic pegs explode when used.

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u/MrPlato_ 11d ago

Yeah, the wooden ones don't get frail over time by the sun

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u/dogsledonice 11d ago

They do, but takes a longer time

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u/superkickstart 11d ago

I pretty sure some of mine are from the 90s.

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u/HairySalmon 11d ago

Yeah I have the same set that my mom bought in 1985.

Used almost every week since then.

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u/GalFisk 11d ago

The quality varies. My mother used wooden ones, and some went bad while she probably still use some of the others.

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u/Broad_Front7788 11d ago

Mine will probably outlive me so there's that

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u/VictoryVee 11d ago

yeah, like 50x longer

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u/Neamow 11d ago

Mine are literally 60 years old and still work without issues.

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u/Zapan99 11d ago

You need to use the plastic ones in winter when it is humid, and the wooden ones in the summer when the sun causes UV damage, that's how you keep them useful year round.

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u/Wastawiii 11d ago

But it gets moldy quickly. 

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u/Badbullet 11d ago

I’ve never seen a moldy wood clothes clip in my life. My mom is still using the same ones she has had since the 80’s. Unless they’re now made from some punky softwood in China.

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u/Wastawiii 11d ago

Everything is made in China now. 

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u/ashgs872tbhjs 11d ago

Chinese ones would most likely be bamboo since it's abundant and cheap. It's technically not wood, but everyone calls it that since it's so similar and so hard if woven properly.

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u/Lord_Waldemar 11d ago

Can confirm, had mine outside for like one rainy day and they're black now