But Actually Probably Not Flushable

Ah, wipes, some scented, some not. And the unscented ones are apparently flushable? Interesting. But, wait a minute, this product name looks familiar. Oh, that’s right. We’ve sold these before. You know what that means? It’s time to read the comments and share some of your RAVE reviews!

So, let’s take a look at what people had to say. Oh, here’s a highly-starred comment from @aSquirrel:

Please don’t flush any of these down a toilet.

Huh. Not the glowing praise we were expecting. But what can you do? Likely, aSquirrel is right… to an extent. Flushing these down the toilet may cause problems. But if they can be called flushable, then certainly those problems would be minimal at worst.

Anyway, let’s take a look at this other highly-starred comment from @user41443355:

Hi! I love Meh. I also have other personality traits, such as being a Wastewater Operator. I feel inclined to say, we just had to break apart a 180 pound island of flushable wipes, and it sucked. Do what you want, but these things are no good down the line. Often they hide needles and can be very hazardous.

Hmmm.

So, maybe the problems are slightly bigger than we thought. But luckily it’s not super dangerous! After all, it’s just some wet towels! Although, what’s this last bit about needles?

Oftentimes it is just broken tips from when people flush needles after using drugs that have splintered in the system. The metal tips end up dispersed throughout and can slide between our screens. It’s not super common but sometimes you see where these flushable wipes have picked one up and they are essentially hidden in a ball of sloppy cloth. If you aren’t careful you can stick yourself while pulling these rags off of probes and such.

Sure, sure, of course. But remember what they say about people in glass houses throwing stones. After all, who among us has not created a 180-pound island of garbage that obscures dirty drug needles, thus allowing them to poke innocent wastewater operators?

Okay, fine. We’ll say it.

Please don’t flush these. Even the ones labeled flushable.

But do wipe yourself off with them.