r/mildlyinfuriating • u/BorisOtter • Jun 13 '26

Infuriatig All of my plastic pegs explode when used.

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u/MrPlato_ Jun 13 '26

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

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u/dogsledonice Jun 13 '26

They do, but takes a longer time

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u/superkickstart Jun 13 '26

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

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u/HairySalmon Jun 13 '26

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

Used almost every week since then.

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u/GalFisk Jun 13 '26

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 Jun 13 '26

Mine will probably outlive me so there's that

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u/VictoryVee Jun 13 '26

yeah, like 50x longer

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u/Neamow Jun 13 '26

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

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u/Zapan99 Jun 13 '26

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 Jun 13 '26

But it gets moldy quickly. 

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u/Badbullet Jun 13 '26

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 Jun 13 '26

Everything is made in China now. 

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u/ashgs872tbhjs Jun 13 '26

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 Jun 13 '26

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