Cotton Swab Dispenser, Clear, 1 Count (Pack of 1)

This Q-tip dispenser is a space-saver that looks nice and does exactly what it says. Set toothpaste, a toothbrush or other lightweight items on top of it and don't worry about having to open it to get at the contents. You will have to take a few minutes to lay the Q-tips in straight-- you can't just toss them in and expect this to work. Once you get it filled, though, you'll be set for a while. The Q-tips don't just slide down to the slot during use. You need to use a finger to push one down to the opening to get it out. That's what the long vertical opening on the front is for. I think the only way to improve this would be to make it wall-mountable. As-is, it keeps all the Q-tips in once place, is easy to use and looks good too. Convenient and affordable!

You'd think this Cotton Swab Dispenser would be easy to use. I mean how could a simple square block design be difficult to grab a swab from, right??!! (rolling eyes)I haven't figured it out yet as to why this happens, but for some strange reason, no matter how slowly and specifically you fill the dispenser with your Q-Tips, they do not fall down smoothly to the grabbing slot (where you'd reach to get the next one in line). They get all crossed up and mangled inside the dispenser, which prevents them from moving downward. My husband and I just end up opening the lid at the top to access one. We now have it in the Guest Bedroom, which looks nice and clean, but guests just can't access them. HA!I would return this because it certainly does NOT do what it says it does in the description, but that's more of a hassle than it's worth. I am considering ordering the Pop Up Cotton Swab Dispenser.

It's a clear cube that holds your standard-sized "cotton swabs." It makes your bathroom look pretty, and if you don't like either leaving the box out all the time or going to a cabinet to get swabs out every morning, this thing is a must-have.The biggest complaint on here is that it is nontrivial to reload. You don't think about it until you try it, and then you're left scratching your head. If you try grabbing swabs out of the box and dropping them in the Qube, you will get a jumbled mess of swabs that don't easily come out of the front and don't look pretty like in the picture. This also significantly reduces the capacity of the Qube, because they are not loaded efficiently. If you take the cotton swab box and turn it upside down over the Qube... same problem, they get all jumbled up, and now you've probably lost 10 or so swabs that fell out over the side.GOOD NEWS EVERYONE: I HAVE THE SECRET TO RELOADING THIS THING. You don't have to take swabs out one at a time and stack them. I'm going to be thorough here, but it's easier than it sounds. Take a look at your box of cotton swabs. It has a plastic side that holds the swabs, and a cardboard backing with a "door" you can open to get at the swabs. First, go ahead and open that door a little ways (enough to get a few fingers though anyway). Then, take a utility knife (scissors would probably work too) and cut off the end of the box furthest from the door on the cardboard backing. Line the end of your box of swabs that you cut open with the opening on top of the Qube, and gently push on the q-tips though the door on the back. They may jumble a little bit, but for the most part, they should load rather cleanly.You can fit a little more than half of a box of 300 cotton swabs into the Qube at a time in this way and they come out easily. I estimate maybe 180 swabs, although I don't intend to count them. At first, I was frustrated with the fact that you can't just grab swabs and throw them in the Qube, but the method described above only takes a few seconds and is quite effective. Four stars because it does what it says it will do and looks nice, but they really should tell you in advance that it's a bit challenging to load the thing up.

This little acrylic box with removable lid saved me a LOT of trouble! Like many families we would purchase the largest box of swabs possible only to open the "reclosable" lid on the package itself, to find them turned upside down beneath the bathroom sink! We fill it (it holds a large amount of swabs) and replace the lid and it keeps swabs clean & fresh and you can pull one out at a time as needed! No more spilled swabs! Afterall, what good is it to purchase "steralized" swabs to end up on the bottom of a cabinet floor? This little acrylic box is just what our family needed - now if they wanted to get extravagant and make them in designer colors, that would be a good thing too but I cannot say enough great things about this neat and marvelous little acrylic box! My family just loves it - and so do I! Thank you to whomever designed this little gadget! You've saved me a lot of time, headaches and money! Ofcourse you can put cotton swabs, cotton balls, facial rounds, just about any item used for health and beauty purposes in this little box.....not just swabs alone. Guess that is what makes it so unique. I would recommend this to everyone I know especially family members with kids! Its been a Godsend for me!

I was hesitant at first to get one of these as I did not think the wife would like it sitting on the counter. It sat in my cart for months before I finally made the purchase. I had fashioned a swab holder from the packaging that the swabs came in, cutting and taping until it was a palm sized holder. I set it out and the wife thought it was cute and we used it up until we got this.I loaded it half way with swabs, adjusting and trying to make them look straight as in the picture. I never quite got it to look that good. I think I spent less than a two minutes on it. I figured if we have to dig with our fingers to pull one out then no big deal. I might sit on the edge of our bed and take the time to make a nice even fill the next time the wife starts a conversation from the bathroom and I lend an ear.I will say that I do not have to refill a dispenser as often as I was before with my little crafty cut out dispenser. This one holds a lot as you can see from the picture. Not much to it so I will stop here with the review already.