On 2021-01-31 3:37 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Jan 2021 ave Smith wrote:
>> On 2021-01-31 Gary wrote:
>>> Alex wrote:
>>>> Matches *are* expensive!
>
> I use wooden matches and I don't consider $1.29 a box expensive when a
> box can last well beyond ten years.
>
>>> What I miss are those books of paper matches. 20 matches in a book and a
>>> box of 50 books for very little cost. Are they still made?
>>>
>>> I don't often look but I have looked in 2 grocery stores, 2 drug stores
>>> for them. Even convenience stores had them but no longer.
>>> All I've seen are wooden matches lately.
>>>
>>
>> They still sell them here. You can also get boxes of wooden matches,
>> both the safety heads and strike anywhere. What I have not seen in
>> years are the promotional matchbooks. Hotels, restaurants, hotels,
>> motels and many other business had handed out matchbooks. I don't know
>> if they went the way of the dodo because of the popularity of disposable
>> lighters of because smoking became unpopular.
>
> I think book matches went the way of flat wooden toothpics.

Nope. They are still being sold. I know that my wife buys them at least
once a year and we still have a few packs of them. I looked online and
found them for sale. $20 for a case of 4 boxes with 50 books per box.


Now
> plastic lighters are very inexpensive and so are plastic toothpics.
> But we always keep wooden matches, sold in every stupidmarket.


My wife likes to have matches on hand for lighting candles, fire place
etc.I prefer to use a Bic light.