Barry Goodman
JUNE 02, 2015 09:59 PM

I've used Band-Aid brand adhesive strips of all sizes most of my life (I'm 69 yrs. old) and for my children and grandchildren. I've tried others - not quite as good. But I've had a problem with one particular aspect of the design. Since I am a part-time handyman these days (and I have always been pretty handy), I tend to need band-aid strips for my fingers and hands quite often. the problwem is that standard band-aid strips tend to be too short in length to wrap around the thickness of most of my fingers. I used to have to use two band-aid strips in order to keep my bruises covered. Now I usually use some surgical adhesive tape wrapped around and over the band-aid. All you need is a band-aid strip a little longer (about 3/4 in.) for us thick fingered guys.
I carry band-aids in my tool kit with some antiseptic cleanser and ointment so I can clean & cover up any cuts as they occur. A longer strip would stay on where the current standard size will fall off after a short time. Let me know what you think; if it's a good idea.

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