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Green ones not as good as red ones.
I posted the photo titled "New green vs old red. More green ones have too little of the white tip.". As you can see, out of 20 matches of each color pulled in a handful right from the top, the green ones have quite a few with a white tip so small they are impossible to actually strike anywhere. The white scrapes off before the match ignites. Of the ones with more white tip, they still don't light as well as the red ones, say with your fingernail or on the fingernail or mini file that comes with a multi-tool knife. Since red ones are still available at places like an Ace Hardware for $1.49, this was a big waste of money especially with the shipping. So while I used to pick out the few bad ones from a box of red to reject from picnic/hike/survival kits, now I have to pick out the few good ones from a green box that qualify as usable for an actual strike anywhere match. I'm rating this as 2 stars since 1 star is for a product completely worthless. These still work... mostly as strike on the box matches. Thumbs down on the match and the description that says "4) Lights easier (in my opinion)"
March 2011 · Unknown · verified purchase
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