I feel something is missing when I walk out of the house in the morning without my handkerchief either with or without a cold. I have something in my pocket to wipe a sweaty brow, to clean my glasses, or to veil an odd sneeze, or to temporarily wrap a cut finger. It is my personal belief that a properly washed and carefully folded handkerchief is possibly more sanitary than a tiny tissue which invariably leaves more residue on my hands than a handkerchief. It all boils down to proper and frequent hand washing anyway? It has been more than a decade since I bought a pack of handkerchiefs so I was very happy when these arrived. Now I have a replenished stack to wash as needed and starch and iron occasionally. This is a quality product that works as intended!