Why Would Anyone Buy Plastic Clothes Pegs?

[sandyRoe]

They get brittle after a while on the clothes line and when broken are a source of pollution.

Wouldn't wooden ones win in a comparison test?

[Buenchico]

Comparison here:
https://www.jianx.com.cn/news/industry-news/comparison-of-wooden-clothes-pegs-and-plastic-clothes-pegs.html

(I use neither type.  Most of my washing goes in a tumble drier at the launderette.  Anything needing handwashing is either dried on a clothes hanger or an over-bath airer).

[Canary42]

Yes, IME wooden ones more durable (and grip better too).

 

[barry1010]

Wooden ones can stain clothes.  

[youngmafbog]

Wooden ones can mould too.

Key is, with either is to take them in.

[Barmaid]

I buy plastic ones.  I also use them for sealing open bags in the kitchen when I cannot sensibly vacuum seal stuff (ie open bags of stuff in the freezer).

[wolf63]

I do the opposite of Barmaid.  I use the wooden ones to seal packets in the fridge.

I still do all my washing on the clothes horse.  I don't own an iron.

[Buenchico]

^^^ For sealing food bags, etc, I use these:
https://www.poundstretcher.co.uk/catalog/product/gallery/id/11896/image/28989/

[barry1010]

I don't seal food bags - I use tubs, we have them every size imaginable.

[Khandro]

I cant believe this thread !

[wolf63]

Khandro - why?  It seems like a sensible question.

[Canary42]

It doesn't seem out of place for Chatterbank - chill out Khandro.

[piggynose]

Living in Scorchio land we only need a clothes horse!

[gingejbee]

They're prettier?

[windywillow]

I use soft-grip plastic pegs (the sort that don't leave indents on your clothes).

I've never noticed any soft-grip wooden pegs (mind you, they might be around - I've not bought any pegs for ages).

[Hopkirk]

We have plastic ones in three different colours.

I get a bit OCD when hanging out washing. I cannot have a mix of colours on one item, and ideally the peg colour should match or at least compliment the item being hung up.

Am I alone?

[jazzyjen]

Plastic lasts for around 5-6 years in my opinion. 
I am still using wooden pegs that I inherited from my mum when I married 40 years ago.

[Canary42]

Fancy geting hung up on pegs Hoppy 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 

[Hopkirk]

At least I know what a peg is for.

[Canary42]

LOL

[jno]

I don't do a lot of pegging, but my 20 year old plastic pegs are still going okay.