about the syringes they've started putting with medicines?

[MinimumPayment]

The ones you get with Calpol etc these days.

I'm sure the reason is supposed to be to make sure the dose is measured accurately but I'm not convinced it actually helps on that front, it really isn't that hard with a spoon and does the difference between 5ml and 4.75 ml really matter?

The syringes are difficult to clean, it's more plastic for landfill (because how many do you really need?) and they're fiddly and messy to use. I'm sure they lead to more waste too as I end up with medicine down the outside of the bottle.

AIBU or does anyone prefer them?

Hi I wonder if anyone wishes to recycle their old calpol syringes? Please message me if you have more than 10 at home. I will send out a self addressed envelope (or package) to you. Any donations would be much appreciated

I prefer them as well, but I don't think they should be included with every bottle of medicine. My daughter has three different prescriptions and we don't need a syringe with every single one of them.

Godsend. Easy to use, cleaner dosing, easy to aim at the back of their mouth, no mess on the bottle and can be reused for tons of things - meat baster, squirty pistol, measurer when cooking, sucking air out of freezer bags, mini piping tube for kids to decorate cakes and biscuits. The list is endless.

I love them but one with every box is too many. I'd rather buy one for £1 if needed.

Mini piping tube! This is ingenious! I know what I'm doing this evening.

Wish they'd had them when my DC were small!