Is it unhygienic to use someone else's nail clippers?

[MrCoffee]

Or is it just plain gross?

[LostinVA]

1. Haruka and I share nail clippers

She is very easily icked out by stuff (ie Ped Egg sharing), but this doesn't bother here.

[Lars39]

2. Yes, it's unhygenic.

[skooooo]

3. Are you putting them in your mouth?

If not, how could it be unhygienic??

[Orsino]

4. In the Army, they taught us the four Fs of disease transmission:

food, flies, feces and fingers. Or were there five Fs? I can't remember, but I know what the fifth F oughta be.

Point is, fingers are magnets for infection, 'cause we keep touching stuff. Disinfect those nail clippers.

[Heidi]

5. It's almost as bad as using someone else's fountain pen. (nt)

[MrCoffee]

6. That's just nasty.

[Heidi]

7. I know,

and not just from a hygiene point of view.

[qb]

8. It's definitely a problem if the owner has nail fungus. nt

[nemo137]

9. It's just gross.

My roommates make fun of me, but I got colored nail clippers so I don't accidentally use theirs, and keep them in my room so they don't steal them. We'll see who's laughing when they lose all their fingers from some shared leprosy infection!

[old mark]

10. You would have enery right to visit them in the hospital when they are about to die

of some terrible nail clipper-transmitted disease and tell them all," I TOLD you so."
I think actual laughter would be a little too much.
But that's just me.

mark

[grasswire]

11. oh ugggggggggggghhhhhhhh!

I just realized that when the teenager in the house who has warts borrows the nail clippers from my bathroom drawer 'cuz he can't find his........oh.........

[LeftyMom]

12. Use them for what?

[ACTION BASTARD]

13. Only if they scratch their ass with it.

[Iggo]

14. I guess it is.

But I try not to think about it.

[Kali]

15. I don't know about unhygienic, but is sure pisses me off

when they get used as wire cutters.

[tigereye]

17. he he

:rofl:



Another thing I've never really thought about.... I guess as a parent, I've seen so many truly gross things, that this doesn't really faze me... :shrug:

[Kali]

18. When I was a kid we just ruined mom's sewing scissors.

Ever try to clip your nails after the clipper has cut what appears to have been 121/2 gauge wire???!!!
:crazy:

[ashling]

16. I don't know, but if they are toe nail clippers

throw them at Bush when you are finished.
:)

[whirlygigspin]

19. hmm

ya

[madinmaryland]

20. They make good toothpicks also!!

[Taverner]

21. Has either party drawn blood?

And if so, did they disinfect the clippers?

[elleng]

22. Depends on what you use them FOR!!!

.

[libodem]

23. As a kid my family

shared the clippers. I keep my nail clippers in my room and don't share, now that I'm grown. I don't think it's the worst thing in the world. I would be more concerned about transmitting nail fungus from infected toe nails on ones self to your own fingernails. So don't share your clippers with our own bad self. Ewww.