I came to this site looking for the earplugs I used to buy at Shoppers. They were a light coloured flesh tone. Made in Korea. From what I have just read just, they have been replaced with an inferior product from China. I wish to thank ALL of the reviewers who have pointed this out. SDM, enjoy your profits, you have just lost another customer who was willing to pay more for a better product. I will shop elsewhere now, even if it's a US source.

They're stiff and physically hurt to use

Had I known Shopper's would replace the excellent, probably the best foam, product with a cheap knock-off supplier that apparently has no idea how ear-foam formulations have nothing to do with ordinary sponge rubber, I would have bought 5 jars of them. Foam earplugs are made from shape-memory formulations. It's not even that the replacement is poor: 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙇𝙇. They do not roll with an expansion-delay, they do not block noise to any useable level. You don't make earplug foam from mattress foam rubber, and after years of universally negative reviews*, why is Shoppers still selling them? Would they sell nail polish that flakes off as soon as it was dry? And we're not talking cosmetic items here; it's a HEALTH issue. Shoppers is selling an unhealthy item. _____ * The only 5-star came from someone whose text indicates the failure of the source-replacement.

Like others, I bought these in bulk for years and years to sleep. This new version is absolutely terrible and I haven't been able to find a replacement for the softer version. Unfortunately I had already thrown out the containers so I don't know what material they used to be.

These are absolutely terrible and borderline useless. I was hoping for something softer and more effective than the bigger orange ones (also bought a tub and discarded after using one pair), which hurt and did my stay in. Expected these to fit better with small ears but the materials are just terrible. They do not stay compressed long enough to actually put it in your ear and they fall out constantly through the night. Once again discarding an entire box and ordering from an entirely different brand altogether. Will never buy this brand again. Waste of money.

I bought a pack of 100 of these plugs, and couldn't use a single one - they don't stay compressed for long enough to insert. Barely 2 seconds after rolling them to compress enough to insert, and they fully expand again. Makes them impossible to get in the ear canal as they should be. Useless product.

These used to be the best earplugs but now they barely last a couple nights because they probably want you to have to buy them more frequently. Absolutely ridiculous

I just went and bought a new container of these. I opened it up and found a new material these are made of and they are AWFUL. You try to put them in your ear and they immediately blow back up to the normal size, making it impossible to get them in your ear. I wouldn't even give these a 1 star rating but I had to. The old materials were way better. They lasted longer and they were actually usable. Bring the old ones back please.

Terrible product. I'm unable to use them as they spring back out before being able to insert them into my ear.

I agree with the other reviewers, the new 32db earplugs are horrible! They don't remain squished long enough for you to insert them. I have returned them. Unfortunately, the preferred 30db are only available in the 10-pc packs.