Does anybody still use cotton handkerchiefs?

[erysichthon]

I almost always have a cotton handkerchief in my pocket. I rarely blow my nose on them; I carry handkerchiefs because they’re useful things to have around. If I have a cold, I’ll probably be carrying a pocket-pack of tissues instead.

We had a similar thread about handkerchiefs a few years ago, and this post from that thread is a pretty good illustration of why many people still use them:

@ZonexandScout

Not meant to be a hijack, but I used to carry a handkerchief before I retired…and blowing my nose was only about 1% of its usage. I would use it to dust off my shoes after visiting a construction site, wipe dust off of everything from my computer to old books, clean off a bench before I sat on it, mop my brow when I broke a sweat, dampen it to keep myself cool working in the field, and a dozen other things. A small pocket tissue may be OK for SOME of these tasks, but you can’t beat a bandanna-size handkerchief.