Are the pipe cleaners that kids use for crafts different from the ones used for cleaning pipes. Since I’ve started with a pipe, about a year ago, I’ve been buying my pipe cleaners from the dollar store. They seem to do the job fine but I haven’t bought the pipe cleaners that are sold by tobacco/pipe vendors to compare. The shorter tobacco/pipe vendor pipe cleaners seem to have a significantly higher price than I’m paying, especially since I cut them in half essentially doubling my bounty. Am I missing out?