It's been my experience with most of them too. The exception is the Band–Aid fabric bandages, those are legit and stay put better than anything else I have used.
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Ok I’m glad that somebody else is experiencing this as well because I feel the same way. The only half decent ones are the slightly elastic ones that feel more like fabric than plastic
Extra humidity maybe
Less adhesive = less cost
Or they stopped using some carcinogens at some point and it just don't work as good
It's not always best to keep wounds completely dry but if you want something that'll stay on you basically have to nullify water and moisture/humidity. Those "shower shield" type barriers that adhere to the skin with over a decently large area and block all water won't come off until you're ready, depending on where the wound is.
Kinda' like how air-filtration masks that don't work as well were getting boosted for awhile because they feel nicer and les restricting and "informed consumers" are operating on superficialities and vibes, bandaids that don't hurt to take off were probably being pushed because people are superficially caring about how much it would hurt to take a bandaid off over its actual effectiveness.
They don't make 'em like they used to. "Ripping the bandaid off" appearing as a line in a new movie might see weird to an audience.
You're not being a boomer. I had a box of bandaids and they were very old - maybe as much as 10 years. But I've had very old boxes before and although most bandaids had turned to shit - I had at least a few good ones. But in that box - I had ~10 bandaids an they were all shit. Zero stickiness. They were useless. Thanks, Greedy Johnson and Fucking Johnson.
No, not just you. I’ve been using tape and gauze as an alternative for a while now.
Nowdays I just cover the wound in superglue
Is this a bit 
An actual plaster or gauze is better, but it's not an uncommon tip - dab of super glue in the (cleaned) wound, squeeze it together for a minute, off you go.
Unless you're using medical super glue you should only do it in emergencies though - the regular stuff will irritate the wound and basically guarantee scarring, and should never be used around the eyes, ears, and nose.
Idk this sounds pretty scuffed to me...
How’s that working out? Never tried it.
Surprisingly well, doesn't come off even in places that move a lot or when you shower or wash hands etc
Do you use like a sty stick to prevent the glue and blood mixing or just drop it on there?
I use a band aid until there's no more bleeding then sanitize and just apply glue strait from the tube. I've also used some spray-on bandaids but they are expensive and super glue is cheap and usually already lying around.
Noice, I’ll try that. Thanks for the tips.
There's also "liquid bandage" stuff, which is just superglue in a glass bottle with a brush applicator. The bottle prevents the glue from drying out, and the brush is really handy for spreading the glue around past the edges of the wound.
Not quite just super glue - medical super glue uses a slightly different formulation that doesn't irritate the wound like regular super glue.
Last I got a reasonably inconvenient wound (on my foot) I used wood glue bc I couldn’t find super glue. Don’t recommend. Took like four times.
I will say the official brand name bandaids are weak but the no-name brand from my local grocery store basically fuses to my skin.