I know they seem expensive for cotton pads, why pay £2.50 when you could pay £1.00 at boots, superdrug or pretty much anywhere else?
Quite simply because you will never know this luxury unless you do.
They are double sided, one side is for light facial exfoliation and other is more suited to eye area.
They are soft and gentle which is essential for people who take their make up off with cotton pads daily, other brands are often scratchy which leaves my eye area feeling irritated. Also with other brands i often have to use 4 or 5 pads to remove my make up fully as they start to come apart and leave bits of fluff on my face, these body shop rounds have never done that, i only have to use one. (This means they work out cheaper in the long run.)
The packaging has a handy drawstring top to seal them back up with, this is both more hygenic and also stops the texture of them from changing due to moisture.
They are also great for removing nail varnish, as they don't fall apart you can remove both hands of even the stubbornest nail varnish with just one pad.
On top of all this The Body Shops products are all fair trade and with eco-friendly packaging everyones getting a good deal!