I've noticed that for quite awhile now. The small boxes of matches do have the small heads. I use the larger matches at home for lighting the woodstove. REI Stormproof matches, I had a young fella go thru three of them, trying to start a campfire last June. Seeing my expensive matches go up in flames, I took them back and with one match got our fire going.:) I was told almost five years ago by Ron,(Sierra Guy), that I was quaint, using matches as he got his Bic out.