diff --git a/_examples/mexicanBar/main.go b/_examples/mexicanBar/main.go
index 8b17bd1..8c2ecae 100644
--- a/_examples/mexicanBar/main.go
+++ b/_examples/mexicanBar/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
@@ -17,20 +16,20 @@
 	name := "Complex Filler:"
 	bs := mpb.BarStyle()
 	bs = bs.LboundMeta(func(s string) string {
-		return fmt.Sprint("\033[34m", s, "\033[0m") // blue
+		return "\033[34m" + s + "\033[0m" // blue
 	})
 	bs = bs.Filler("_").FillerMeta(func(s string) string {
-		return fmt.Sprint("\033[36m", s, "\033[0m") // cyan
+		return "\033[36m" + s + "\033[0m" // cyan
 	})
 	bs = bs.Tip("⛵").TipMeta(func(s string) string {
-		return fmt.Sprint("\033[31m", s, "\033[0m") // red
+		return "\033[31m" + s + "\033[0m" // red
 	})
 	bs = bs.TipOnComplete() // leave tip on complete
 	bs = bs.Padding("_").PaddingMeta(func(s string) string {
-		return fmt.Sprint("\033[36m", s, "\033[0m") // cyan
+		return "\033[36m" + s + "\033[0m" // cyan
 	})
 	bs = bs.RboundMeta(func(s string) string {
-		return fmt.Sprint("\033[34m", s, "\033[0m") // blue
+		return "\033[34m" + s + "\033[0m" // blue
 	})
 	bar := p.New(int64(total), bs,
 		mpb.PrependDecorators(decor.Name(name)),
diff --git a/_examples/spinTipBar/main.go b/_examples/spinTipBar/main.go
index 340ad97..62eab3f 100644
--- a/_examples/spinTipBar/main.go
+++ b/_examples/spinTipBar/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@
 	name := "Single Bar:"
 	bar := p.New(int64(total),
 		mpb.BarStyle().Tip(`-`, `\`, `|`, `/`).TipMeta(func(s string) string {
-			return fmt.Sprint("\033[31m", s, "\033[0m") // red
+			return "\033[31m" + s + "\033[0m" // red
 		}),
 		mpb.PrependDecorators(decor.Name(name)),
 		mpb.AppendDecorators(decor.Percentage()),
diff --git a/_examples/spinnerBar/main.go b/_examples/spinnerBar/main.go
index c87560e..c564452 100644
--- a/_examples/spinnerBar/main.go
+++ b/_examples/spinnerBar/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 		if cond {
 			s := mpb.SpinnerStyle("∙∙∙", "●∙∙", "∙●∙", "∙∙●", "∙∙∙")
 			return s.Meta(func(s string) string {
-				return fmt.Sprint("\033[31m", s, "\033[0m") // red
+				return "\033[31m" + s + "\033[0m" // red
 			})
 		}
 		return mpb.BarStyle().Lbound("╢").Filler("▌").Tip("▌").Padding("░").Rbound("╟")
diff --git a/bar_filler_spinner.go b/bar_filler_spinner.go
index fcd4353..c9fd463 100644
--- a/bar_filler_spinner.go
+++ b/bar_filler_spinner.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package mpb
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -75,15 +74,15 @@
 	switch s.position {
 	case positionLeft:
 		sf.position = func(frame string, padWidth int) string {
-			return fmt.Sprint(frame, strings.Repeat(" ", padWidth))
+			return frame + strings.Repeat(" ", padWidth)
 		}
 	case positionRight:
 		sf.position = func(frame string, padWidth int) string {
-			return fmt.Sprint(strings.Repeat(" ", padWidth), frame)
+			return strings.Repeat(" ", padWidth) + frame
 		}
 	default:
 		sf.position = func(frame string, padWidth int) string {
-			return fmt.Sprint(strings.Repeat(" ", padWidth/2), frame, strings.Repeat(" ", padWidth/2+padWidth%2))
+			return strings.Repeat(" ", padWidth/2) + frame + strings.Repeat(" ", padWidth/2+padWidth%2)
 		}
 	}
 	return sf
diff --git a/bar_test.go b/bar_test.go
index 6e9fbfa..c5e0e70 100644
--- a/bar_test.go
+++ b/bar_test.go
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 			decor.Meta(
 				decor.Any(td1),
 				func(s string) string {
-					return fmt.Sprint("\x1b[31;1m", s, "\x1b[0m")
+					return "\x1b[31;1m" + s + "\x1b[0m"
 				},
 			),
 		),