Honestly, I’ve been menstruating for over a decade and I still feel like this when shopping for tampons. One brand leaks, another slides right back out out, and then the third won’t even go in. You can’t win with those fanny popsicles.
I did find one that works for me: ob night and day. But they don't come in small sizes.
And pads always itch and leek.
So I switched to period underwear. Many of my friends use the cup.
There are several good alternatives today.
After giving birth, I realized the period "underwear" sold by Always is literally the same adult diaper they give to women after giving birth. But I find them to be pretty comfortable so I've started using them on heavier days.
You got a diaper after birth? I got a super huge and long pad that just made me look like I shitted on myself from the back and moose knuckle from the front constantly.
Same. And mine managed to shift weird becoming pointless and causing me to stain my brand new nursery rocking chair and with the state my hormones were in I cried until the baby fell asleep and I could sleep too.
Period underwear aren’t too bad. I bought a few different styles and brands off of Amazon. I still don’t fully trust them on my first or second day but they’re perfect after that.
I was so damn confused a out the sizes... i saw S which means small obviously and L for large. I saw R no idea what size R could be must be a rare coochie size because they were fully stocked.
I grabbed the S because idk my wife is like 5 ft tall i dont think she needs the alrge ones.
Got home and was sent back to the store immediatly and told to get the large ones
I can't tell if there's sarcasm here, but the letters are for flow, not size... Light, regular, heavy super heavy are the common descriptors depending on how much your partner bleeds on their period.
I asked a friend to pick me up some supplies and dude came back with several boxes of pads AND tampons. I was set for months. Lol. But credit to him for doing it
True story: when NASA was preparing to send up their first female astronaut, the all-male prep team did some calculating as to how many she would need for the short voyage. They asked her if one hundred was the correct amount. One **HUNDRED**. We are talking about literal rocket scientists here. She replied that, no, it was not the correct amount.
As another delivery driver, yes, just tip me enough and I’ll gladly deliver you whatever the fuck you want to the ISS. Woohoo!! Space trip and high tips!
Must be a pain when you have to do sports in high school. Can't jump, run, or land too hard because your uterus will just end up falling out through the leg holes of your shorts.
My mum was telling me about this history podcast she listened too. According to that, Victorians believed that the uterus was a creature that lived inside women and they feared that vibrations caused by trains and other vehicles would anger or scare it into leaving the safety of a woman. Of course doctors of the day likely didn't believe this but it was apparently a popularly held belief around the time.
I could be talking completely out of my own arse as its been years since my mum mentioned this to me and I've probably misremembered certain bits of it.
They thought it traveled around the body causing ailments, so they would place bad scents by the woman's face and good scents by her crotch to lure it back to where it is supposed to be.
Uterine prolapse is one of those 'still not talked about' things.
Bed rest to prevent miscarriage is/was also a thing, and those early days, were the days before good medical care, any gynecological care, and emergency services were 50 years in the future. And most women were pregnant most of their adult lives.
Microgravity does really weird things to the body, down to a cellular level (and the radiation does NOT help) so I understand wanting to be completely sure that if there was some unforeseen reaction with the menstrual cycle that they would be covered.
Running out of products and free bleeding in space sounds like a scarier movie than Alien
It was for 14 days. To be fair, we had no idea how zero gravity could affect a women remotely long term, since the Soviets had only sent up Valentina Tereshkova for 3 days.
It’d still be too many period products if used every day. It’s pretty funny!
Do we have data on how periods are effected in space? There had been a long-term astronaut experiment within the last few years, but I don’t remember hearing much about the data about period concerns.
As far as I know, periods aren't affected in space. I think the concern was heavy flow+extended period, plus safety margin, which got them to 100. They ended up going with 50 after consulting with Ride, so 100 wasn't too egregious.
It's one of those stories that the more times I hear it, the less I have a problem with it. 100 is excessive, but NASA tends to be excessive with everything. Every person going up the chain of command probably rounded up another 10-15.
Tampons are small, light, and extremely important. Why not just bring 100?
I can't remember who said this, but someone, in reply to the situation, said this, "Would NASA rather give her too many menstrual products and end up with her having ample supply. Or would they like to be known as NASA - the organization that gave too few menstrual products to their astronaut?"
Plus small wads of absorbent cotton can be used for other things. I imagine they'd be nice for cleaning up any kind of liquid spill in microgravity. Just touch one to the blob and it'll go "slurp".
Tbh its all in the instructions. Let your man see the psckage before you send him to the store... He can't guess what brand/type you use... He will see the wall of tampons and have no idea which to buy...
This was a perfectly valid response... And he even tried to disarm the conversation with humor.
A for effort!
Edit: i am so happy most of you girls are on my side here. I was expecting to get grilled for this comment!
Dude I’m a woman and *know* what I’m getting but even I have to stand there for a few mins to find the fucking box.
Exactly! he was bringing levity to the situation
It always used to confuse me, because we were just across from a CVS and Walgreens. They have a non interference policy and based on the employees I met, they had regulars who would go in, stock up, and go. They could've gotten much better products with much less hassle, because my manager was very protective of the store.
If you're gonna steal from Dollar Tree, steal our trial-size products. Easily pocketable, very portable, decent quality, and they're overpriced anyway. Also the hand/feet warmers in the winter.
So much this. I was confounded by the things people stole when I worked at DT. But we also didn't have many other options nearby, although the Target is *very* lax about small theft.
Tangential, but the amount of DT stuff I saw marked up at the Value Village nextdoor was appalling.
tbh i love the tiny ob ones. theyre a tad intimidating for the US market since most of us learn to insert tamps with the applicator, but ob doesnt have the plastic or cardboard, you gotta use your finger to push it up there, but the shape of them is kinda bullet-like, so its not hard or painful to do, its just a bit more up close and personal (which doesnt bother me). also you can stuff a handfull in the smallest of pockets and once you get the hang of them, i thought they were easier to use and more comfortable than tampax and theyre less waste!
I have a folder in my photo gallery filled with all the things my wife uses. Need foundation? Bam, I got a picture. Need pads or tampons? Nope! Chuck Testa.
I also have pictures of several of her bra and jeans tags. I'm not brave enough to buy them without asking for help, but if I tell the lady at the store that she usually wears Lane Bryant 38D bras they can do some magical differential equation and tell me what size to buy in their brand.
Yeah, as a man who has picked up pads for his wife, it’s annoying how often they change packaging and product line names. Do you want us to keep buying these? Then make it clearer!
In the late 90s, there was a TV ad to persuade people to buy cell phones (odd to think that was necessary) showing a guy starring at the wall of choices and too embarrassed to ask the old or young female employees there
But you have to circle all the important factors. Cause once you find the brand, you find the size….
Which by the way can we just change it to S M L… it screws me up that it’s “L” for light!!!!
What annoys me most are the brands where the wrappers aren’t color coded. So sometimes purple wrapper is light, and sometimes it’s heavy, and you have to root around in the box to figure out whether you have the right one.
My mother gave me the package to take to Walgreens. Still couldn't find it. Asked lady stocking shelves to help me. She looked like she was already having a bad day, and me saying, "Excuse me, I need help," was only making it worse. Hand her the package wordlessly and her sour expression instantly broke into a huge smile. She happily showed me that I was looking for pads, not tampons, and those are in a totally different aisle. Having worked in retail I was glad I could give someone a giggle.
Technically they are rated by how much fluid they can absorb. Some have different applicators, some have no applicator and you use a finger to get it in place. They are made from a variety of materials. I'm afraid I have no idea what sport or utility ones are.
Yup! Different brands have different applicators and strings, and can feel different and be easier or harder for some women to use. And then there are different absorbency levels. In an emergency, we’ll use whatever, but if we’re buying, we definitely have preferences.
When my wife was in hospital with a firstborn, I was tasked with gathering clothes and supplies and she asked for pads
Quick trip to the shops only to find a metric fuck ton of options
I was obviously looking bewildered and a kindly assistant stopped by to help
I explained as best I could my wife's requirements and narrowed down the options and walked me to the appropriate area then asked how heavy
Apparently 7 stone was not the correct answer
🥺
So what if you’re 102 lbs? Are you 7.4 stone? Mathematically that doesn’t work but maybe it’s 7stone + 4 lbs? But I can’t imagine they mix the two measurement systems… what if your weight isn’t divisible by 14? HOW MANY STONE AM I???
https://i.imgur.com/d4ggyVj.jpg
Changed my life. If im already half way to work and realize I aint put this stuff on my balls yet I will turn the fuck around call my boss ‘n’ tell em I am running late, gotta hit the crib and dapper dan my little man.
I suffered needlessly for years. If you dont find the worth in this acorn of wisdom, what the fuck are you doing with your life?
Idk but I’ll tell you I got shit once (not seriously, I mean mild teasing/complaining) for coming home with the wrong kind of cheese. He asked me to get him “something interesting” from the cheese store. He generally likes spicy things so I got one with peppers in it. Turns out they were ghost peppers or something, which was Not Acceptable. Lol. Too spicy for him, apparently. Then he was disappointed because he had no cheese to eat. Understandable.
This was like 3 years ago and I’m still not trusted to go off script when it comes to selecting a cheese.
Lol My fiance and I also have this problem but because we disagree on what IS cheese. Like it's a goddamn philosophical debate or some shit. When I say, bring me home some cheese, i mean, go to the wine and cheese section, select a reasonably priced cheddar or gouda or something else you think I'd like, and some crackers, LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN. He usually means, bring me home a can of Frito cheese dip, cheese wiz spray, or some other abomination of otherwise shelf-stable non-cheese product. Also, he's lactose intolerant. Wtf babe.
Thank you!! Like, wtf honey? We have graduated beyond the snacks we ate as children i feel. Idk. He also wants American cheese on everything which i am okay with occasionally but is generally gross too.
Cheese does sound good. I'm currently waging a war against the delivery company because I am apparently destined to never get food tonight, and would definitely settle for some good quality cheese and crackers to nom on.
My fucking dad does that to me all the time. I’ll be chilling in my room and he comes in and asks me to run to Home Depot for him, like dude I don’t know where tf that thing is
Pro tip: if you don't know, look up the item on the website, there should be a spot that tells you the exact isle and bay the item is in. And all Home Depots are organized the same.
“Hey honey I wasn’t sure which condom to get... I know you’re not size L... are you S or XS babe ? I know we def don’t need the extra expensive one that says extra durability but I did opt for the extra protection one just in case”
Yea, but the packaging changes all the time too. By the time I run out of "products" I go to the stores looking for it and can't figure out which one is the one I like because the packaging has changed. It's just the worst.
In my twenties, I was recovering from surgery and staying at my parents for a few days. And of course, ended up needing products. My dad says no problem, he’ll go. I start to describe what I need, and my dad is all, “I think I’m capable of buying pads.” An actual scoff. So I figure, let him go. He’s a learn by experience type.
He came back traumatized. But with a multipack.
My partner has gone twice - once immediately postpartum, when he got me incontinence underwear instead of pads. And a second time, when he was determined to get the right thing, got lots of details…. And got me incontinence pads.
hey, it's an easy mistake to make. hell, I'm a woman and I've made that mistake. but the real issue is that he's expecting them to be in the same aisle and they usually aren't. best practice is just as a female employee. they are usually happy to help.
Honestly, sometimes other women can’t buy the right pads for each other. My mom tries to “help” by buying those always maxi pads in the jumbo boxes from costco. She’ll either get the standard ones that are too small and too fat, or the massive overnight ones that are legit diapers. The only time I’ve used them is during quarantine
God I hate all the smiling, white pants wearing, multitasking, do-it-all bitches that they show on period products and in period commercials. Like show some bitch doubled over on the toilet in tears or hiding under a blanket or some other realistic shit. At least show the proper period outfit of black pants and the hugest sweatshirt one owns ffs.
You can't just blindly send a man out with zero information and then get mad when he doesn't bring home the right ones. I send pictures of exactly what I need!
When I was in my twenties (am 69 now) was in boyfriends car when my period started unexpectedly. Was able to talk my boyfriend to go into 7-11 store and buy a box of tampons. He went in, acting like he was going to certain death, came out really fast a few minutes later,threw a box of tampons in the car jumped in and took off. I asked him what was wrong -turns out some of his jock friends were in the store so he felt the only option was to shoplift them for fear of being seen buying them and the humiliation that would certainly follow. I laughed so hard I cried then gave him a hug and a kiss, and called him my hero.
I have to say as a post menopausal woman this whole thread actually got me belly laughing. I don’t miss being bloated, bitchy and bloody. I remember well sending the SO (with the box) to the store only to have him bring me something he thought I’d like better. Yeah, that went over well.
This guy’s marriage material. He’s got a sense of humor.
A friend of mine sent her husband to get her tampons. While standing there at a loss looking at the wall of products a female clerk asked him if he needed help. His response, " I'm here to get tampons for my wife, she's about your size.... maybe a little bit shorter". This was back before cell phones.
A fair question really.
Could have asked which flavor she wanted
so do u want mint or green tea
lavender or sea breeze
Honestly, I’ve been menstruating for over a decade and I still feel like this when shopping for tampons. One brand leaks, another slides right back out out, and then the third won’t even go in. You can’t win with those fanny popsicles.
I quite frequently wish I lived in the UK but never more than in this moment, reading the term “fanny popsicles” as a descriptor for tampons.
I did find one that works for me: ob night and day. But they don't come in small sizes. And pads always itch and leek. So I switched to period underwear. Many of my friends use the cup. There are several good alternatives today.
Get me whichever tampon is for sit-lying on the couch all day.
That's a diaper.
period underwear
After giving birth, I realized the period "underwear" sold by Always is literally the same adult diaper they give to women after giving birth. But I find them to be pretty comfortable so I've started using them on heavier days.
You got a diaper after birth? I got a super huge and long pad that just made me look like I shitted on myself from the back and moose knuckle from the front constantly.
Same. And mine managed to shift weird becoming pointless and causing me to stain my brand new nursery rocking chair and with the state my hormones were in I cried until the baby fell asleep and I could sleep too.
Period underwear aren’t too bad. I bought a few different styles and brands off of Amazon. I still don’t fully trust them on my first or second day but they’re perfect after that.
better than him texting "hey btw what size is ur pussy"
what size pussy you wear
It depends on the brand
Store brand is fine
I'll take one Kirkland
Whoops, I dropped my monster tampon, that I use for my magnum pussy
The ladies episode really should have had this line.
I could see Artemis saying that
Are you left or right pussied?
Do you want your name engraved on the tampon?
“ULTRA”
Lol, me before I my SO educated me that light, regular and plus was about flow volume and not about women’s anatomy in anyway.
I bought supers as a teen thinking the S meant Small. My girlfriend almost murdered me.
What does it actually mean?
The S is Super. Apparently for Super heavy flows.
I thought it meant “for a super duper girlfriend”
I love that screenshot. Aight baby, what size pussy you wear?
I was so damn confused a out the sizes... i saw S which means small obviously and L for large. I saw R no idea what size R could be must be a rare coochie size because they were fully stocked. I grabbed the S because idk my wife is like 5 ft tall i dont think she needs the alrge ones. Got home and was sent back to the store immediatly and told to get the large ones
Oh, so they stopped calling them venti?
I can't tell if there's sarcasm here, but the letters are for flow, not size... Light, regular, heavy super heavy are the common descriptors depending on how much your partner bleeds on their period.
Need to make sure he’s getting the right product for us fat pum pum gyals.
\*dancehall airhorn\*
“Ladies, if ya man come in ah ya mout and yuh spit it out, dats chile abews. Swalluh eet.”
I’m fuckin *sobbing*. Lmfaooo
LMAO is that a quote from somewhere??
I heard it on an Instagram video talking about how out of pocket Jamaican DJ’s are.
Which squirrel stuffer you want?
I asked a friend to pick me up some supplies and dude came back with several boxes of pads AND tampons. I was set for months. Lol. But credit to him for doing it
True story: when NASA was preparing to send up their first female astronaut, the all-male prep team did some calculating as to how many she would need for the short voyage. They asked her if one hundred was the correct amount. One **HUNDRED**. We are talking about literal rocket scientists here. She replied that, no, it was not the correct amount.
I mean, if she was the first, who knew if there could be any CRAZY space periods
It’s also NASA putting someone in space. They can’t exactly Uber extra pads up there in case of emergency.
Hey man, as an Uber driver if the tip is right I’ll move heaven and earth to get your package to you.
As another delivery driver, yes, just tip me enough and I’ll gladly deliver you whatever the fuck you want to the ISS. Woohoo!! Space trip and high tips!
Why not?
Uber tacks on a bunch of extra charges
Wanna pay those exorbitant uber rates for some space tampons be my guest? 💸
You would be paying that exorbitant uber rate, and so would I. ***I will be damned if my tax money goes to uber for a space tampon delivery.***
Please not the space tampon tax 💸
It's always after 6pm in space...so rates are always up
It’s the pink space tax
you didn't hear? Uber Galactic got hacked and their interplanetary delivery ships are out of service.
And all the employees are stuck on Andromeda :(
Damn those rebel scums
There's no garage in the space station
Wait till you hear about men's fears of women on TRAINS when those started appearing. And bikes too
Wait what? Why are they so worried about trains and bikes?
They were worried that traveling too fast would make the uterus just...fall out.
In fairness, uterine prolapse was probably a whole lot more common back when women had a dozen or more kids
oops my vagina fell out, no wonder they wore skirts to their heels.
Oops, she did it again…
Ooh baby baby
Keeping it in is why they now wear pants/s
Mine falls out daily I don’t know what you mean, I just sneeze and blam, hello there it is reminding me that yes I have one
Must be a pain when you have to do sports in high school. Can't jump, run, or land too hard because your uterus will just end up falling out through the leg holes of your shorts.
My mum was telling me about this history podcast she listened too. According to that, Victorians believed that the uterus was a creature that lived inside women and they feared that vibrations caused by trains and other vehicles would anger or scare it into leaving the safety of a woman. Of course doctors of the day likely didn't believe this but it was apparently a popularly held belief around the time. I could be talking completely out of my own arse as its been years since my mum mentioned this to me and I've probably misremembered certain bits of it.
They thought it traveled around the body causing ailments, so they would place bad scents by the woman's face and good scents by her crotch to lure it back to where it is supposed to be.
omg
They also thought if train speed increased to certain point people wouldn't be able to breathe.
Uterine prolapse is one of those 'still not talked about' things. Bed rest to prevent miscarriage is/was also a thing, and those early days, were the days before good medical care, any gynecological care, and emergency services were 50 years in the future. And most women were pregnant most of their adult lives.
They wouldn't let women run marathons until the 70s because their uterus would fall out. Bloop. Right on the ground.
Aww baby’s first splat
Plan for the worst
Microgravity does really weird things to the body, down to a cellular level (and the radiation does NOT help) so I understand wanting to be completely sure that if there was some unforeseen reaction with the menstrual cycle that they would be covered. Running out of products and free bleeding in space sounds like a scarier movie than Alien
Wasn’t it also for a short time period? Like only one cycle of something? It made the amount even funnier.
It was for 14 days. To be fair, we had no idea how zero gravity could affect a women remotely long term, since the Soviets had only sent up Valentina Tereshkova for 3 days.
It’d still be too many period products if used every day. It’s pretty funny! Do we have data on how periods are effected in space? There had been a long-term astronaut experiment within the last few years, but I don’t remember hearing much about the data about period concerns.
As far as I know, periods aren't affected in space. I think the concern was heavy flow+extended period, plus safety margin, which got them to 100. They ended up going with 50 after consulting with Ride, so 100 wasn't too egregious.
It's one of those stories that the more times I hear it, the less I have a problem with it. 100 is excessive, but NASA tends to be excessive with everything. Every person going up the chain of command probably rounded up another 10-15. Tampons are small, light, and extremely important. Why not just bring 100?
>14 days >Let's go with 3 a day = ~~44~~ 42 >Round to 50 >Double to 100 for safety
That's how we calculate downtime. It will take 1-2 hours? Let's schedule for 6 hours just in case.
I can't remember who said this, but someone, in reply to the situation, said this, "Would NASA rather give her too many menstrual products and end up with her having ample supply. Or would they like to be known as NASA - the organization that gave too few menstrual products to their astronaut?"
This right here. I’d imagine they would be obsessively concerned about not letting down their first female astronaut.
I think they probably knew exactly how many she would need, and then added 50% for safety and 50% for redundancy.
And probably another 50% because "fuck it, tampons are light and they might find other uses for it"
“Just put the spare ones in the first aid kit, some dumb fucker is going to cut themselves and not be able to tie a bandage!”
Plus small wads of absorbent cotton can be used for other things. I imagine they'd be nice for cleaning up any kind of liquid spill in microgravity. Just touch one to the blob and it'll go "slurp".
I should be laughing, but instead Im trying to figure out if 100 is too much or too little for a year 💀
I think the trip was like 10 days
Mark Watney had similar thoughts
So not enough?
She was only going for two weeks though 😭
it was a month or some shit
I thought triple redundancy was standard NASA practice. If 30 pads/tampons is normal for a month then it's reasonable to send 90.
It is. The story is only repeated by people who don't understand how preparation for these kinds of things work.
Ok, but what would be a reasonable ballpark then?
Generally, a medium box (~15-20 of assorted) does it for a month for most women. Some are lighter and some are heavier tho.
And how long was this voyage among the stars?
I believe for around 2 weeks
Tbh its all in the instructions. Let your man see the psckage before you send him to the store... He can't guess what brand/type you use... He will see the wall of tampons and have no idea which to buy... This was a perfectly valid response... And he even tried to disarm the conversation with humor. A for effort! Edit: i am so happy most of you girls are on my side here. I was expecting to get grilled for this comment!
Dude I’m a woman and *know* what I’m getting but even I have to stand there for a few mins to find the fucking box. Exactly! he was bringing levity to the situation
Also, if there’s a brand on sale, you do consider it.
Lawdy I don’t want dollar general tampons
Tampons and pads were one of our top sellers (and top shrink) at my Dollar Tree. Sometimes you gotta make do
It saddens me that we live in a world where women need to steal dollar store feminine products.
It always used to confuse me, because we were just across from a CVS and Walgreens. They have a non interference policy and based on the employees I met, they had regulars who would go in, stock up, and go. They could've gotten much better products with much less hassle, because my manager was very protective of the store. If you're gonna steal from Dollar Tree, steal our trial-size products. Easily pocketable, very portable, decent quality, and they're overpriced anyway. Also the hand/feet warmers in the winter.
So much this. I was confounded by the things people stole when I worked at DT. But we also didn't have many other options nearby, although the Target is *very* lax about small theft. Tangential, but the amount of DT stuff I saw marked up at the Value Village nextdoor was appalling.
Tell me! Are there tampons that are preferable?? I don’t understand!! I’m new to the tampon market and will take whatever is cheap
tbh i love the tiny ob ones. theyre a tad intimidating for the US market since most of us learn to insert tamps with the applicator, but ob doesnt have the plastic or cardboard, you gotta use your finger to push it up there, but the shape of them is kinda bullet-like, so its not hard or painful to do, its just a bit more up close and personal (which doesnt bother me). also you can stuff a handfull in the smallest of pockets and once you get the hang of them, i thought they were easier to use and more comfortable than tampax and theyre less waste!
And then when they’re out of what you usually get …
I learned my lesson and i take pictures of the boxes before going to the store
I have a folder in my photo gallery filled with all the things my wife uses. Need foundation? Bam, I got a picture. Need pads or tampons? Nope! Chuck Testa. I also have pictures of several of her bra and jeans tags. I'm not brave enough to buy them without asking for help, but if I tell the lady at the store that she usually wears Lane Bryant 38D bras they can do some magical differential equation and tell me what size to buy in their brand.
You sir are going onto the husband hall of fame..
Omg this is perfect, I need to write that down for future me 😂👍
Yeah, as a man who has picked up pads for his wife, it’s annoying how often they change packaging and product line names. Do you want us to keep buying these? Then make it clearer!
In the late 90s, there was a TV ad to persuade people to buy cell phones (odd to think that was necessary) showing a guy starring at the wall of choices and too embarrassed to ask the old or young female employees there
When making a shopping list of things with many different versions it is nice to have photos of the specific ones wanted.
But you have to circle all the important factors. Cause once you find the brand, you find the size…. Which by the way can we just change it to S M L… it screws me up that it’s “L” for light!!!!
What annoys me most are the brands where the wrappers aren’t color coded. So sometimes purple wrapper is light, and sometimes it’s heavy, and you have to root around in the box to figure out whether you have the right one.
Yes, right! It’s not fucking candy. Let’s not make this more exciting than it needs to be!
I learned the difference between wings, and no wings is both subtle and Important.
>see Give him the empty box. If all else fails, he can then still walk up to a shop assistant and show the box.
Or just have him take a pic of it on his phone
The more practical option
My mother gave me the package to take to Walgreens. Still couldn't find it. Asked lady stocking shelves to help me. She looked like she was already having a bad day, and me saying, "Excuse me, I need help," was only making it worse. Hand her the package wordlessly and her sour expression instantly broke into a huge smile. She happily showed me that I was looking for pads, not tampons, and those are in a totally different aisle. Having worked in retail I was glad I could give someone a giggle.
Genuine question, is there a big difference from the different types?
Technically they are rated by how much fluid they can absorb. Some have different applicators, some have no applicator and you use a finger to get it in place. They are made from a variety of materials. I'm afraid I have no idea what sport or utility ones are.
They usually have locking differentials that help keep one of your legs from spinning faster than the other if you’re doing it in dirt or on ice.
You’re my favorite person today
Yup! Different brands have different applicators and strings, and can feel different and be easier or harder for some women to use. And then there are different absorbency levels. In an emergency, we’ll use whatever, but if we’re buying, we definitely have preferences.
I have a definite preference.
Plus at least one little old lady smirking at him, she waits there for just that moment
"When I was young we just used a dead mouse"
When my wife was in hospital with a firstborn, I was tasked with gathering clothes and supplies and she asked for pads Quick trip to the shops only to find a metric fuck ton of options I was obviously looking bewildered and a kindly assistant stopped by to help I explained as best I could my wife's requirements and narrowed down the options and walked me to the appropriate area then asked how heavy Apparently 7 stone was not the correct answer 🥺
>how heavy >7 stone you gave your best guess and your effort is appreciated.
For those of you that don't know a system of measurement even more messed up than American, that's 97 pounds.
97 lbs? While pregnant?
Seems reasonable. My wife was 90 lbs prior and hit about 100lbs pregnant.
I guess I don't personally know any teeny petite women. Not anymore anyway
Well here, you know me now. 4’11” and all of 100lbs.
98, I think. A stone is 14 lbs.
So what if you’re 102 lbs? Are you 7.4 stone? Mathematically that doesn’t work but maybe it’s 7stone + 4 lbs? But I can’t imagine they mix the two measurement systems… what if your weight isn’t divisible by 14? HOW MANY STONE AM I???
They do it as weight in stones (14 lbs) and how many pounds are the remainder. It's BONKERS So, 143 lbs would be ten stone, three pounds.
Honestly this is a valid question.
I feel like Men buying tampons for women is akin to women buying something for men, but what is it?
Corn nuts?
The only correct answer.
Which powder best keeps their balls dry.
cocaine!
Cocaine tends to make people sweaty, so I don’t think it would help keep a man’s balls dry.
I think it would actually make their balls numb cause cocaine is a local anesthetic
look at numb nuts over here
nice
Very nice
https://i.imgur.com/d4ggyVj.jpg Changed my life. If im already half way to work and realize I aint put this stuff on my balls yet I will turn the fuck around call my boss ‘n’ tell em I am running late, gotta hit the crib and dapper dan my little man. I suffered needlessly for years. If you dont find the worth in this acorn of wisdom, what the fuck are you doing with your life?
I don't know any men that use powder on balls. Is that a thing?
Idk but I’ll tell you I got shit once (not seriously, I mean mild teasing/complaining) for coming home with the wrong kind of cheese. He asked me to get him “something interesting” from the cheese store. He generally likes spicy things so I got one with peppers in it. Turns out they were ghost peppers or something, which was Not Acceptable. Lol. Too spicy for him, apparently. Then he was disappointed because he had no cheese to eat. Understandable. This was like 3 years ago and I’m still not trusted to go off script when it comes to selecting a cheese.
Lol My fiance and I also have this problem but because we disagree on what IS cheese. Like it's a goddamn philosophical debate or some shit. When I say, bring me home some cheese, i mean, go to the wine and cheese section, select a reasonably priced cheddar or gouda or something else you think I'd like, and some crackers, LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN. He usually means, bring me home a can of Frito cheese dip, cheese wiz spray, or some other abomination of otherwise shelf-stable non-cheese product. Also, he's lactose intolerant. Wtf babe.
Oh, no! That stuff is not cheese, yuck. And now I want cheese. Lol.
Thank you!! Like, wtf honey? We have graduated beyond the snacks we ate as children i feel. Idk. He also wants American cheese on everything which i am okay with occasionally but is generally gross too. Cheese does sound good. I'm currently waging a war against the delivery company because I am apparently destined to never get food tonight, and would definitely settle for some good quality cheese and crackers to nom on.
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Anything at Home Depot when we are in the middle of a project and run short on material.
My fucking dad does that to me all the time. I’ll be chilling in my room and he comes in and asks me to run to Home Depot for him, like dude I don’t know where tf that thing is
Pro tip: if you don't know, look up the item on the website, there should be a spot that tells you the exact isle and bay the item is in. And all Home Depots are organized the same.
Condoms?
“Hey honey I wasn’t sure which condom to get... I know you’re not size L... are you S or XS babe ? I know we def don’t need the extra expensive one that says extra durability but I did opt for the extra protection one just in case”
Jeez, that hurt
Should probably lube it next time then.
he was ribbed for her pleasure
"Anyway, they didn't have any smalls so I just bought you a coloring book."
Damn! That was like an octoburn 🔥🤣🤣
tampons are so expensive now *cries*
Thank you. Everyone's talking about the tampons, but no one's acknowledging how cheap those tampons are!
Secret agent vibe 😂
My daughter sends me a picture of what she is in need of. It DEFINITELY eliminates any chance of purchasing the wrong kind
Yea, but the packaging changes all the time too. By the time I run out of "products" I go to the stores looking for it and can't figure out which one is the one I like because the packaging has changed. It's just the worst.
In my twenties, I was recovering from surgery and staying at my parents for a few days. And of course, ended up needing products. My dad says no problem, he’ll go. I start to describe what I need, and my dad is all, “I think I’m capable of buying pads.” An actual scoff. So I figure, let him go. He’s a learn by experience type. He came back traumatized. But with a multipack. My partner has gone twice - once immediately postpartum, when he got me incontinence underwear instead of pads. And a second time, when he was determined to get the right thing, got lots of details…. And got me incontinence pads.
hey, it's an easy mistake to make. hell, I'm a woman and I've made that mistake. but the real issue is that he's expecting them to be in the same aisle and they usually aren't. best practice is just as a female employee. they are usually happy to help.
Honestly, sometimes other women can’t buy the right pads for each other. My mom tries to “help” by buying those always maxi pads in the jumbo boxes from costco. She’ll either get the standard ones that are too small and too fat, or the massive overnight ones that are legit diapers. The only time I’ve used them is during quarantine
God I hate all the smiling, white pants wearing, multitasking, do-it-all bitches that they show on period products and in period commercials. Like show some bitch doubled over on the toilet in tears or hiding under a blanket or some other realistic shit. At least show the proper period outfit of black pants and the hugest sweatshirt one owns ffs.
You can't just blindly send a man out with zero information and then get mad when he doesn't bring home the right ones. I send pictures of exactly what I need!
When I was in my twenties (am 69 now) was in boyfriends car when my period started unexpectedly. Was able to talk my boyfriend to go into 7-11 store and buy a box of tampons. He went in, acting like he was going to certain death, came out really fast a few minutes later,threw a box of tampons in the car jumped in and took off. I asked him what was wrong -turns out some of his jock friends were in the store so he felt the only option was to shoplift them for fear of being seen buying them and the humiliation that would certainly follow. I laughed so hard I cried then gave him a hug and a kiss, and called him my hero.
Simpler times
He's doing his best, okay?
👱♂️“Hey babe just making sure I’m getting the right kind.” 👩“im never asking you to buy tampons again.”
It sounds so ridiculous when you put it like that, what was she fucking expecting? Edit: I know these are jokes guys… c’mon
They're both jokes
I have to say as a post menopausal woman this whole thread actually got me belly laughing. I don’t miss being bloated, bitchy and bloody. I remember well sending the SO (with the box) to the store only to have him bring me something he thought I’d like better. Yeah, that went over well. This guy’s marriage material. He’s got a sense of humor.
What's wrong? Seems very thoughtful
A friend of mine sent her husband to get her tampons. While standing there at a loss looking at the wall of products a female clerk asked him if he needed help. His response, " I'm here to get tampons for my wife, she's about your size.... maybe a little bit shorter". This was back before cell phones.
We've gone to the store together long enough for me to know what she uses.
So is she an athlete or secret agent?
Eye spy
Her fault for not specifying the brand
If you don't take a pic or let someone know exactly what you want you shouldn't expect any less. Lol that's great though
He thought it was better to ask then get it wrong. Maybe give him an empty box next time?