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why are tampons and pads so fuckin' expensive tho?
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it's not like we're keeping them or anything, they're fuckin' single use
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it's ridiculous and I hate it and I hope I'm done with it soon
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(both this particular instance and just in general)
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half my weekly grocery budget is just being used for my twat
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and not even in a fun way!
StupidSexyV⚠der
it's a racket
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sure fuckin' is!
⋆｡° hob °｡⋆
i've been using one of those cup things, and the costs i save is very nice. cus yeah, prices are redic now.
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Because fuck people with uteruses
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: sadly I'm too fat for a cup, I've got one, but I can't get it in without working up a sweat, and even when I could, I've actually overflowed it on my heavy days before
Stab or swallow
i saw a cup applicator on tiktok the other day
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plus the position I have to be in to get it in makes it useless for using in public (unless I can get it in before I leave the house and not have to change it out during the day)
Stab or swallow
Sunny Cup + Applicator Pre-Order
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... I don't see how that would work, since you've got to kind of fold the cup to get it in properly
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'kind of' = definitely
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bend it into a U shape
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can't just jam it up there open, that's ... ow
kikibug13
I'm definitely very happy with cups but I do have the luxury of working in a building that has one publicly accessible loo with running water where I can change it
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see, I have to have one foot up on something, and then do like, an awkward squat to be able to get it in there, which is not doable in public toilets
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especially since to be in that position I gotta be naked (or at least pants off)
kikibug13
yeah it's... less a problem for me, usually I can do it sitting on the toilet seat
kikibug13
(squatting would make it harder for me because it would tense the muscles and that's more difficult)
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yeah, I can get it out while sitting, but can't get it back in bc of the have to fold it problem
kikibug13
(and since tampons have gotten me to nearly faint and pads are, um. shifty, cup is definitely the most convenient option for me. which is not to say the original plurk is wrong, it's a fuckery that they are so expensive)
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yeah, and I'm 100% glad it's a solution for some people! Many people, even!
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just not the one for me, unfortunately
kikibug13
yeah
Chi
You can get reusable pads or period underwear?
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I used to do reusable pads, but most of the time my flow is so heavy I was saturating them too quickly, plus that much laundry is a pain and a half, especially when you have to rinse them out before you can even put them in the wash
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I literally do not have that much time and energy
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Not only that, but they just weren't that absorbent and I ended up ruining a lot of underwear and pants
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and benefit of the doubt, this was the late '90s/early aughts, and maybe they're better now, but my experience with them was more bad than not