Men Buy Tampons Too

Actually flaming skulls pretty much describes how I feel at that time,
so I'm all for changing the packaging. I sure don't feel sweet and
flowery, LOL!

Well next time just throw in a box of comdoms and call it even.

I read this letter to my husband (who I make buy mine and I haven't
bought them but maybe twice in 15 years!) and we could both barely get
through it w/o peeing our pants. LoL...thanks for the laugh. I always
laugh at his stories of the extra things he bought that we dont need
just so he didnt have to buy just pads. ROFLMAO

I think this is one of the best ideas I've ever read on
PlanetFeedback, although I don't know why it should be segregated to
just tampons. Anything that comes in multiple favours, sizes and/or
varieties could be similarly simplified: instead of trying to remember
whether someone wanted Honey Nut Cheerios Berry Burst or Honey Nut
Cheerios Yoghurt Blast, it could be K-4 or something. If properly
applied, this could make shopping in general a whole lot easier.

kind of like equating it with car parts. i like it, it's something
men can relate to and takes the guess work out of it. great
suggestion, great letter. you are on the great husband list.

Great letter and what a sweet husband you are! I think a picture
and/or upc code as suggested would help.

I'm sure your wife appreciates the effort, I know I do when my husband
does it.

My heart goes out to you!! It really does!! Don't think you are the
only one that has probs!! If they change the color of the package.. I
go insane!! Ugh.. wings.. walls.. plastic ..cardboard.. too many
choices!! And I'm a WOMAN!!!

Best thing that happened to me.. was I had a hysterectomy!! No more
headaches! lolol..

They should come up with different ways to label those things!

Good letter!!! Good luck!!

Very funny. The one and only time that I ever asked my husband to get
"girlie" things for me was after I had my first baby. I hadn't needed
those kind of things for 9 months and, being a first time mom, didn't
even think about the after baby factor.
Well, I sent him to Walgreen's and said, "Get the biggest,
jumbo,diaper-like kind that you see."
He came home with a box of Depends! Not feeling like making the trip
back out, I just used them. I guess that I chose poor wording.

I think it's cool that you don't mind buying stuff like that for your
wife. I couldn't have paid my ex to get them for me!

I found your letter to be quite a refreshing change from the freebie
seeking, screaming, entitlement rants we normally see on here!

I got a message back this morning; seems as if my letter contained
words that triggered a SPAM filter???

My letter was not delivered :-(

I usually rip off the end flap on the box and take it with me. I got
that idea when seeing a man with sunglasses and a wig, discreetly as
possible, take the flap out of his yellow vinyl raincoat pocket, scan
the shelves and head to the register.

This made me laugh. I like the camo, flames and skulls idea for the
package. However..I think that might more appropriate for a midol
product! (sorry if that offends anyone..I suffer from raging PMS
every month LOL)

I do just about all the shopping for my household and I hate buying
that crap too. Too many options!

The "men" packaging the OP talks about is a good idea! maybe a plain
box and then the women could buy just one box and take a photo of it
then the guys wouldn't be so embarrassed at the check out.

Just rip the front cover off the box so you can match it to the box at
the supermarket.

Hey, I've bought boxes of condoms before and really, I don't think the
checkout person could have cared less.
And they do NOTHING to make them look less...condom-ish!

I thought that my hubby was the only man who bought pads. Good on
you!
I showed my husband what the package looks like. As well since you can
see the colour of the wrapper through the package, I tell him that.
This way he knows which ones to buy. Maybe try that.

Try being very specific on your shopping lists. Instead of "Ramen" try
"Nissin Ramen noodles." Either that or tell her to buy her own
femme-care items.

How about she shows you the package to get!

Just take a picture of it with your cell phone and/or write down the
UPC. That is what I do. When you are at the store, whip out your cell
phone picture and bang..there ya go.

Or write down the upc number that is what I have done when my wife
calls me wanting me to pick something up. I tell her to give me the
last 4 or 5 numbers on the UPC just to make sure I get the right one.

I'm a dumbhead and I figured out a way to make it work

Ooh good idea! I hate when my boyfriend picks them up for me (we live
together) and hands me something completely different, and claims it
doesnt matter, they are all the same! They are NOT all the same!!!

I also think this is a great suggestion. My husband has no problem
buying what I need, but I often have to go into a lengthy description
("It's the purple box, not the green or the blue, it has a flower on
it...). But my husband, being an engineer, would understand a part
number with no problem.

My husband always buys these things, since he works at Walmart and
it's easy for him. I kinda feel bad for him though.

There really is not humor or valid point to your letter. If you're
trying out a routine for a comedy club in your hometown, let me help
you out here. Stay home. You're not funny.

If I can't get to the store myself for personal products, I just
appreciate that I get "something" appropriate. Today's men should be
greatful for bar code registers now. There was a time when a box with
no price on it was called out over a loud speaker!

He never got the wrong brand :)

Seriously, It worked like a charm! I got the idea from an ad, and
said "my god, that is brilliant!"

but they pulled the ad because some screwball said it was demeaning to
men.

Please... have you seen any beer ads? They depict men as near
slobbering fools for womens boobs!

Cute letter. My ex husband wasn't so much offended by them or
embarassed of them. Rather, he rushed so that he wasn't in the aisle
for very long and ALWAYS brought the wrong brand or size.

I think in 15 years I asked him to get them maybe 3-4 times and he got
it wrong EVERY time.

I finally just gave up. ;)

Great idea about the coding. I've been stocking these in my store
every freakin' week (for 10 years) and I still don't have the
slightest idea of what I'm stocking. Thankfully I've never been asked
questions about them (except what aisle are they on).

Hewlett Packard went with the number system for their ink cartridges
with great success - I dont think applying that concept to tampon
packages is that wild of an idea at all. Great letter!

This is so funny- what a nice chuckle you gave me. I think this is a
really decent idea- my hubby doens't seem to mind one way or another,
but it never fails; I send him a with an extremely detailed list and
he comes home with something wrong. My ex-husband was so squeamish
about this I never asked him to do it after the first time.

I'm sorry, this letter is cute, but I laughed at it. :) Actually,
Always pads have in the past had images for each packaging (i.e.
overnight pads had a balloon on the package). I'm not sure they do it
anymore. I don't think enough men buy these products for the companies
to change anything. You should ask your wife to save the packages and
give them to you when you go to get more, so you know what it looks
like.

Camouflage!what a great idea!I have been buying this stuff for years
and it still embarrasses me...and I am a woman!I don't even asky my
husband to buy stuff like this forme.....but I bet he would if it was
in a cmouflaged box.Great ideas and a great letter.I know there must
be a lot of men who agree with you!

I love your letter, men like you are one in a million, and I should
know, I have my own model at home, lol! Anywho in reference to you
letter, here's what I do for my dear husband when he goes to the store
to purchase my "lady products", I take a picture of the empty box
using his camera phone, then he can look at it once he gets to the
market, and is not confused. I do the grocery shopping,but if I run
out he will run to the market for me, so the box is usually empty.
Since you do the grocery shopping, maybe you could take a few pics of
the different boxes (camera phone, or digital cam will do) and
reference the pics on your shopping trips. You wife id one lucky
lady!
Queen Green

I agree with everyone else, this is a great letter. It reminds me of
the summer when Dad had to do the grocery shopping. He went in once -
only once - to buy pads and after that he always sent me. The man who
is afraid of nothing was wigged out by feminine hygiene products. :)

I love this letter. You have a great sense of humor.

Never dawned on me that it might be like speaking a foreign language
to guys. I used to say, Honey, I need X and he would arrive home with
X (usually).

I love the idea of skull patterned feminine products. XD I for one
would buy them.

That's funny stuff. I don't know how long you've been with your wife,
but I do know that my husband has gotten better about this as time has
gone on. We've been together for five years now (although only
married for one), and when we first got to the, 'Honey, would you run
to Walgreen's?" stage he would do exactly what you describe: bury the
offending objects beneath a bunch of unnecessary stuff. Now, he just
strides in, grabs what he needs, and slaps it down on the counter. No
shame in his game!

Also, eventually he learned to tell by the package colors which ones
I needed; heavens knows what'll happen to us if they do take your
advice and change the packaging! LOL

I don't know if the packaging is different in the states, but in
Canada I can just say to my husband "Can you please get me the yellow
tampax?" And he always gets the right one!

I think we've all been there. LOL

Good letter!

Not a bad idea (at least the coding part).

I seem to recall that a few years back, they did try something like
this. There was the red triangle, the blue square, the yellow
butterfly. My wife, however, felt more confused by this. "Am I blue
square?" she'd ask as we shopped Target. Alas, along with the
addition of the "code" they also changed the packing in such a way
that she no longer recognized her particular product.

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I love it! Packaging women's stuff in men-friendly prints. That's
hilarious! You know, Jonas, I am a female and even *I* put those
products at the bottom of the cart, under other stuff, and I don't
like to linger in that aisle either. Never in my life have I just
bought a box of tampons or liners. If that's all I need, I will bury
it under $50 of other stuff.

I love this letter.