This was written by another ticked-off woman and though I don't buy Kotex products myself, I have had to use them and well, the sentiment is still true!
An email to Feminine Products Providers
Dear Kotex,
I recently noticed that the peel-off strip of my panty liner
had a bunch of "Kotex Tips for Life" on it.
Annoying advice such as:-Staying active during your period can relieve cramps.
-Avoiding caffeine
may help reduce cramps and headaches.-Drink 6-8 glasses of water a day to
keep you hydrated and feeling fresh.-Try Kotex blah, blah, blah other products
Obviously the person behind this was someone who has
never possessed a functioning set of ovaries.Go ahead and tell a menstruating woman TO HER FACE that drinking 6-8 glasses of water will help keep her
feeling fresh. See what happens and report back. I'll wait. While you're at it, dump out the coffee at work and remove the chocolate from the vending machine. I guarantee that the first responders will be females who just ovulated.Look... females don't need or want tips for living on feminine hygiene products. Younger girls are already hearing "helpful"
stuff like that from their elderly relatives. Veteran females have already concocted their own recipes for survival, many of which contain alcohol. Printing out advice while sneaking in
ads for the brand THAT WAS ALREADY PURCHASED is just plain annoying, not to mention rude and enough to
send a girl running to the Always brand. Mostly we'd
like to forget that we even need these products. It's not a fun time, but DO NOT try to cheer us up by adding smiley faces or bunnies or flowery cutesy stuff to your products
or the packaging. Put it in a plain brown wrapper so we can
throw it in our carts discreetly and have it blend in among the wine and beer! There is nothing more annoying than having a blinding pink package announcing your uterine state to everyone in the store.The ultimate goal of your product should be functional invisibility at every stage, including at the point of purchase. So take your tips for living and shove them right up your ass. (Try drinking six to eight glasses of water to make you feel fresher while you're
doing it!)Ovarily Yours,
Miss PMS
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Letter to Kotex
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While I was on vacation, I had to buy an emergency supply of the above mentionned products and I bought 'Always' (which I don't normally use) and on the packaging on each one it actually said "Have a Happy Period". It was kind of like when you're in a really pissy mood and somebody goes out of their way to be cheerful just to make you even more upset. Don't tell me to have a happy period when I'm doubled over with cramps. So ya, anyways, I thought of you when I saw that. Well, of this post anyways :)
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