Please Do Not Pimp Your Period With Pokémon Sanitary Napkins

Riley
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 11:39 am: [report]

Hell yes!  Pikachu, I choose you!

Queen Frostine
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 11:45 am: [report]

Pikachu, the cuddly character gifted with the ability of death shock lightning. Now in your panties.

chipclip
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 11:47 am: [report]

Forget pikachu, this is a cool thing for the people who feel bad about how much waste their period creates in landfills.  I bet they make some simple pattern instead.

effing hickster
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 11:50 am: [report]

Great, Underoos for your period.

Riley
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 11:51 am: [report]

@Queen - Charmander would be better than Pikachu, you’d have an excuse for the burning down below.

I realize I know entirely too much about Pokémon, I’m ok with that.

Rose
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 11:54 am: [report]

What’s the problem, the cloth pad or the Pokemon theme?  If it’s the cloth pad, I’ve been using them for 20 years and they’re great, work out to cost very little, and easy on the planet.  If it’s the Pokemon theme…..I see your point.

Lilypie
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 11:56 am: [report]

Perhaps it’s a sad commentary on the early onset of puberty in girls these days.  When the girls are young enough to still wear Underoos, these would make sense.

Although, the idea of “chucking it in the wash” with other washables strikes me as incredibly nasty!

SCRMOM
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 11:58 am: [report]

Ewww - “chuck it in the wash” after use.  I do enough laundry as it is…

brandyalexander
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 12:08 pm: [report]

Pokemon aside, these are a pretty good idea for the environment…

Joey Daytona
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 12:09 pm: [report]

OMG! Weird…
Up there w/ the meme: “I herd u liek Mudkipz?”

Ginacakes
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 12:14 pm: [report]

I prefer to keep little creatures away from my Britney, thank you.

Queen Frostine
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 12:21 pm: [report]

@ Riley, they should have just gone with Squirtle.

bethlynn00
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 12:26 pm: [report]

Ugh, Pokemon? He’s not cool! Now if it was Spongebob, then I might be interested…

Riley
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 12:26 pm: [report]

@Queen - The Squirtle-themed pads are for heavy-flow days.

Perceptible
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 12:34 pm: [report]

Ummm… am I being naive? I love the idea of these eco-friendly, reusable pads, but how do they not get permanent blood stains? Are they made from special stain-resistant material? In which case, they should make underwear out of that material. Or do you just ignore the blood stains? This is really TMI, but I need to know. (I’m a loyal tampon user myself, but curiosity has gotten the better of me here.) Does anyone know?

Also, these seriously must be targeted to middle-schoolers, right?

effing hickster
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 12:37 pm: [report]

@SCRMOM: Well, it beats dealing with “skid marks”.

brandyalexander
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 12:39 pm: [report]

Hi Perceptible:
Yes, they are great.  If you can deal with regular pads, you can deal with these.  They wash out easily… just rinse them before you throw them in the washing machine.  The only problem is if you work with other people, travel a lot, you have to find a way to wash or store them discretely.
BTW, they come in way better colors and patterns.
Also, I use this:  http://www.divacup.com/
Its way more comfortable than a tampon, its pretty easy to deal with, and you’re not throwing your bloody pads/tampons in the trash, down the toilet, etc., or supporting nasty corporations like Proctor & Gamble.  Boo-hiss.

emflow
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 12:51 pm: [report]

I tried cloth pads and I loved them, but found that the laundry situation wasn’t practical for me.

wawmama
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 01:13 pm: [report]

@brandyalexander: yes! To the diva cups and reusable pads…(Which, after cleaning up after my kids, not that gross.) Also the diva cup helps you measure your “out flow,” which probably saved my life after I was having some major cramps. TMI? I’m sorry.

snap
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 01:17 pm: [report]

looove cloth pads.  i agree that the pokemon print is a little silly, but, come on guys, don’t bash cloth pads!

brandyalexander
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 01:32 pm: [report]

Meh, I think we dismissed the idea of TMI a long, long time ago!

Queen Frostine
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 01:41 pm: [report]

So when do the Twilight patterns come out?

joyy
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 01:41 pm: [report]

I gotta say I’m kinda psyched to see so much cloth love here.  I do think the pokemon print is a little silly, but some girls get their periods terribly early so I guess for some it would be age appropriate ...

SCRMOM
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 01:46 pm: [report]

@eh:  I have 3 kids and a husband…skid marks don’t scare me.

effing hickster
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 01:51 pm: [report]

@Queen Frostine: Frankly, you’ve put quite an image in my head. Ewww.

Kristyn
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 02:15 pm: [report]

I think I’d feel bad bleeding all over Pikachu’s happy little face.

Pinky
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 05:53 pm: [report]

Oh heck I would prefer Hello Kitty

impoddity
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 06:00 pm: [report]

I own some Lunapads, and they’re pretty cute.  But I wish custom themes could be designed.  I’d decorate mine NPR-style.  (I’m a public radio junkie.)

And sadly, the Diva Cup does not work for me.  I have a tipped uterus.  :sigh:  Genetics thwart me again…..

belongsomewhere
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 07:52 pm: [report]

@impoddity Hm, NPR/PRI themed pads would be fantastic—I’m imagining This American Life, or maybe Car Talk.

PotteryGirl
wrote on September 22 2009 @ 08:39 pm: [report]

I have to be honest.  I’m more comfortable with “landfill” than I am with shoving that in my washing machine.  Ewww.  And I prefer tampons, but…do they come in Vampire Erik or Vampire Bill?  Because I could rethink my stance on this.

remembercedricdiggory
wrote on September 24 2009 @ 05:42 pm: [report]

@brandyalexander; You say they’re more comfortable than tampons…are you referring to physically, I do not see how this can be. You can’t feel tampons.

remembercedricdiggory
wrote on September 24 2009 @ 05:44 pm: [report]

The Frisky messed up my post.
Repost:

@brandyalexander; You say they’re more comfortable than tampons…are you referring to physically? If so, I do not see how this can be, as I can’t feel tampons.

Admittedly, not all of it was the Frisky’s fault.

brandyalexander
wrote on September 25 2009 @ 02:26 pm: [report]

To me, they are.  I can feel tampons, they feel stiff dry and they hurt like hell to take out because they adhere to my skin when my flow is light.  To quote the vagina monolgues:  “a dry wad of f*cking cotton?! Vagina motherf*ckers!”
If you’ve never seen or touched a DivaCup before, they aren’t like normal plastic, they are very soft, silky, and flexible.  They mold to your body and adjust to body temperature.  You don’t feel a thing.

remembercedricdiggory
wrote on September 25 2009 @ 03:01 pm: [report]

@brandyalexander; Ah, I see now.
That’s quite strange; Usually, unless one’s using it wrong, or one’s vagina is ridiculously non-elastic, one cannot feel tampons at all. Or maybe your vagina’s rather dry?
Ah, well, it doesn’t really matter.
I certainly don’t need to waste my time trying to convince you to give tampons a shot, as it does not effect me.
Especially since you already have—hahaha.

I don’t know if you inferred that I thought DivaCups are uncomfortable, but I assure you I didn’t. I know enough about them to know they’re not uncomfy.

brandyalexander
wrote on September 25 2009 @ 03:08 pm: [report]

Oh lord (blush)... I don’t think I’m extra dry! Its just that the cotton soaks up too much so that it hurts to take out.  I just don’t like them, they’re not for me… But yes, I do like the cup…
Sigh.  Daily overshare?  Check.  My work is done… going home…

writergirl
wrote on September 25 2009 @ 03:16 pm: [report]

I can’t use tampons either.  They bother the hell out of me.  But I have endometriosis and the doctor has said that is not uncommong.

GreenAura
wrote on September 25 2009 @ 03:40 pm: [report]

@brandy & remember: It’s not a “dry” factor at all.  If brandy has a lighter flow, the tampons are going to not only absorb her flow, but her natural interior moisture as well.  I’m a lighter flow gal and I cannot (and will not) wear tampons either.  I even tried the super teeny tampons for younger girls and they were still too absorbent.  And trust me, do not have a dryness problem.  Its all about the flow

retro chic
wrote on September 25 2009 @ 03:57 pm: [report]

Not going to happen. Already got my theme. “On the rag” here means EMS protocol and crime scene tape.

</over-the-cliff overshare>

remembercedricdiggory
wrote on September 25 2009 @ 08:01 pm: [report]

@GreenAura; Ohhh! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that! I guess I tend not to think about the amounts and stuff.

Thanks for educating me! : )

brandyalexander
wrote on September 28 2009 @ 08:12 am: [report]

@GreenAura: Thanks.  That was what I was trying to say