About a month ago, I went with my dad to Costco. I mention that I went with my dad because he has a Costco card. I'm way too cheap to spend, what, like $50ish on an annual membership, even though I know I will save more in the long run. The only things I buy from there are Diet Coke (big surprise), the occasional odds and ends, snacks, AND tampons. I believe that during this particular trip, I bough both Diet Coke and tampons. That was indeed a pricey day for me.
While I was walking through the store, I remembered my sister telling me once that she hates the cardboard tampons. She said that they scrapes the inside of her vagina and/or labia(s)? Honestly, they aren't the most comfortable to insert, but I want to buy the absolute cheapest ones, which are usually cardboard. Costco doesn't have a huge selection of tampons, but I was extra careful not to buy the cardboard ones. Why? Because I'm an asshole and I have to try and please everyone. I suppose it's one of my shortcomings- wait, I'm trying to please someone with tampons???? Anyways, so I got a box that had the plastic applicators.
Feeling pleased that I had at least a few month supply of tampons, I got home and put them in the bathroom next to the toilet. Then I noticed. They were SUPER. Fuck. Don't get me wrong, supers are, at times, very necessary, but the whole entire box?? Woopsie. Usually, the variety boxes are the most useful. But I'll make due, because I'm not returning them and I'm not buying more. I just spent around $10 on that box and I refuse to buy more.
So of course my sister and I start our periods at the same time. I'm sitting watching tv and she says, "do we have any tampons besides supers?" and I say "no, it was an accident - I didn't mean to buy those". She says, "well I don't want toxic shock syndrome". I reply, "Jesus, then change it more often then". She says "but I don't want to pull a dry one out because it hurts".
There are so many things wrong with this. I mean really, who says that? Ok, well, it's true, a dry one does hurt. Well, unless you are a porn star or the Duggar mom- in that case, your vagina is probably large enough to easily insert anything quite easily- with room to spare. How about BUY YOUR OWN TAMPONS!! I swear to god. Do you really think she went to the store and bought some regulars? Hell no she didn't. To this very day, she continues to use my supers. I guess the threat of TSS isn't alarming enough for her to go to the store and shell out a few bucks for some regulars.
I swear to god. This is what I live with every day..
I'm really glad that I don't have a sister. I'm sure that they might come in handy sometimes. But I would rather avoid having my imaginary sister telling me about her vagina related problems.
ReplyDeleteWait, I have a step-sister, but she's annoying and therefore doesn't count since I don't talk to her.
Oh, and TSS is actually like really rare. I think you can only get it if you leave a tampoon in for like 3 days or something.
i actually know someone who left a tampon on for over a week!!!!!! she forgot it was in there! then she went to the dr, for what she thought was a yeast infection and they looked up her loo loo... week old tampon! eeeeeew :P
ReplyDeleteanyway, you are a good sister to buy the plastic applicators!
I love my sister, it's like having a built in bff. But she is a giant pain and spoiled rotten.i will say she makes my hair pretty while simultaneously yells at me all the time :)
ReplyDeleteSo TSS should be pretty much non existent. Let's just say you left a tampon in for 3 days, i bet it would smell soooooo bad! Ewwww residual period AND whatever else marinating. Ewwww!!!
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