Girly emergencies occur occasionally, so I keep some products in the bathroom cabinet at work. Lately I have noticed that they’re disappearing at an alarming rate, and not during *my* cycle. I don’t know who you are… but I *will* find out – it’s not like there are a lot of females in the office.
I wouldn’t begrudge you in one of said “emergencies”, but it’s not like I can afford to supply you at $10 a box…
—Get yer damned own!
This article appears in Dec 3-9, 2009.
Maybe you should put your name on the box or something. When you leave something in a public place, people tend to think its for public’s use. Think of it like this, if you brought a pile of napkins into the lunch room and left them on the table, would you expect no one to use them?
They may also be assuming that the company is supplying them for the staff. Some people have no qualms about ripping off the company, but might think twice before taking from a co-worker.
Put a note on the box.
Ask for one of those coin-op dealies from the building management. Then your cash goes to a local charity usually. I asked for a condom dispenser and we got one! Why? I don’t know.
sanitary napkins lorilulu? sorry that was lame
huh?
what was lame? my comment or sanitary napkins? I was talking about napkins that you use to wipe your face, I guess I should have said “box of kleenex” or “roll of paper towel”. I guess I assumed that when I used lunchroom and napkins in the same sentence, that would be enough for you to determine which kind I meant…….Lame????
no lorilulu i meant my comment was lame…sorry now i feel even lamer
It’s okay, don’t feel lame just feel the pain…..better? Now I’m lame too!
Did you think the napkin comment was some sort of pun?? LMAO. I’m lame just for laughing at this.
I’m wih everyone else, put your name on the box.
You could always hit the company up for a “girly emergency supply allowance”… although I don’t know how they’d record that for accounting purposes…
Just use your sock. You’ve got two, after all.
qpmzwonxeibcruv – A sock may work for a quick fix of the white spills…but it definitely doesn’t help for the ladies. But “E” for effort.
teehee i bleed like a stuck pig during my monthly festival i think i’ll just start wearing depends
PainGirl… TMI!!!
I love that you call it a “festival”. It’s exactly liket the “Festival of Lights”, except you have to wear darks…
OP, you could try the Diva Cup (or competing brands). It’s not as icky as it might seem at first and most people only have to change it every 12 hours, i.e. not at work. It’s the best product I’ve tried in years. If you google it, you’ll see that the majority of people love it over the alternatives.
REAL CHICK, my “White Spill Festival” happens at least twice a day and one sock just wont do for my Peter Northesque explosions. Maybe you could wear reddish-brown socks and no one would notice.
‘greenish-bluish’, I had a girlfriend who used the Diva Cup and hated it. It took her almost an hour sometimes to get it in right as it would suction to one of the side walls of her va-jay-jay, and was always pretty gross for her to take out.
See ladies, even some men, such as me, understand the pain you must go through on a monthly basis.
qpmzwonxeibcruv: aah, if only I were young and single again, I might just help you with your socks… LOL
‘Gidget’, you’d do my laundry for me?
Jealous much, Bad Mr. Froejhtisejfljsdnfdsljkr?
hahaha
It’s like the guy that accidently wanders into the crowded ladies room, and next thing you know he’s smoking, having a drink and a laugh with all the girls…
I tried that at the liquor dome once and I’m STILL banned…
One word : “ewwwwwwwwwwwwww.” Guys don’t want to hear about this sort of girl-thing.
the diva cup is great. it takes some getting used to but it’s infinitely better than all of that other crap.
Sebastian_ I’m a chick, and I don’t wanna hear about this sort of girl-thing
OP Just keep your girly items in your desk / purse where ever. You leave it in the bathroom, it’s gonna get used
Enough said: Ever tried to surreptitously stop the rustle of plastic from sounding to the entire world that you’re ?
Especially if you work in an office full of men who “don’t want to hear about this sort of thing”? Taking the purse only works to disguise it if you do it every time you go…
Gidget yes I have, because I do. Take your purse to the washroom if it is that much of a problem for you. There is nothing to be embarressed about, it happens to most women. All men know it goes on they just don’t want to talk or hear about it. Deal
qpmzwonxeibcruv Twice a day? every day?
How the hell did a bitch about a chick stealing some other chicks tampons possibly get so many hits…and not even hi-jacked? LMAO. And how the hell have I never heard of this diva cup?
Enough said: I suppose it depends on where you work… I used to work in an all-male office, and everyone constantly tried to monitor my cycle so that when I spoke my mind about something they could use PMS as an excuse…
In any case, personally, I made it work to my advantage, but I am guessing the OP doesn’t want the world to know about her cycle…
Go on Depo-Provera… It’ll fuck with you’re body, but you won’t have to worry about periodic anything
Or just get your doctor to take the whole works out of ya – provided you don’t want kids…
Know what would be worse than another woman stealing your tampons? Another woman usuing your Diva Cup. EWWW!
I wonder if there’s a market for second-hand Diva Cups.
And yes, REAL CHICK, twice a day. Every day. At least. Why not? It feels great, keeps my mental sanity as well as it could, is a good exercise, and helps to prevent prostate cancer.
Maybe there’s a whole line of ’em… the Diva Cup, the Diva Mug, the Diva Shot Glass…
I too love the Diva Cup, and man, the money you save is great too. Tampons can be expensive over time, especially when you have coworkers who steal them!
Snap, there was a time I would have agreed with the Depo comment. That’s definitely the easiest way to go but I have to tell ya, after a lifetime of chemical birth control, going off it all together has lead to the most stable mind and stable emotional state I’ve ever personally experienced. Looking back, birth control (including depo-pervera) had me riding an emotional roller coaster for the entirety of my adult life right up until I went off for good. Try it. You may be surprised who you really are and how you really feel (not so fucking crazy) once the artificial hormones wash out.
I’m going to forget I read this..
Kay: I’ve got a lil system goin… I stay on birth control for a few years, then I’m off for a couple years. It hasn’t done anything, so sorry to say… I really am just this crazy 🙂
“after a lifetime of chemical birth control, going off it all together has lead to the most stable mind and stable emotional state I’ve ever personally experienced.”
Ahhh this certainly sheds some light….
Sorry…I just couldn’t help it Kay!!! ; )
Today was my first day back here and you presented me with that golden nugget of potential humor, my apologies.