#Microblog Monday 279: Dame
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I want a Dame, the reusable tampon applicator. I know this isn’t a great use of my money. I am two minutes away from menopause; how many more tampons will I possibly need in this lifetime? And it’s not like you can pass it along to someone else when you’re done. (Here, take my used reusable tampon applicator.)
But I got sucked into the video of how it works, and then Googled it and read reviews. And now I want to become part of the Dame family. I want to smarmily nod at a fellow Dame as she washes out her tampon applicator, like Tesla owners acknowledging each other while they plug in their cars.
I am only half joking.
I mean, I am completely joking about making eye contact with another person washing out their Dame. I am completely serious about wanting a Dame.
Totally gross but beyond that, what do you think?
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8 comments
Wow this seems way better for the planet. But I’m not sure I could stomach having to rinse it in public. I know there’s a movement now but I’m a product of an era where you hid your period and I can’t get past that…
Oh my gosh the Tesla reference! I’m dying. I actually think I would like the Thinx panties because I hate tampons.
Yeah…I don’t know about that. It’s like the cup…I don’t want to deal with anything that’s messy…and it just seems like a great way to introduce more bacteria.
Like Risa, I think the Thinx would be neat to try. But I’m not willing to dump a bunch of money into something I’m probably not going to have for much longer.
Like you, this idea would appeal to me, and also like you, I am too close to menopause for it to make sense. I bought two pairs of Thinx panties, and I liked them at first. . . but within a few months, one pair leaked and started to smell musty. Yuck. (And I don’t have a heavy flow at all these days.)
I’ve always used pads vs tampons… but I can relate to the “how much use will it get when I am two minutes away from menopause?” argument (I have been stalling on buying another package of pads, even when they’re on sale, for the same reason), as well as Working Mom & Charlotte’s comments. Maybe if I was a teenager??
I think this is where I feel grateful for my hysterectomy again. I love that there are all these sustainable options for periods now, but I can’t imagine nonchalantly rinsing out my applicator in a public restroom sink. I hated when there was no garbage can in the stall and I had to wad up half a roll of toilet paper to obscure my feminine waste on the way to a big garbage can, so I think this would not be for me. At least outside the home.
I have used a cup for many years. I starter using it for so many reasons, it’s cheaper, it’s better for the environment, it doesn’t need to be changed/emptied as often as tampons. I don’t have to buy tampons in the store, or carry them around as the wrappers disintegrate in my bag. I am also quite in touch with my body and how it is working. I was always ashamed of my period and using the cup really helped me through it. It can be messy, life is messy, bodies are messy, child birth is messy, babies and kids are extra messy. We can always get through the mess. Hands are washable. Yay for the cup.
Like Jess, I’m so glad I don’t have to worry about this any more. Though I was a tampon girl since my third period, but not the ones with applicators. I never really saw the point. And you couldn’t keep one in your pocket discreetly. Like many of the others, discretion for me would be key. It’s silly, but it was ingrained.