Male here. Your partner just needs to grow up. I've been purchasing feminine hygiene products for my girlfriend-now-wife for the last 15 years and have been happy to help her, not embarrassed.
If this is a problem for him now, childbirth is really going to be an experience. =)
That being said, I would like to see the tampon/pad manufacturers try something that would help a lot of men out.
The tampons and pads themselves are very simple. But, like toothpastes, deodorants, or soaps, there are a TON of options that get piled on by marketers. Wings/No Wings, Light/Heavy/Overnight/OMG, scented/unscented, Thong, etc. I must spend 5-10 minutes just trying to make sure I have the right ones that she likes. Is "Heavy" the same as "Overnight"? What did she tell me again?
It would be great if even ONE company tried to classify their items with a simple code number. If wifey just said "Hey, pick me up a pack of C-2s", I'd be a customer of that brand for life.
I used to work as a pot-washer in the kitchen of a restaurant and therefore I was the person who used to go to the petrol station next door to buy things for the other staff (waiters/waitresses, chefs, etc) as they weren't able to get away for enough time.
It wasn't unusual for me (16 y/o at the time) to go in and buy:-
cans of coke
multiple packs of cigarettes (all different brands)
tampons/sanitary pads
condoms
2 gallons of milk, and 5 or 6 loaves of bread (when the restuarant ran out)
confectionary
toothpaste
etc
I got some very very odd looks from other customers but the petrol station staff soon got used to my bizarre purchases.
It certainly helped me get over any fear of buying these kinds of items.
I find that self-checkouts are helpful for people who feel sheepish about buying certain products, or certain combinations of products. I bet there's a measurable uptick in sales of feminine hygiene products, condoms, constipation and diarrhea medicine, and other "embarrassing" products in stores that add self-checkouts.
I used to feel sheepish buying things for my girlfriend but I realized it's not bad for people to think you're a good partner. So instead of sullenly buying the hygiene products, I say go all out. Throw in some generic Midol and dark chocolate. No one will criticize you.
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Male here. Your partner just needs to grow up. I've been purchasing feminine hygiene products for my girlfriend-now-wife for the last 15 years and have been happy to help her, not embarrassed.
If this is a problem for him now, childbirth is really going to be an experience. =)
That being said, I would like to see the tampon/pad manufacturers try something that would help a lot of men out.
The tampons and pads themselves are very simple. But, like toothpastes, deodorants, or soaps, there are a TON of options that get piled on by marketers. Wings/No Wings, Light/Heavy/Overnight/OMG, scented/unscented, Thong, etc. I must spend 5-10 minutes just trying to make sure I have the right ones that she likes. Is "Heavy" the same as "Overnight"? What did she tell me again?
It would be great if even ONE company tried to classify their items with a simple code number. If wifey just said "Hey, pick me up a pack of C-2s", I'd be a customer of that brand for life.
True, but it's also a matter of habit. At some point, I knew my wife's preferred tampon "configuration" better than she did.
(Then we moved to a different country, everything changed, and now I have no idea)
I used to work as a pot-washer in the kitchen of a restaurant and therefore I was the person who used to go to the petrol station next door to buy things for the other staff (waiters/waitresses, chefs, etc) as they weren't able to get away for enough time.
It wasn't unusual for me (16 y/o at the time) to go in and buy:-
I got some very very odd looks from other customers but the petrol station staff soon got used to my bizarre purchases.It certainly helped me get over any fear of buying these kinds of items.
Actually I think the parent poster is male- I certainly read it the same way you did at first!
Oh, on second read you're right. Sorry! =\
No worries buddy, I guess the "alike" messed up my sentence.
I find that self-checkouts are helpful for people who feel sheepish about buying certain products, or certain combinations of products. I bet there's a measurable uptick in sales of feminine hygiene products, condoms, constipation and diarrhea medicine, and other "embarrassing" products in stores that add self-checkouts.
I used to feel sheepish buying things for my girlfriend but I realized it's not bad for people to think you're a good partner. So instead of sullenly buying the hygiene products, I say go all out. Throw in some generic Midol and dark chocolate. No one will criticize you.
No, I am a male.