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Why should women have to pay for pads and tampons?

Pads and tampons can be quite expensive and girls can't help it that they are going through extreme amounts of pain and are bleeding uncontrollably. Having a period is not a choice and women shouldn't have to pay for it. They should be free because not everybody can afford them even though it is completely necessary

No woman chooses to have a period, and society demands we use these products. Let's not forget that without them we'd be bleeding all over the place which is not only unseemly but also unhygienic due to blood-borne illness and disease. Without periods humankind as we know it would not exist. It is hypothesized that humans first learned to keep track of time by comparing a woman's cycle with the phases of the moon. It also goes without saying that man would literally not exist if it weren't for periods. These products are a necessity and companies are making billions every year by women.
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Bean1746-50, F
Pads and tampons are really costly! You know what鈥檚 also crazy? When I was in France I noticed a thing of pads cost like $2 whereas here in the States I gotta pay nearly $7 for the exact same product.馃檮
Deletedlol22-25, F
@Bean17 Wow. I need to go to France and stock up
Bean1746-50, F
Ikr! I should have done that but their alcohol is way cheaper too so I was busy stocking up on champagne!馃槄 Which was also $2 by the way and here it would be at least $10. I don鈥檛 get it how there鈥檚 so much of a price differential among the same products!@Deletedlol
Deletedlol22-25, F
@Bean17 ... I'm just going to move to France ...
Bean1746-50, F
Haha or that would work too!馃槄 If I had it to do all over again I鈥檇 look into one of those menstrual cups. They鈥檇 be much more cost effective over time and help cut down on trash in the landfills too.@Deletedlol
Deletedlol22-25, F
@Bean17 True lol. Those seem uncomfortable though.
Bean1746-50, F
Yes I鈥檓 sure there鈥檚 a learning curve which would probably be uncomfortable during the process. I鈥檇 be willing to try it just to not have to buy stinkin pads anymore! I鈥檓 nearing the change of life point though so I don鈥檛 know if it鈥檇 be worth it to figure it out now.馃槄@Deletedlol
Deletedlol22-25, F
@Bean17 Well mine only begun a few years ago so I'd better invest lol
Bean1746-50, F
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