i bought a ten pack of pads today for $8.95
8.95!
that is like 9!
which is like 10!
So, 10 dollars for 10 pads! that is like 1 dollar a pad. Do you get my point?
Now, I could rave on about how expensive things are at the show, but why bother when everyone goes anyway and it's never changed or going to change. So instead I'm going to bitch about my period in general because I'm so pmsed up that I need to bitch about something.
Why does it happen? All biological reasons aside, why does it happen? and I don't just mean happen, I mean happen in the middle of the day, quite unexpected when I am in Olympic Park.
I remember when I first got my period and I heard that when you got pregnant you didn't have to have it anymore. And so for the first time I turned to God and prayed that I would get pregnant. Thankfully I did not get pregnant and so now I have to turn to God again and ask for cheaper prices at the show chemist.
UPDATE 18/04/07:
I told my friend and she thinks that men or the government should have to pay for pads.
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I think someone needs to go to the show-bag pav. for some chocolate...
dear, like, my comment,
first off, Easter show pad prices need to drop, thats ridiculous!
secondly, yeah you don't get your period when you're pregnant, and when i heard that i too was like,
"huh, an upside to pregnancy"
but then my mum told me that after you give birth for like 40 days you do have your period, not anywhere near as strong, but its there FOR 40 DAYS!!!!!
.... you probably need to sit down now....but if you weren't already i would be like,
"why is Anna standing up while on her computer?"
i love how you say upside to pregnancy because the baby isnt enough. but 40 DAYS! thats stupid...especially if i happen to be at the Easter Show again and need some pads.
i'm definitely sitting now, i can't get pregnant that way. OR CAN I?
anyway, i've been thinking of getting a fit ball to sit on in front of the computer, they way that kath and kim have.
I was 'that friend' and it's true. Not only do we have to put up with getting our periods EVERY month, but we have to pay for the privilege of not dripping blood everywhere? (and in your case, pay an exorbitant price...)
And we go through this pain (both monetary and physical) only to give birth, and have men to claim a paternal right over a baby which we have essentially waited a whole lifetime to have?
In order to right this horrible injustice, the government ought to outsource the manufacturing of pads and tampons (preferably using ecologically friendly materials), build stores in convenient locations and upon going there, women can get them for free. I realise this will destroy the competition between various feminine hygiene companies, but quite frankly, I would rather be provided with a free generic product than continually pay for these 'necessary' items.
And I understand that that's a really unrealistic expectation of the govt because it's never going to happen in our lifetime, so why aren't pads and tampons GST free already?!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!? Did you know, in debate just before the introduction of GST, the male federal health minister said 'i'd like shaving cream to be exempt too, but I'm not expecting that'.
Oh I'm sorry , I didn't realise voluntary use of shaving cream to help ease shaving and bleeding monthly were on the same level.
(further evidence on how men cannot and will never understand).
Did you know condoms are exempt and feminine hygiene products aren't? Because they're classified as a 'luxury item'. Because using them is succhhhhhhh a luxury.
Ok. rant over.
I think that pads should be provided as a health service from ALL medical clinics and pharmacies. This way they are located just about as conveniently as a COLES or Priceline and although i can understand what a bothersome service it would be constantly handing out pads to women, it would also mean a HUGGGGGEEEEEEEEE decrease in the amount of money women would have to spend on themselves and could potentially spend on their children's food and well-being OR condoms so their chances of having more children are lessened significantly.
Quite frankly, it would be a service to all.
But you know anonymous friend, I can understand why pads might be considered a luxury item: it's because they are adorned with colourful patterns and designs and on the non-sticky side of the backing, there are always quircky bits of information like 'the oldest tortoise that has ever lived was 184647927645 years old'. I'm in pain, why the fuck do I care?
If only all this commercialism was stopped and pads were just white and came in their appropriate thicknesses.
What irks me most is that you can't ask a man to buy you some pads. They'll get it wrong or just not do it and before you know it, you'll be at the end of the earth and your period will start.
dear, like, my comment,
like, wow, totally made me hate men now....
how the hell is a pad a luxury item? What the hell else would you use? Cloth....or RAGS!!!!!
Alls i can say (and i've said it before)
BOYS ARE STUPID!
There was actually a blind guy on the bus with me and Donna today doing a similar rant. But not so much about pads, as well, coffee. But you get my gist. He's blind, and doesn't like inflation either. See? It affects *all* of us!
I don't know what's more disturbing.
The comments to this particular post, or the fact that someone let Joel on a bus.
Either way it's been 'fun-usual'...
Joel: that is not the same because coffee effects women as well and it's not an essential!
although, i do love busses because i forgot my music yesterday and luckily a hobo had an ipod that he was singing along to....
when did you start blogging boy?
Greg: funusual? that's an unusual word isn't it? i think you should make up a 'macquaries dictionary' sort of definition so we can alert the spelling bees (or the dictionary).
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