Can someone explain scented tampons to me?

[oceanbaby]

Why, why would anyone want scented tampons? I don't understand this in the slightest. I accidentally bought them today and I am just disgusted.

As a side note, I mainly use the Divacup, which is more awesome than words can describe. If you don't have one, get one! But I like to have a box of tampons on standby. But not these. Yuck. I guess that's what happens you shop with your 5yo whining for candy.

[mama2toomany]

Originally Posted by oceanbaby

Why, why would anyone want scented tampons? I don't understand this in the slightest. I accidentally bought them today and I am just disgusted.

As a side note, I mainly use the Divacup, which is more awesome than words can describe. If you don't have one, get one! But I like to have a box of tampons on standby. But not these. Yuck. I guess that's what happens you shop with your 5yo whining for candy.

I keep sea sponges on hand for tampons...

I don't really get the scented tampon ??

[lillian]

oh, they are the worst. i hate when i pass by somebody and you catch a whiff of one. nasty.

[Storm Bride]

Originally Posted by oceanbaby

Why, why would anyone want scented tampons? I don't understand this in the slightest. I accidentally bought them today and I am just disgusted.

I have no idea. I bought a pack by mistake years ago, and didn't realize it until my period hit while we were camping. I can honestly say that once you've used them, there is no more disgusting smell in the world...being in the outhouse when I changed them was a blessing because the outhouse smelled better.

I don't know why they were ever made, and I don't know why anyone would buy them. I'm really sorry to hear that they still exist...

[fw221]

Originally Posted by lillian

oh, they are the worst. i hate when i pass by somebody and you catch a whiff of one. nasty.

:Puke

[momileigh]

Originally Posted by lillian

oh, they are the worst. i hate when i pass by somebody and you catch a whiff of one. nasty.

I have never even HEARD of a scented tampon, but ARE YOU SERIOUS? You can smell it when someone walks by?!?

I use a divacup and can't imagine why I would need tampon backups? (I do have cloth pad backups, but as long as I'm in the mood to stick something up there, why would I suddenly feel the need to use a tampon rather than my cup?)

Sorry to be so OT...

[eilonwy]

I have no idea, but I'm allergic to them. They smell really horrible, but I remember that my mom used to buy them when she didn't have money for hte ones she liked; they were always the last ones left in the store.

[ashleylesh]

yuck!

[sparkprincess]

I've never heard of those!! Ewwww. What a great way to let everyone know you are on your period!

[mamalisa]

I'm still wondering who the man was that decided that vagina should smell like flowers and not, well, vagina???

Cuz you know it was a man.

[mama in the forest]

Gross!!!

I'm still wondering who the man was that decided that vagina should smell like flowers and not, well, vagina???

Cuz you know it was a man.

:

[boysrus]

actually, I don't know that it was a man. Most men I know like the real smell, yk? Like, they would have it in scratch and sniff on every surface available except their mom.
But, I have met a lot of women who are grossed about by their natural scents and want to use fds and douche and what not

[mommajb]

Originally Posted by lillian

oh, they are the worst. i hate when i pass by somebody and you catch a whiff of one. nasty.

My mom used these and I can still remember the smell in the bathroom.

She had a candle that I thought smelled just like them a while ago. Thankfully she got rid of the candle once I pointed out the similarity.

[oceanbaby]

Originally Posted by momileigh

I have never even HEARD of a scented tampon, but ARE YOU SERIOUS? You can smell it when someone walks by?!?

I use a divacup and can't imagine why I would need tampon backups? (I do have cloth pad backups, but as long as I'm in the mood to stick something up there, why would I suddenly feel the need to use a tampon rather than my cup?)

Sorry to be so OT...

I use them sometimes at night. I love love love the divacup but sometimes at night, during the heaviest time, it leaks, I guess because I'm laying down? I don't know, but I use about 1 tampon during my entire period for this reason alone.

Seriously, these are the grossest things. I could smell it as soon as I opened the lid. And it is STRONG!

What I really don't get is . . .even if you wanted your vagina to smell like cheap perfume, who is going to be sniffing around down there during your period? I mean, you can't get a whole lot going on with a tampon in, yk?

[oceanbaby]

actually, I don't know that it was a man. Most men I know like the real smell, yk? Like, they would have it in scratch and sniff on every surface available except their mom.

[Steady101]

They really are so nasty and you CAN smell them when others were them and they are ready for a changing.

[boysrus]

Originally Posted by oceanbaby

What I really don't get is . . .even if you wanted your vagina to smell like cheap perfume, who is going to be sniffing around down there during your period? I mean, you can't get a whole lot going on with a tampon in, yk?

You can't?? Oh, sure, right. you can't :

[mahogny]

When I was in high school in the late 80's, I kept a package of "pocket sized tampons" in my locker. I kept them in a special little tin so it wasn't really obvious what they were. But even in the little tin, they STUNK! My friends all laughed when they opened my locker (they all had the combo) and as soon as the door was open, the smell would waft out. I specifically remember one time I was in the bathroom opening one of my "school tampons", and my friend was in the next stall and said, "Geez, do you have your period? I can smell your tampons all the way over here!"

Anyway, it soon because a joke (as only high schoolers can make it) and so I bought only the scented tampons to keep in my locker just for the laugh factor.

My boyfriend had NO idea what that smell was, and was always amazed that my locker smelled like flowers and perfume!

[PoppyMama]

this has always cracked me up. such a heavy, old lady floral smell. i always thought it would be funny to compliment someone on how lovely their tampon smelled.

[jocelyndale]

It's a vicious plot to keep yeast infection suppository companies in business. Use scented tampons, get a yeastie, buy anti-fungals.