Mooncup

Seen something incredibly similar called "The Retainer" or something on American queer boards. Spose this is the brit marketing of the product.

I remember what the original was called. "The Keeper".

Haven't got one, have considered it.... but then Jack wouldn't be able to eat my tampons

Firstly - I only do when I'm asked;

Secondly - how do you know? There may be many girls who have them and DON'T talk about them, but you'd never know;

thirdly - what the fuck have you got against girls talking about periods you woman hating pig dog? I bet you'd have us all put in menstrual huts and made to have ritual exclusion if you got your way. You just want to tear the women's movement apart, you counter-revolutionary malestream manarchist scum

All female sanitary products have VAT on 'em.

I was under the impression that tampons get classified as luxury items too.

The thing that's better about the mooncup is that you don't have to pay for it over and over and over and over and over and over and over, so the government doesn't have revenue coming from an industry making money out of menstruation.

Edit: Apparently the government slashed it from 17.5% VAT to 5% back in 2000. So the people who said that tampons weren't charged at luxury vat rate was right

ach i was told they were luxury in year 9 PSE which was in 98/99 ish. I cant slash that from drunken rants then

help i think im sexist!!!!!!!

okay i always thought i was down with the "bloods" so to speak, even been none to go gangbanging with the colours on full display, but then i thought of the keeper cup thing and now all i can think of is someone taking it out and emptying it down the sink like a glass of wine, then washing it with the rest of the dishes.

i need to go lie down not feeling well.

i know that but now all i can think of is someone reaching between their legs and pulling out a mini chalice that looks to be holding a deep red shiraz with a delicious blueberry richness.

i think it would help if it wasn't made to look so much like a cup.

actually ive just been reminded of perhaps the worst contraceptive product ever the femidom, or bin liner as me and my 13 year old mates like to call them.

'god, they look vile!!

no offence 3rd but why the fuck would u be interested in this sort of thing?

seriously they look fucking horrible'

Yep, sticking a wadge of cotton wool up your cunt is much less 'horrid'..

FFS, it's a practical alternative to an expensive/environmentally damaging issue.

yes the poem etc are bullshit, but are they more offensive than a 'Ooh Bodyform for yooouuuuu......' advert?

my mum was well chuffed when tampons were invented. as a kid she had to wash sanitary rags made out of old material out in a bucket of cold water outside and she hated it (i don't know why the water was cold though, i think she just threw that bit in for dramatic effect). she said it was dead embarassing if her dad or brother walked past.

when tampons began, it was a hugely liberating concept for her and she thinks your all mad for using mooncups and washing them out now (especially 3rd cause hes a boy. shes having real problems getting her head round that one and cruelly i am not helping much ). she also had a really good time on the contraceptive pill which again was seen as liberation.

shes not interested in ecology and she doesn't want to know about the massive profits of drug companies either ....

i fear she is a bad influence. i really should get myself adopted.

They want people to think women are aliens.,