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Post by trisha on Nov 13, 2018 21:48:53 GMT
redboxproject.orgIt's appalling in this day and age that women can't afford basic sanitary products. One manager of a local supermarket said that these products were stolen more than anything else. Food banks are asking for more things now, ranging from food to shower gel and now sanitary products. Trisha
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Post by 6herry on Nov 13, 2018 22:42:12 GMT
Or teach them to think for themselves. When I was a kid, toilet paper was not uncommon in the main.
Just because you can't afford the right stuff doesn't mean you do without.
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Post by trisha on Nov 14, 2018 13:56:02 GMT
6herry, I used to use cut up sheets and they would get washed. Newspapers and later izal were the used for toilet paper, not good absorbancy!
I think sanitary towels started getting popular in the ?60's. I can't imagine girls
using anything else. One reusable way would be the Mooncup, I'm not certain that I would have used one.
Trisha
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Post by Bellatrix on Nov 14, 2018 17:26:41 GMT
I actually find it hard to believe that these are something no one could afford. I think you can buy a packet of value ones from supermarkets for under 30p, the sort of loose change you find down the side of the sofa.
Agree with what you've said about making do too, tissue, cotton wool, cotton fabric. I'm quite suspicious of some of the ads on the tv at times, sometimes think they're made to make the government look bad by other parties, not that I'm ever in agreement with any government.
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Post by Jazzy on Nov 15, 2018 12:30:37 GMT
My thoughts are that food banks are just that, and personal hygiene products are up to the individual to buy, after all, if they are already receiving food bank donations then the savings made on food can then be spent on toiletries etc.
As for providing for school girls, it seems having 4-5 days off each month is a good excuse to laze around, schools have to be savvy on this one.
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Post by Lancashire Lass on Nov 16, 2018 12:50:55 GMT
I’ve read about girls missing school during periods but it was referring to girls around the world not in the U.K. I cannot imagine not having had access to pads and tampons! I’m still grateful that I no longer have a need for them!
I haven’t looked up the price of a packet of pads, will do so now!
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Post by Bellatrix on Nov 16, 2018 18:46:10 GMT
There was an advert on the tv LL, about girls in the UK not being able to afford them too, I was shocked.
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Post by 6herry on Nov 16, 2018 19:38:00 GMT
There was an advert on the tv LL, about girls in the UK not being able to afford them too, I was shocked. Had they checked the price on their mobile phones? |
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Post by Lancashire Lass on Nov 18, 2018 12:37:32 GMT
There was an advert on the tv LL, about girls in the UK not being able to afford them too, I was shocked. Had they checked the price on their mobile phones? Good point 6herry! Or seen an ad on a Sky channel! |
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