Kotex has done some really progressive things in terms of destigmatizing menstruation in recent years. They made the first commercials I remember that didn't mention the potential for embarrassment, or the need to hide the fact that you were bleeding. They were the first to feature the color red and to say the word "period". In terms of product design, they were the first to get away from infantile pastels and white.
When I was growing up, I was made to hide any evidence of my period, lest my father or brother become aware of its existence. It wasn't just about having visible blood spots in the trash (reasonable), I had to wrap the plastic pad wrappers in layers of toilet paper and bury them under other things. Packages of pads and tampons were to be hidden in a dresser drawer in my bedroom, not in the shared bathroom. A school guidance counselor denied me an emergency tampon with pursed lips and a veiled reference to my "maturity".
I think we've come a long way towards a more casual and healthy attitude about periods and bright applicators is a small part of that, so good on Kotex.
When I was growing up, I was made to hide any evidence of my period, lest my father or brother become aware of its existence. It wasn't just about having visible blood spots in the trash (reasonable), I had to wrap the plastic pad wrappers in layers of toilet paper and bury them under other things. Packages of pads and tampons were to be hidden in a dresser drawer in my bedroom, not in the shared bathroom. A school guidance counselor denied me an emergency tampon with pursed lips and a veiled reference to my "maturity".
I think we've come a long way towards a more casual and healthy attitude about periods and bright applicators is a small part of that, so good on Kotex.
Ladies, if you're not happy with the wage gap, have you considered even bothering to show up for work??????
That actually happened to me a handful of times when I was a teenager and going to school in a bad neighborhood.
Thanks, that's interesting.
So this is advertising an external wash (still unnecessary and potentially harmful) and yet they're calling it a product for vaginas, from Vaginaland. That's not educating women, it's misleading.
Cosmetics, too. These are fun things that we can do for ourselves that aren't so fraught with body anxieties. You can go to the shoe department and pick something pretty without the fit issues that come with clothes shopping.
I thought that was sweet, to buy those LE bags and save them. They'll be so much cooler to have 20 years from now.
About the price differences by neighborhood, I wonder if it's because of rent differences?
You pulled an unsubstantiated statement out of your ass, and you're quizzing me? Hahaha. In my area a union represents workers at Vons and Ralphs. Where I used to live, I shopped at a union Harris Teeter. You can check up in your own area. Target is the one other company that I'm aware of that shows anti-union propaganda to their workers, though I don't know if they are as aggressive in stamping out organization efforts and wage talk as WFM is. Do you?
The greenwashing WFM engages in re local and organic produce, complete with photos and bios of local farmers they don't even buy from is unprecedented. I have worked at WFM and can personally attest to the craptastic way they treat workers and scam their customers with vague progressive statements and ridiculous markups, but others who have posted here have worked there and at other grocery stores and have attested to those other stores treating workers better.
The greenwashing WFM engages in re local and organic produce, complete with photos and bios of local farmers they don't even buy from is unprecedented. I have worked at WFM and can personally attest to the craptastic way they treat workers and scam their customers with vague progressive statements and ridiculous markups, but others who have posted here have worked there and at other grocery stores and have attested to those other stores treating workers better.
Many other chain groceries are unionized, do not lie about those things, and offer the same organic and conventional produce that WF does without the sucker markup.
It's called greenwashing: giving people warm fuzzies for shopping there, making them feel like they're being progressive in some general sense and charging them a premium for it.
The store I worked at had a significantly higher markup on the same conventional produce that other stores carried. This was explained by a store manager as being justified because "It's supposed to give customers a luxury experience."
The store I worked at had a significantly higher markup on the same conventional produce that other stores carried. This was explained by a store manager as being justified because "It's supposed to give customers a luxury experience."
I used to work at a local grocery that was bought out by Whole Foods. That is their MO. They go to areas where there are locally owned or co-op natural foods stores and try to buy them out. If they won't sell, WFM will open a competing store vey close by, even across the street and temporarily offer lower prices until they drive the community grocery out of business. Then they raise their prices. I think it was Walmart that pioneered this scorched earth expansion strategy, but in a way WFM is worse because they decrease the availability of local and organic products, compared to what was there before.
That's a really good idea!
They're from the same Etsy shop as the linked nipple tassels. Some of the others are quite ornate and pretty.
I plan outfits; I have to because I fly a lot and need to do carry-on. I have to think about day and evening clothes, then bras and panties that work with each. All clothes get folded around each other into a tight square package with socks and underwear in the middle. I go for maximum versatility with the shoes, which tends to be three pairs: pretty flats, which I wear on the plane, one pair sexy heels, one pair either flip flops or boots, depending on the season. Then toiletries: I have acne so I'm high maintenance here: many things decanted into little bottles and jars and pre-Ziploc bagged. Liquid makeup (primer, mascara and lipgloss--I've switched to powder foundation) is separated from solid makeup for the flight and packed in the same clear bag.
[sigh] This is when I wish I were a guy. My boyfriend can chuck in random slacks, button downs, 1 pair shoes, and 1 suit jacket, and be good for anything. He always has extra space too.
[sigh] This is when I wish I were a guy. My boyfriend can chuck in random slacks, button downs, 1 pair shoes, and 1 suit jacket, and be good for anything. He always has extra space too.
Sexy ghost costume, anyone?
Hey girl! If it helps, I can point my thumbs crotch-ward.
That one's still in my rotation, but I believe the last one I used was "The Red Sox have a home game"
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We are planning a potluck dinner/ movie night for a Saturday night in February.
If you'd like to come hang out, join our group on fb. Just give me a heads up in a message letting me know who you are on Jez:
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contact me here:
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#meetup
@sports_gal: What would you do with that information?
#groupthink
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