I came across this youtube video about sanitary pads in their early days and it’s super hilarious.
Women are so blessed nowadays. As far as I could remember, I have seen many of my aunties using those super bulky sanitary napkins with a string to attach to the waist. That time I was still too young to realize what menstruation is and I was bewildered: what on earth are those?
Damn kesian women in older times. In those times it was called the sanitary apron/belt.
No wonder they all had to wear those flowy dresses!
It was to hide the gigantic unsightly sanitary aprons underneath!
Early on, in 1921, women were reluctant to buy sanitary napkins because it meant asking a clerk for a box (some company even supposedly invented the word “Kotex” so women wouldn’t have to say “sanitary napkin”).
In an effort to make it easier and more discreet, there was also a practice known as “Silent Purchase”. It was coupons from newspapers that women could cut out and hand to the clerks so they wouldn’t have to ask for the pads; apparently stores were not piling them on the counter.
Then, in 1921, Kotex came out with its first ad campaign.
The company explained that the menstrual pad’s origin was as a bandage for soldiers during the World War (O.o). American nurses in France tried it as a menstrual napkin, and they liked it very much.
However, the new sanitary napkin only sold well after women were allowed to put money into a container without having to speak to the shop clerks, and to take a box from a stack on the counter.
I couldn’t have imagined that buying sanitary pads was such an embarrassing procedure in the past. I know of some guys who are still reluctant to buy pads for their girlfriends nowadays but most of them don’t mind because it’s such an honor (buying something so intimate for a girl means she trusts you and feels close to you)!
And pads nowadays can never be any slimmer.
I bought the Kotex Soft & Smooth Ultrathin Wing trial pack today.
(Only RM1.48 for 5 pads. Super cheap!)
This latest design absorbs 2x faster than the leading cottony Ultrathin pads for that instant long lasting dryness.
It comes with a softouch cover for a smooth cushiony feel.
And it is also ultra thin for ultimate discreet protection, so you don’t have to worry about the pad being visible, even when wearing tight clothing.
Soooooooooooo thin. Like a piece of paper.
Can just slide in into your daintiest wallet.
In the end, you won’t even remember that you’re having your period.
From sanitary apron, to sanitary belt, to sanitary napkin and pad, I’m thinking that, maybe, we should now call it the sanitary sticker!
February 1st, 2008 at 10:16 am
But it’s so thin~ later ‘overflood’
hahaha~
February 1st, 2008 at 11:09 am
I somehow feel like I could relate to this post…. not.
February 1st, 2008 at 12:53 pm
being a guy i’m gonna say it like a guy, “MY EYES” lol
February 1st, 2008 at 1:22 pm
i thought only liners are so thin!!! (i am one of those who doesnt mind buying pads for gf/frens)
February 1st, 2008 at 2:17 pm
We should just intro a “bottle-stopper” type of sanitary so that none will flow out at all
February 1st, 2008 at 4:33 pm
phu. i think what you’re referring to is a tampon no?
February 1st, 2008 at 4:33 pm
The string pad still avalaible. The hospital will put them on those women who just gave birth. Is a big mystery on how to tie the pad. ^_^
February 1st, 2008 at 4:53 pm
“bottle-stopper”, you mean cork? its called ‘tampon’ dude; i bet you never heard of menstrual cup…another choice
February 1st, 2008 at 5:39 pm
funny video, totally exaggerating, but true also ..i still remember, back in school days, one of my friend..how she hated ‘those days’, she refered Periods as “riding the horse”.(early pads being up to 2cm)
February 1st, 2008 at 7:41 pm
i know this is totally off-topic. but i really like your purse!
February 1st, 2008 at 8:13 pm
lol @ phu’s reply and to the replies to phu! well done anne and jane for educating him!!
February 1st, 2008 at 9:42 pm
hahahahaha the picture with the pink toy on top of the pad is damn cute!!!
February 2nd, 2008 at 1:00 am
I totally agree with pinkpau.
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:14 am
I think it’s too thin, does it “safe” enough?
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:31 am
ditto, so cute ! how you get the idea…
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:02 am
Kotex should pay you for this writeup, did they?
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:16 am
cindy: wont la! so scary meh!
keju: cuz u PMS isit!
pmc: LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE!
sheon: nowadays what also got ok.
phu: after that can sell bottles to Nippon Paint?
anne: i think he seriously means bottle!
min: really ah! O.o But so bulky!
jane: i always wonder who will use menstrual cup! O.o
mama: lolol qi ma? lolol
jocey: Thank you! It’s for sale actually!
rush: and i really really think toyota rush sucks.
pinkpau: She’s PMSing!!!
Celine: i want to do photoshoot with you and Kevin!
mimi: safe! i tried it before.
xox: lol i dunno just use whatever prob i can find in my room!
sayyes: It’s an advertorial!
February 2nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
for sale?? where??
February 2nd, 2008 at 1:26 pm
whoa..unbelieveble..they wear such huge dress to cover their pads??kasihan them also..so susah and heavy sumore..
February 2nd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
phu = pervert ?
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February 2nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
seems like these pads have more than 1 usage:
~ soft cushion for your toys
~ kotexBalls..neh the DIY world cup ball that kennysia did
~ shoe inserts..my fren did tht to absort sweat
~ homemade slippers
February 2nd, 2008 at 6:18 pm
vic - Yeah seems so, a definite perv. But better not attack him about it, see his shoutbox? got someone call him sad n he blasted that person for it.
February 2nd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
swt =.=
i don really know these were existed.
i tot girls at the ancient time din wear anything during period…
cuz i saw a real case b4… an old-fashioned mum stop her daughter from using sanitary pad
she said that their old ancestors oso din use… =.=
that poor girl then grown up in a very unpleasant pathway…
February 2nd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
i found this, quite interesting:
“when i was a kid, my mum used to send me to the store to buy her sanitary napkins, she wld give me an envelope with a note n money in it, when i got to the store the woman wld read the note, go in the back room n come out with a wrapped up box. i thought my mum was a spy for many years.”
February 2nd, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Can Cheeserland blocks perverts from accessing?Hmm,juz curious…
February 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 pm
i think we should lodge a police report.
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Yea!We should!
February 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Nice Chanel
February 3rd, 2008 at 12:28 am
sue me: but i damn like their dress la!
Vic: full time stalker!
kitt: lol
Rush: wei where u now ah
minnydino: omg serious! then how! then bocor right? cannot go out O.o
dj: haha thats the kotex story also!
Ying Bin: I got many Watchcheese here. Worry not!
Me: Thanks!
February 3rd, 2008 at 3:24 am
omg,we have same wallet! mine’s in yellow. what are the odds we have the same vintage wallet? o_O
February 3rd, 2008 at 1:28 pm
“This is your mother’s pad”…ahahha..exactly!
and my mum said her mum used cloth/rags! and her mum’s mum used……make a guess 1st…
….it’s …………………banana leaves!!!!!
we are so blessed!
February 3rd, 2008 at 7:09 pm
aiyoh whats so pervert abt phu? i dnt geddit. anyways haha, damn, good thing they’re so much thinner now ah! and more.. um, um convenient. haha.
February 4th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
then bocor den she always let her frens laugh at her…
but she can’t do anything oso, as her family don let her to use @.@
in the end she was spotted by her class teacher and brought to do mental counselling…
got mental prob d~~
February 4th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Why on earth are you still using pads? Tampons are so much easier to handle. And you don’t have to worry if your pad outline can be seen or not. Try OB tampons or Playtex for heavier flow.
February 4th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
it’s personal preference, i use both; tampons can be risky (toxic shock syndrom) at times, pads are safe.
February 19th, 2008 at 12:15 am
How do these things work? Where do they go? Will pictures help me understand?
March 25th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
love your punny post title.
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:18 pm
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to my suprise, they are from recycled papers!