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Why Amy Schumer is getting blamed for the national tampon shortage

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Procter & Gamble is bizarrely blaming comedian Amy Schumer for a national tampon shortage.

Schumer, 41, appeared in advertisements for Tampax — America’s most popular tampon brand owned by P&G — aiming to normalize conversations about menstruation in July 2020.

“Retail sales growth has exploded,” company spokeswoman Cheri McMaster told Time magazine, saying demand is up 7.7% since the Oscars 2022 host starred in the series of commercials for the corporation almost two years ago.

Tampax tampons are currently hard to come by at grocery stores in many parts of the country, “with Amazon sellers taking advantage of the shortage.” In January, the outlet reports, one box of 18 Tampax “listed for $114, about $6 more more — per tampon — than women usually pay.” In addition to raging shortage complaints in Reddit threads, a charity that supports homeless women has also seen a “big drop off” in donations of the feminine hygiene product.

The company is apparently running Tampax factory workers ragged in Maine — with McMaster claiming the manufacturer is operating 24 hours a day in an attempt to plug the dam of demand.

Is Schumer’s effective hype job to blame? The Post has reached out to both the “Trainwreck” star and P&G for comment.

Meanwhile, P&G “posted its biggest sales gain in decades in the most recent quarter, and the amount of money it made from sales in its feminine care division was up 10%.”

But Time reporter Alana Semuels appears skeptical of P&G’s claim that “Life or Beth” star Schumer is responsible for the shortage — questioning whether contemporary commercials alone actually have the power to move products out the door.

Plus, other brands of tampons — including Playtex — are also in short supply, and they don’t have an Emmy winner and Tony nominee to blame.

Time claims the COVID-19 pandemic is partially responsible, as cotton, plastic and paper pulp used to make tampons have been in high demand to make masks and other personal protective equipment — putting pressure on the supply chain.

Factory closures and staff shortages have also contributed to the problem...

Meanwhile, it’s unclear how much Schumer was paid for the purportedly influential commercials, but P&G excitedly announced their partnership with the comedian in a press release in July 2020.

“When we chose to focus on tampon and period education, we knew Amy Schumer was a perfect fit because Amy doesn’t shy away from anything,” they stated.

“Our goal is to make period and tampon conversations as normal as periods and the first step is getting people comfortable talking about them,” they added. “We hope this partnership and our new, engaging ‘edu-tainment’ period and tampon content will encourage more people to laugh, talk and learn about them.”

 

Might need to pull a few strings to fix this.

I think we know who is probably more to blame:

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1 hour ago, clapclapclap said:

the manufacturer is operating 24 hours a day in an attempt to plug the dam of demand.

Was that really necessary?

2 hours ago, Kel Varnsen said:

The solution

DivaCup Menstrual Cup, 1 unit, Model 1 – Diva International Inc. : Pads and  cup | Jean Coutu

I had to dig one of these out of my girlfriend’s box a few years ago. by the end of it my hands looked like I’d been performing battlefield surgery. true story. 

2 hours ago, Kel Varnsen said:

The solution

DivaCup Menstrual Cup, 1 unit, Model 1 – Diva International Inc. : Pads and  cup | Jean Coutu

Yeah, every girl I know in Mexico uses this, including my girlfriend.

I know something that plugs holes and stops periods.

If you’ve pulled the goalie and had shark week once a month, try shooting skeet indoors.

7 hours ago, DaggerHorns said:

I know something that plugs holes and stops periods.

If you’ve pulled the goalie and had shark week once a month, try shooting skeet indoors.

What in the world? Shoot skeet to scare the blood out of her? wtf? With goalie gear on?

Let’s get one thing clear: this tampon shortage is not Amy Schumer’s fault. Period.

These things ebb and flow.  Someone just needs to pull the string and get it back to normal.

Edited by slorch

So bitches need to get pregnant to stop the flow because there's no tampons only to find once the kid pops out there's no baby formula. 

Fucking America. 

On 6/12/2022 at 8:47 AM, Shaggy3.0 said:

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This information flow tastes a bit bitter. One interim solution: Do your part, get yer red wings.

On 6/10/2022 at 4:47 PM, clapclapclap said:

saying demand is up 7.7% since the Oscars 2022 host starred in the series of commercials for the corporation almost two years ago.

A serious response here.  P&G can’t respond to a 8% increase in demand over 2 years?

I know whose fault this is, and it isn’t Amy shumer. 

Just now, Pato del Muerto said:

A serious response here.  P&G can’t respond to a 8% increase in demand over 2 years?

I know whose fault this is, and it isn’t Amy shumer. 

Yeah, this.  But its easier for clapx3 to blame someone else.

wait a fucking minute here: More women are using tampons, say the stats.  So, wouldn't an equal number of women be halting their usage of other products, like pads?  Or, are these greedy bitches doubling up?

On 6/12/2022 at 8:47 AM, Shaggy3.0 said:

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Good God, roll that back into the water before it dries up and dies! The again.... 

I've never heard of Amy Schumer. Just googled her.

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