OK, so I have been meaning to blog about this for awhile, but kept on forgetting to do so. The thought once again came into my mind tonight at Wal-Mart (Spawn of Satan) while in the check out lane. Playtex Sport Tampons. I do not know what made me try them in the first place... perhaps that the were new in the market since I got pregnant with Nate, but anyway. I know you are wondering what is so interesting about these tampons to deserve a blog, so I will relieve you of the suspense now... THEY HAVE MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES ON THE WRAPPER. That's right, each tampon comes complete with two inspirational/motivational sayings on them. Things such as...
Focus on the positive (That I am not pregnant?)
You've got the moves
The sky's the limit
Stay focused on what matters most
Live out your dreams
Challenge yourself
Get out there and show em' what you got (My period??? Is that what you want me to show them)
I am not sure what these messages are supposed to inspire me to do, other than have a good laugh. Although, I must admit that Playtex did one thing right, they got people talking about their product. I set down on the couch and pulled out my box of tampons and read my inspirational messages one by one to the hubby, who of course shares the same sentiment as I... WHAT THE HECK!?!?!? Now, this whole thing got me to thinking, who is the poor shmuck that has to come up with these sayings. What is their job title? Dan suggest that it is probably some poor intern! So, I of course went to the playtex website and there is a "confidence corner"! I have decided that it is the women on this website, Jenny R. Susser, PhD, that is coming up with these wonderful messages for all of us to enjoy/laugh at/mock. What a wonderful use of a PhD indeed. Maybe I should get a PhD in Clinical Psychology so that I can put motivational messages on condom wrappers!
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I had a similar experience recently. I can't wear tampons because they make me sick, literally. So, I'm stuck with the dreaded pad. I opened up a new one and the little paper in the middle that covers the sticky part said, "Have a happy period!" That really made me laugh, because I pretty much know that's impossible. Except for maybe that laugh right there that I just had from the paper.
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