posted on October 21, 2001 09:13:10 AMWonder if fear of tampons is a diagnosable fear?
I always recall the scene in Mr. Mom where he's in the grocery store & has to buy hygiene products for his wife & the hysteria that follows when the cashier announces a price check over the store loudspeaker.
My husband couldn't care less but there are plenty of husbands/boyfriends out there who's undergo root canal w/o anesthesia first.
edited to fix my ubb boo boo & to add, to be PC, there are plenty of women who wouldn't be caught dead at the condom display.
[ edited by Eventer on Oct 21, 2001 09:15 AM ]
posted on October 21, 2001 09:22:33 AM
Well I have to admit, that I don't particularly like being sent to the store for tampons for my wife. I've done it a time or two though.
It's kind of like buying Preparation H. You hope the clerk doesn't notice, but you know she will, and then as soon as you leave the store they all have a good giggle over it.
posted on October 21, 2001 09:35:50 AM
And if the customer is a whiny baby that you have to spoon feed right through the transaction send their item in a Pamper's box.
posted on October 21, 2001 09:45:55 AMCustomer been a PITA? Send their item in a Preparation H box. Unless they have been a perfect a##hole, then they don't need Preparation H.
And if the customer is a whiny baby that you have to spoon feed right through the transaction send their item in a Pamper's box.
posted on October 21, 2001 09:48:40 AM
bids are getting lower and lower and sellers try to cut corner and keep MORE.
this is totally disgusting and tasteless,subjecting your customer humiliation in front of his neighbors.
not only will he not buy from you,he will also alert everyone he knows not to bid on your items.
i agree,boxes are not that expensive,besides usps priority boxes are free,you can always wrap it with brown paper and ship fist class mail.
if you cannot afford a box,then you should not be selling anywhere.who knows what will be next?? soiled tampon and napkins ?blood stained boxes?
fish wrappers ??
posted on October 21, 2001 09:51:30 AM
>>>besides usps priority boxes are free,you can always wrap it with brown paper and ship fist class mail<<<<
That is probably one reason why shipping costs went up!
>>>if you cannot afford a box,then you should not be selling anywhere.who knows what will be next?? soiled tampon and napkins ?blood stained boxes?
fish wrappers ??<<<<
Well, that is rather gross and going a little overboard! A tampon box is NOT the same as used tampons or blood stained boxes. Sheesh!
posted on October 21, 2001 10:01:59 AM
Well, I would personally never use a tampon box to mail anything in, wouldn't think of it, wouldn't do it for a multitude of reasons.
BUT. It amazes me that in this day and age, with the commercials on TV, the things they show on National TV (NBC, CBS, ABC), the things they SAY on National TV...that someone could be offended by a tampon box, as if the neighbors would care what type of box they are receiving. Tampons, toilet paper, etc...they are all a necessary hygenic item and I just don't understand the embarrassment of it all.
I also have no problems going to a store and buying condoms or anything like that so maybe it's just me. If you need it/them, go get them. Who the heck cares who see's you?
But again, in reference to this thread, if I didn't want to look professional, if I wanted a mark on my feedback that would make others think "uh, no thanks", then yeah I'd use a tampon box. Otherwise fork out the BUCK at Walmart and buy one of the small brown boxes they sell in stationary with the envelopes. IT's not even a dollar with tax.
posted on October 21, 2001 10:07:30 AMPreparation H is an excellent remedy for sunburns! No, really!!
Preparation H isn't good for toothpaste though Here's a tip! If you are pregnant, and sick, and want to brush your teeth...make sure you pick up the CORRECT tube.
posted on October 21, 2001 10:19:07 AM
You should really be posting that in your auction listing.... "we ship our items in used tampon boxes" or something of the sort. This way, you will only attract bidders who have this sort of fetish, and people who like to deal with sellers who treat their pacaging professionally can avoid this kind of stuff. LOL!
posted on October 21, 2001 10:40:34 AM
Triggerfish, I have never heard about using Prep H on sunburns; however, I worked with a woman several years ago that was in her late 50's, and she had absolutely the most beautiful complexion I have ever seen - very minimal lines, etc. She used Prep H on her face every night before she went to bed...Makes you wonder.
While I have never received something packed in a tampon box, I have had two just as tacky: I bought a NIB Richard Scarry CD for my little boy for his birthday (paid $5.25 s/h). It arrived with a label stuck directly to the box (no shrink wrap, no brown paper), along with the postage label for $1.33 media mail. The ends of the boxes weren't even taped!
The second one was a brand new video, and it arrived in a Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks box...
She did not use a flimsy box that individual tampons are packed in!
She used the outer cardboard box, that multiple boxes of tampons come in, just the same as any grocery store box you would get.
It does not mean "cheap seller". It means a seller that is trying to save the BUYER some shipping.
Or, maybe the buyer would rather pay the $2.00 for a brand new, unmarked box?
I cannot believe the maturity level I am seeing here today.
WowWow, if you received a priority box wrapped in brown paper that ripped so the priority showed through, you would NOT neg the seller for the priority rate you would then be forced to pay to the post office, right?
Shipping boxes are NOT cheap. Many Ebay sellers are not large corporations. There are GREAT deals to be had on Ebay. If every seller had to use new boxes, shipping charges would fly out of control.
posted on October 21, 2001 11:21:29 AM
engelskdansk, it depends upon the size of the box. For small, say 6 x 4 x 4 boxes, yes you can get them under .50 a box.
I get my 11 x 6 x 4 for smaller items for .70 per box. But, I get them locally and don't have to pay freight. That is a lot to eat if you are shipping 100 items per week, and the cost has to be passed onto the buyer, as it is in EVERY business.
Many of my items are large, though, and require boxes a minimum of 20 x 16 x 16.
Try to find THOSE for under .50. If you do, let me know
Remember, not everyone has a box company local to them, and the freight to get the boxes TO you is not cheap.
So, many times a .50 box ends up closer to .70 per box.
posted on October 21, 2001 11:42:59 AM
there are boxes which cost a few dollars ,try shipping a large japanese woodblock print which cannot be folded or rolled??
in this case,the customer is male and suffered humiliation when he opened the package infront of his friends.
we are here to sell ,not to humiliate our customer,common sense should tell you it is better to find a regular box,a tampon or napkin box is not that big,there are many comparable boxes out there.
i am sure a customer understand if you delay shipment for a day or two saying that you are waiting for packing supply to arrive-giving yourself sometime to look for the right box.
so use a usps priority box and pay priority shipping if you dont want to wrap it with brown paper.
posted on October 21, 2001 01:34:44 PM
Well, I'm a bit confused here. I just did a search of the USPS web site for the rules regarding reused boxes. This is a quote, "Reused packages are only allowed when all markings or labels are removed or completely blotted out". Shouldn't the post office have fussed about the box?
I've reused boxes before, but always blotted out any names or labels. I think using a tampon box is tacky, but I wouldn't leave a neg over it.
posted on October 21, 2001 02:09:40 PM
I think it's tacky to ship an item in such a box. Even being female, it would have been a bit embarrassing to me if my mailman or UPS man delivered the package (I just know he'd be thinking, "What's this -- did you win the Tampax Lifetime Supply sweepstakes or something?" ).
I wouldn't neg over it, but I probably wouldn't purchase anything from that seller again.
If there was absolutely no other box available, at least turn the box inside out or cover it with paper so that the words aren't showing.
(stray smilie)
[ edited by thedewey on Oct 21, 2001 02:10 PM ]
posted on October 21, 2001 02:14:35 PM
What surprizes me about this thread is the overwhelming majority that are against using a tampon carton. Maybe not my first choice, but not really that big of a deal. I wonder if a masculine condom box were used, would the buyer have been offended. Receiving your item & in one piece is more important than what kind of box it comes in.
The buyer is a jerk if he negs for this.
Another use for Prep H, cocaine addicts use it in their nose to help prevent bleeding.
Saw many cocaine addicts come into the emergency room with a tube in their pocket.
posted on October 21, 2001 02:49:55 PMMaybe your customer is a closet cross dresser and he is afraid his neighbors will now realize it.
I've heard of cross dressing, but... tampons? Do any cross dressers go that far? And if so, how do they use the tampons? Enquiring minds want to know...
[ edited by Eventer on Oct 21, 2001 09:15 AM ]
Here's a tip! If you are pregnant, and sick, and want to brush your teeth...make sure you pick up the CORRECT tube.