October 13, 2005
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Tampons Aren’t Supposed to Smell Like Roses
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“Tampax Fresh – the only cardboard tampon that doesn’t smell like cardboard.”
This is a real ad. Ripped right out of the People magazine from my dentist’s office. Tampax is now offering the first scented tampon. Scented?! What kind of sicko smells a tampon? Do you really care what a tampon smells like when you first take it out of the box? Believe me, after a ‘pon has been marinating in your bloody coot for a few hours, it is not going to make a difference if it originally smelled like cardboard or a field of daisies.
I double dog dare any of you to argue that this is NOT the dumbest ad campaign ever. What the hell is going on in this picture? Under what circumstances would a woman ever be in her nightgown, holding Tampax under her chin while sitting in a . . . lake? Plus, no respectable woman would wear white when Little Red Riding Hood comes for a visit during Butt Sex Only Week. Certainly not after Labor Day! Please.
Comments (93)
Oh, what about those idiots with the “have a nice period” ads that end with the pads becoming, like, little beds? NO, I WON’T HAVE A NICE FUCKING PERIOD, I NEVER DO AND I NEVER WILL AND I NEVER HAVE, BECAUSE IT SUCKS, and maybe you should have one to see, Mr. Ad Executive!
But this one definitely weirds me out more. the dahling? The cuddling of the ‘pon box? It’s like they know having scented tampons are stupid but they were forced to come up with an ad campaign anyway…
um… i thought that there already were scented tampons by tampax… unless the “fresh scent” plastic ones i use to plug it up don’t count.
but yeah… lame on the adverts. definitely either run by a man, or a very very angsty currently-perioding woman.
Ad Campaigns Dreamed Up By Men, # 31,352,498. One of these days, someone from Tampax’s marketing campaign is going to get around to the bleeding (sorry) obvious and team up with the makers of Anadin and Cadbury’s for a feminine hygiene product promotion I could really actually care about. Until then – I wish they’d keep their stupid blue liquid to themselves.
The Whitney Houston line was on a show last night about “Britain’s favourite love songs” – which I caught the opening five minutes of because it came on after Ghost and I lost my remote control when I moved house
When it got to the second Boyzone song, I had to make alternate arrangements – thank God I didn’t lose the DVD remote.
Maybe they will do chocolate scented tampons next.
If those damn execs at that company all got yeast infections one day because someone told them to keep perfuming their stinky parts, I’d feel a lot better.
“Butt Sex Only Week” bahahahahaha
This may be the first time in my personal history that a woman talking about menstration actually made me like her more than I already did.
Maybe they should just make them tuna scented and get it over with.
I thought playtex already made scented tampons. Tampax should investigate any claims they make in the case of a lawsuit.
The ads I hate more than this one are the ones that make you think their perfume ads. They’ve got the little folded over part with the scent in it, and you go to smell it and realize you’re smelling tampons! Ugh.
Have you ever wondered what kind of special person it takes to do an tampon ad in the first place? Look at that woman… she looks like she actually enjoys wearing tampons. Sorry, I don’t know a woman alive who enjoys any part of that whole 5-7 days a month. Blech.
ohhh man.. “Get fresh, dahling” bwahahaa… almost as funny as the fact that even THEY said “oh whatever, its tampon”
Wait, cardboard? They make them out of cardboard? What kind of sense does that make? Couldn’t they come up with a more absorbent material? Or maybe I just don’t get it. I’m imagining the type of cardboard like a cardboard box. That can’t be right, though…
lmao. thats awesome. I thought u changed the wording on it at first.
Oh good grief that’s one of the most ridiculous things I’ve seen in a while. So much I want to say about it but feel I should just walk away shaking my head.
AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAA!!! You need to post more often!
What dumb asses! Don’t they realize that the perfume they put in those damn things causes yeast infections?
They must own shares in Monistat too…
Bastards…
See, I cannot argue that this isn’t the worst tampon ad campaign, because it clearly is.
And, can I just say…ick. Double ick. Scented tampons, scented douches…all that stuff…just ick. Damn ad people, trying to make women think that we smell bad. Bastards!
HAHAA
Why does the cardboard have to be scented anyway? It only hangs out in your “coot” for about 12 seconds.
Lol! I was convinced you’d photoshopped that text there.
I think they’re onto something with scent, because it’s a number one paranoia-inducer during blood-fest week, but I really won’t stick perfume of any sort up my cooch. It’s just a no-win situation. 20 bucks says it’ll be off the shelves again within a few months.
LOL, you crack me UP!
IRT Pajan: I swear it is not photoshopped! Check out this week’s People magazine, around pgs. 151 or 152.
IRT Nina:
Because they double as air freshners when you throw the cardboard in the trash can. It’s practically a free pass for you to fart, and what woman doesn’t want that?
haha! thats fantastic- they arent going to sell, but i can see the possibility of Tampax branching out to tampon shaped air fresheners in the near future
omg.
you made me snort I was laughing so hard.
LOL!
Hilarious.
Your way with words is simply unmistakable.
“Plus, no respectable woman would wear white when Little Red Riding Hood comes for a visit during Butt Sex Only Week. Certainly not after Labor Day! Please.”
LOLOLOL!
They’ve had scented tampons for years..it’s a really gross scent unique to tampons which just makes one think “That woman is menstruating and wearing one of those gross scented tampons”. I can’t imagine why anyone would want to stick that disgustingly scented thing up her ying-yang. It’s like wearing a neon sign advertising your menses to the masses.
I don’t know why anybody is surprised that tampax came up with something so stupid, I’m a playtex girl, their stuff is better all around! First, cardboard sucks, I don’t care how it spells, looks or comes in some cutesy little palm sized wrapper – WHO CARES!
Playtex ladies, plastic is the way to go and the whole thing is flushable!! can we all say, “duh”?!
Haha… ya know when Aunt Flow comes for her one week stay I really don’t care what it smells like so long as is doesn’t smell period… LOL period. Have a wickedly wonderful day!!
Now if they would only make flavored ones…
Bwahahahaha!!! You crack me up!
AND you made me spew on my keyboard.
Let’s just START with the half-mermaid in the silky white nightgown, shall we? Uhmmm… tastes just like chikin’
Those smell like vag, anyways, so isn`t that redundant?
lol that’s really stupid..
pads are scented too.. o_O?
think of dis way: if a guy looks in ur purse an sees it u can say its purfume o.o
You have no idea what it’s like to choke laughing while eating popcorn.
It tastes so much worse coming back down.
That is so funny. You are a crackup.
…..wow.
I don’t know if it’s legal, you’re the lawyer.
They gave me a verbal job offer, I never recieved the offer letter. And as we all know in America, verbal means shit.
Must suck to be that model.
good point.. ive never understood any of those ads for any of that.. especially the one where she plugs up the leak in a damn row boat…. and who would carry a WHOLE box of tampons with them anyways???
I want to trade my vaginia in for something else now.
What a dumb fucking product, and a worse fucking ad. Sheesh.
What about men’s razor commercials? In every one, there’s either an exotic sportscar or a hi tech jet flying around. WTF is that? How is that even remotely related to shaving?
HAHA! I agree. Scented tampons are a waste of effort. =P Super Plus Kotex with plastic applicators for me. Please and thank you. hehe. ^__^ Anyway, I saw you on featured content. You’re famous! LOL
I was #1 on there the other day, even though I DIDN’T WANT TO BE. It was cause of some retahded drama. Blah. Anyway, come see me if you like. Bye for now. Luv. <3 ~Holly
Yeah I agree, who in their right mind would smell a tampoon unless they have some werid obsession with tampoons. but that would just be werid, disgusting, and distrubing.
~ Rachel
hey random props, yeah alot of ads are retarded.. but doesn’t it make it stand out? people remember the dumb ones.
i mean u even spent time to post about it, u are.. advertising for them even. people will be curious and actually go out n buy it n see whats the diff if it scented.. u kno? lol i dont kno.. just dropping my thoughts..
oh btw. theres also a ad from them with a actual place to smell.. like in perfume ads where its folded and u unfold and sniff.. crazy advertising.. but it works, if people make it, people buy it.. thats all there is to it.
oh, i forgot.. this isn’t hate or anything, everyone has a different point of view and opinion on things, just saw u on featured and ur post caught my eye ;o)
and i also forgot.. playtex has a scented tampon too, i use it.. don’t kno why, i guess when u think of smelling good.. u feel fresher? and not so dirty? so they trying to say if u use our tampon u wont smell like bloody fish? but whoes going to really bend down there n smell ur cooch right? lol
You are by the far the funniest woman on the planet.
okay, i henceforth abstain from all ‘pon and pad advertising. not that i’m constantly searching and watching for it. but i swear, and i don’t know how, when i pay attention to an ad, it screws me up. it’s like menstrual karma or something. i pitched a fit about the ‘have a nice period’ campaign (c’mon, that’s effed and they should be ashamed and …and… and damnit, i just did it again) and had the worst month of it EVER.
i love this campaign! that’s fantastic! i’m going to go cuddle up w/ a pack of tampax, maybe light a few scented candles… wait, wait… why bother w/ the candles when i can light some sense-beguiling tampons. just remember to trim the wick to 1/4″ before lighting.
I compleatly agree . I never understood the whole lavender scented aplicater thing anyway, They should show chicks on those ad’s like it realy is. in the most baggy pair of comfie pants , a heating pad wraped around her and downing a bottle of Midol with a pissed off look on her face. I hate those ad’s. Great blog though
that’s so funny and disgusting all in one!!!!
and for those who don’t like Butt Sex – it’s also known as the “blow Jobs only week!”
damn.i didn’t think that they could do worse than they already have. i can only shake my head and walk away….
um… i thought that there already were scented tampons by tampax… unless the “fresh scent” plastic ones i use to plug it up don’t count.
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i dunno, the tampax pearl ones [the plastic ones] are scented, but methinks maybe this ad is talking more about the cardboard ones? i dunno…to me the cardboard ones are not the most fun to use, that’s why i dun use em…the only times i’ve used them is in emergency situations when i had to pay a dime or a quarter for one in a bathroom! XD
Hi ,
Just popping in but that is hilarious. You are dead on.
V
I’ve got an idea for the next stupidest-feminine-product-of-the-year-award: Flower shaped tampons.
I figure if the execs can’t make them smell, feel, taste or whatever better – the next step is to make ‘em “look better”.
lol thats funny <3 Sarah
Oh no they didn’t.
What’s even worse are the magazine ads that look like regular perfume ads, you lift the flap to take a sniff and find out you’re sniffing a TAMPON AD!!!!!!! It’s really horrible!!
When will they ever stop with the pon ads? I don’t really think those things need to be advertised at all.
“Butt Sex Only Week” I almost peed my pants!
lol. i agree. i esp. h8 those little commercials w/ all the dots. they make my stomach hurt. and those dresses are ugly.
Urgh, there is nothing more annoying than ‘pon and pad ads. Especially when you’re with members of the opposite sex. It’s even weirder when you’re watching a show on how things are made.
TV: … and, ‘sanitary napkins’. All this today on “How It’s Made”.
Me: Heck, I don’t need to see this. I’m going downstairs.
Him: Why not?
Me: I see these things often enough. Frankly, after this long, I don’t much care how they’re made and would be happy if I never had to see one again.
“Butt Sex Only Week”? Two thumbs way up.
why does it matter if theres perfume in it?they will get stinked up anyway because its down there with your part and all..so wats the point?and of course it will cause yeast infections.
You fucking rock on about 3000 different levels…
That picture is hilarious. I’ve always preferred Playtex to Tampax, but they’ve been making “deoderant tampons” for years. . .Only problem is that then you smell like deoderant tampons.
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I don’t know if it’s a sign that I’m telling you this on a post that has to deal with tampons.
I can’t believe that’s a real ad! Those advertising people must be on crack…
Hey, let’s not be *too* harsh on the advertising people. They were given a product and told to communicate that the benefit is that it doesn’t smell like cardboard. You can even tell that they thought it was silly by their approach. They change tone right in the middle of the copy. “It’s just a tampon.”
Here’s the way these things usually work. Someone in product development thinks of the idea. (The idea itself my be dumb, but there’s nothing wrong with dumb ideas, as long as they’re not pushed forward.)
Then some business person in the marketing dept thinnks the scented ‘pons had potential. So then the concept is tested with consumers. Who knows what the focus groups said about this.
Then the business person interprets the results and decides the company will make money off this product. This is subjective and often where the bad judgement is made.
Factories make the product. Sales people sell them into the grocery store.
And the little creative team at the ad agency find that a stupid project for a stupid product has landed on thier desks.
They’re just at the end of the chain.
Believe it or not, I worked on a stupider male hygeine product once. Fortunately, it never saw the lilght of day.
They Scent everything now. That is funny. Kinda scary too? What if the stuff they use to scent it has some kind of weird effect later down the road? That would suck.
Guess they are going after the flavored condom crowd…
Perhaps there is a double use for it…..makes your purse smell better? If you forgot to clean behind your ears it could be used for that and perfume at the same time……I do agree that they could have marketed it much better hehe
never have i wanted to vomit more strongly than after reading “Believe me, after a ‘pon has been marinating in your bloody coot for a few hours, it is not going to make a difference if it originally smelled like cardboard or a field of daisies.”
curse you!
Yeah, I noticed that on the box of Tampax Pearl tampons– they have scented and unscented. Ewe, just the idea of scented makes me think of yeast infection.. gross!!
Ooo, man. I haven’t laughed that hard all day. Thank you.
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*gag*
Now, who would feel the need to smell my nethers at that time of the month?
Any idiot who would deserves an unscented tampon.
i think if you left me a comment on my blog (not even any eprops, just a comment) i would be happy as a clam on ectasy. or something.
Ha! That’s why one should considier OB…No cardboard.
It had to be men who thought it up. The women would have been laughing too hard. LOL
Scented tampon? What are they going to come up with next? Flavored enemas?
Are you ever coming back? We miss you, and your fresh scent tampons…
UPDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE
thats really funny, in a WTF sort of way. haha.
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Drop it like it’s hot!
the girl in the picture seems to have a strange fetish. shes clutching that box pretty tight
dont come near HER fresh flower scented tampons
geez…no one is even down there when I am wearing tampons…ugg.
LOL…
dumbasses. definitely thought up by a man, no woman would ever think that’s a good idea.
you all obviously know nothing about Marketing..yes theoretically a scented tampon sounds..uncessary…but for the women who pride themselves in combating feminine order and maintaining the utmost fresh practices..its a good idea. It’s more of a mental thing than anything. Women..we feel so blah, bloated, and nasty during that time of month..a fresh scented tampon just makes the experience a little more pleasant…think about it..oh and they could have done a lot better with the Ad but I still get the point
excuse the spelling mistakes..lol
*(splutters)* surely, they must be hypoallergenic scented tampons. wouldn’t do at all if I broke into hives up there or something during that special week.
at least the ad itself pretty much admits that it is a stupid concept. “a fragrance so light, so beautiful… oh whatever, it’s a tampon.”
Hell yeah you tell them