thanks, chicks of lj!

[rmd]

about the previous poll:

sometime after i stopped using pads/tampons, i noticed a lot of workplaces starting to have pads/tampons available for free. these days, in offices, a good percentage of the machines i've seen (that i've noticed) look to have originally been for-pay and are now for-free.

i'm out in indiana, working at SLM's facility here, and i happened to notice that the vending machine was for-pay. and so i was curious how widespread the free vs pay is, these days. it's been over a decade since i had to worry about chunky stuff splorting out of my hoo-hah, so i really don't track this at all.

i assume it's still true that the more you are in need of an emergency pad or tampon, the more likely that the machine is empty.

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Aw, now I have to clean the coffee off my monitor

[kellyjmf.livejournal.com]

"chunky stuff splorting out of my hoo-hah" indeed.

We have decorative baskets of the stuff at my office. Of course they're completely out of reach of the toilet (in a separate area in one case) so you have to improvise with tp and mince over hoping the wad doesn't fall out of your underwear and leave a trail down yer leg. But it is free.

Re: Aw, now I have to clean the coffee off my monitor

[rmd.livejournal.com]

it's actually a frighteningly accurate description.

my menstrual system was rather theatrical during the time leading up to the hysterectomy.

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

Many moons ago when I worked at LLNL, they had "free supplies" in the ladies' room. Both varieties too, and my brand even! However, with the exception of some finer hotels, I haven't seen free supplies very often.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*goes to find poll*

Honestly, these days, I carry around a handful of such supplies rather than rely on fickle chance. But having the machines be for free is a sign of progress.

[judith-s.livejournal.com]

We have it free in the office. I see it for pay mostly in restaurants.

[flit.livejournal.com]

I've only ever really needed an emergency pad once or twice. I think it was free. And present or it probably would have stuck in my memory more.

[ellyfialy.livejournal.com]

The dispenser in the bathroom closest is always broken. ALWAYS. They've stopped filling it with consumables. In a pinch, I have to find another bathroom and hope it will take my quarter.

The other one on this floor does not actually accept the quarters, either. :(