Boo.

[slemslempike]

I did the completion survey for the skirted tampon recently. I was almost entirely negative about its many facets, though they didn't give me a write-in box so I couldn't fully unleash my venom. This was my favourite question:

"How would you rate the Tampax's applicator for each of the following characteristics?"

Its appearance before using

They then had a further option to rate it on how sleek it looked. The APPLICATOR. Unfortunately I did actually have an opinion on the applicator on account of the top looking a bit like a space ship docking bay, but they didn't have an option for that.

Then, rearing its ugly head again:

"Benefits and feelings you may have experienced from the product you received from us."

"Does not make me feel embarrassed or insecure"

"Helps me to forget I am having my period"

I have to say that I had entirely forgotten about tampons during using the mooncup. But no, tampons don't make me forget I'm having my period. Having to remember to take tampons to the toilet with me, and thinking about whether it might need changing is a complete pain. And I don't like the feeling of the tampon sliding out, and I especially don't like the feeling of the tampon not sliding out, and all round hurrah for the mooncup, say I.

Then I did a survey on mobile phones, and it asked me to think about the following points:

"It is important to me that the look of my mobile phone reflects my masculinity or my femininity"

"I would have fewer friends if I did not have a mobile phone"

For the second one, I sincerely hope not. I don't think any of you would shun me? I get what they're saying, but really. Internet on the other hand - not having that would be drastic. I told them that my gender identity wasn't really related to my mobile phone, and they retorted that in that case they didn't want to talk to me and didn't even give me ten points for my time.

Comments

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

I was very peeved when a colleague referred to my orange Motorola Pebl as a 'girly phone'. I'd thought it was fairly unisex.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Orange is the new pink!

I am always confused by gendered objects like phones and cars. I have been watching some Top Gear and they talk about things being cars for women. They are idiots, it's true, but still. And phones - how does a phone (other than one that has a design scheme of an existing gendered thing like Barbie or Action Man) be a girl or boy phone?

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

they didn't give me a write-in box...

Which itself says quite a lot, I think. Heaven forbid that they (or, indeed, the mobile phone lot) should get any feedback that doesn't fit.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I know it's only a marketing survey rather than anything more investigative, but still.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

P.S.

I don't think any of you would shun me?

Hardly!

[pisica.livejournal.com]

I would have fewer friends if I did not have a mobile phone

Er, apart from immediate I-am-on-the-bus-be-there-in-20-minutes texts in the hour before roleplaying sessions start, I have 1 person who phones me regularly (aitkendrum) and 1 who texts me regularly. If a mobile phone is somehow essential to my social life, I am losing this game big time.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exactly. I suppose people who don't use the internet so much are more likely to arrange things and keep in contact by phone though. I am not those people.