Tampon manufacturers say they're working to address reported shortages

[TexasTowelie]

Tampon manufacturers say they’re working to replenish the supply of their products after shortages were reported on shelves across the country.

On Monday, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan sent a letter to Procter & Gamble Co., Edgewell Personal Care Co., Johnson & Johnson and Irving-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. asking what they plan to do to address reports of diminished supply and price gouging by third-party sellers. The Democrat from New Hampshire cited several news reports chronicling a shortage.

This comes on the heels of a baby-formula shortage and rising prices on everything from food to clothes to gas — and now to menstrual products.

The companies should “take immediate action to increase the tampon supply and end unnecessary price increases,” Hassan said in the letter. “Access to menstrual products should be treated like every other essential good.”

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/retail/2022/06/13/tampon-manufacturers-say-theyre-working-to-address-reported-shortages/

[NCLefty]

1. Future USA: I'll trade you 2 tampons of questionable expration date for your opened box of formula?

Actually, I don't even know if they expire. 😛

[Scrivener7]

3. They don't.

[Scrivener7]

2. All these shortage reports, but the shelves are full of these products in my area.

[TexasTowelie]

4. Let the hoarding begin!

It's an artificial crisis to drive up profits.

[Scrivener7]

5. Right? The problem in the baby food factory was found in February. In ONE

baby food factory. Now it's June.

I know this sounds like a crazy person's theory, and I have never denied being somewhat crazy, but all these shortages, all the hype around the gas prices while the companies are doubling profits compared to last year, the raising of interest rates when it makes no sense - it would have made sense two or three years ago, but not now - all these things happening at the same time seems very manufactured to me.

And it does not seem like a coincidence that it is making Joe look bad to the average uninformed American.

All these corporations and the fed people are very cozy with republiQans.

[GoCubsGo]

6. Bingo!

As is what's going on with the baby formula "crisis." I find it curious that all these "shortages" seem to focus around women and reproduction. What's next? Women's incontinence products?

[Scrivener7]

7. Oh, shoot. I never connected that. And who do women vote for more than men?

I'm sorry. I see an intentional behind-the-scenes hand in this.

I know. That sounds crazy. But I do.

[GoCubsGo]

8. It didn't occur to me until just now, either.

And, the "why" didn't occur to me until you pointed it out. I just thought it was kind of an odd coincidence, but now that you mention the whole voting thing...