M’sian man struggles to buy sanitary pads
Image adapted from: @brotherjambang and Sparkle
Now that we’re in the middle of a “lockdown” due to the Movement Control Order (MCO), only the family head is allowed to leave the house to get essentials. We’ve already heard of husbands who’ve landed themselves in trouble with their spouses for getting the wrong groceries, and now there’s another shopping-related struggle to add to the list – buying sanitary pads.
A Malaysian man found himself in a bind when confronted with a seemingly endless selection of sanitary pads, and it took the poor guy several tries and errors before he finally got the right one.
Back and forth trips to the store before finally getting the right one
Fazly Hassan‘s hilarious supermarket struggle was shared by a Twitter user who goes by the name of @brotherjambang. According to him, it was Hassan’s first time buying sanitary pads. It was one heck of an experience as he had to go back to the store 3 times before he finally got the right one.
Image adapted from: @brotherjambang
The caption in Malay can be translated to “My first time buying. I bought 3 wrong ones. The first one I bought was wingless, so I had to go back to the store. Then she wanted one that was lined and winged. Where do you women want to fly off to?”
Image credit: @brotherjambang
From the photo, we can empathise with Hassan’s struggle as there really are a lot of options when it comes to sanitary pads. And we haven’t even started talking about different sizes and types of flows yet.
Twitter-wide discussion on the best brands
We’re sure neither Hassan or @brotherjambang expected that Malaysian women on Twitter would eventually start a pretty intense and in-depth discussion on the best sanitary pad brands in the market. This started when the original post was retweeted by another Twitter user named Nurin.
Image adapted from: @Nuyenggg
Her caption can be understood as “As for my partner, he bought the wrong one 4 times.” She then talked shortly about how she preferred Libresse over Kotex.
Image adapted from: Twitter
Nurin’s post quickly blew up in the Twittersphere with over 11,000 retweets and 10,000 likes. The thread continued to grow as more women joined in on the discussion.
It got to the point where the words “Kotex” and “Libresse” made it to the social media platform’s trending list, each with over 10,000 mentions.
The best reactions from netizens
Netizens had a lot to say, from sharing their own ranking for sanitary pads to talking about men buying sanitary pads for their partners or family members.
Siti Kelembai for example, praised Hassan for having the guts to go out and buy sanitary pads unlike some guys out there who feel too abashed to do it. She continued to say that even she herself would feel embarrassed at times when buying sanitary pads, especially if the cashier was a man.
Image adapted from: @sangkelembai00
Another Twitter user recounted an experience at a supermarket when he came across a man at the sanitary pad section of the store. He appeared to be on the phone talking to someone.
When the OP returned to the same aisle 5 minutes later, the man was still on the phone. That was when OP overheard him say “It’s not here… It’ll be easier if you buy it yourself,” before hanging up.
Image adapted from: @pirelliscorsa1
Educating men on which sanitary pads to buy
Malaysian men, take note! The viral Twitter thread will definitely be useful to brothers, dads, and boyfriends who never seem to leave the supermarket with the right kind of sanitary pad. Familiarising yourself with all the kinds of pads out there will not only ease your impromptu supermarket runs but will defo impress the ladies back home.
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