Not optional as in, they should be a requirement, or as in, they should not be in public restrooms ever? I'm assuming the former, but I just want to make sure.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Or how bout a private company can put whatever the heck they want in the bathrooms they own?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well that's not very considerate..

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Then don't shop there. That's how the free market works. Go shop at a store that provides tampons. You have no right to demand that a privately owned corporation confine to your needs.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I have no right to DEMAND it, but it should required in every women's restroom.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

To require it is to demand it. Bring your own tampons. Why should a privately owned company be forced to supply you with tampons?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's just considerate.. Why should resteraunts and shops be required to have bathrooms at all? Go pee in your OWN bathroom.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

There are plenty of public places that do not have bathrooms, and I've never seen that be a big problem. Do you propose requiring bathrooms to be in all public places?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Look, Im not saying not having a tampon dispenser is a HUGE problem. It's not worth a protest or anything. I'm only saying that including one is considerate to the female customer, and it's just a little thing that women REALLY appreciate. Yes, we should always be prepared and shouldn't rely on public restrooms to provide them, but in case of emergency where we're cought without one, it's really really nice to have them available. But I guess you wouldn't understand that, would you.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'm not arguing that it wouldn't be a great convenience for women, nor am I saying they shouldn't be put in restrooms. I am saying that it should not be a requirement.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It kinda should be though..

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Why? Who are you to dictate how somebody else runs their business?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It would be nice for those days I forget. It's not like the facility would be having to buy tampons all the time. I'm pretty sure most women would rather use their own, the ones in the bathroom would probably only be used on occasion when someone forgets.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'm sure it would be nice, and maybe even profitable for the company. But that doesn't mean it should be required.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Who said anything about required? Also, note the word "public" in this post.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Ummmm... "Not optional" and "required" are the same thing. Also, a restroom in a privately owned supermarket is still considered a public restroom.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

what about men's public restrooms...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Condoms, perhaps?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

As uncomfortable as it makes people... Condoms should ALWAYS be readily available.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

It's a good idea, but I don't know how much I would trust bathroom dispenser condoms :P

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i went on a roadtrip one summer, and in a gas station in kansas there was this HUGE condom dispenser that had flavored condoms of like all different sizes, but they didn't have a tampon dispenser. like... really?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Those tampon dispensers have helped me on numerous occasions....

by Anonymous 12 years ago

OH MY GOD! I went to the bathroom at my college today hoping to be able to buy a tampon from one of those machines, and it was empty. I was pissed.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I know! For us guys, sometimes you get a really bad nosebleed and you need a tampon to soak up the blood. Just kidding, that'd be weird...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Personally, I think pads would be more helpful because tampons vary in size and shape and you can't get one that fits all.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Personally, I'm not sure why you posted that three times...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Whoopps. I'm on touch version and sometimes it does that.

by Anonymous 12 years ago