I had seen the commercials, Kotex playing up how they were getting real with women about their menstrual cycle with their newest product U by Kotex*. But it didn’t have me running out to buy them. To be honest, I’ve been a fan for many years of Kotex’s other tampon line Security* and between price, comfort and, ahem, “security” I haven’t seen a reason to change.
That was until I started getting into couponing with some of the other gals on this blog and saw a great deal at Walgreen’s last week for U by Kotex*. There was $2.50 RR attached to the product that had me buying the box of tampons for 99-cents. I was sold. And I’m glad I made the jump.
The target demo, with the bright colors and compact size, appears to be teens. That said, as a woman in her 30s, I love the colors too. I’m a nut for packaging and the bright blues, yellows, pinks and greens of the wrappers looked like I was opening a box of party confetti.
Once open, the actual applicator is the same color as the packaging, again, may not be your thing but I thought it was great. So pretty can be checked off your list but is it a good product?
For the most part yes. I didn’t have a problem with lack of absorption, uncomfortable fit or losing it before its time (so to speak). The one problem I did have was what makes it compact.
You have to pull the plunge on the applicator out until it clicks and then push to insert the tampon. But be careful, because if you pull too hard the plunge will pull out completely and your stuck fumbling with it to get it back together (if you can, once I couldn’t). I guess this would be fine in your own home, but these are compact so you can leave your home with them and this is not a fun time in a public restroom — believe me.
That said, this is not a common problem, out of the 10 I’ve used so far, it’s happened to me twice. If there are still great deals on this product and it keeps doing its actual job as well as I’ve experienced thus far, I’ll definitely be buying them again.
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