Tampax Cardboard Regular

Dear Tampax,For 36 years I have used your cardboard tampons - Slender Regular and then Lites. Now you've not only turned them into non-flushable plastic to fill up the trash bins of the world, but have taken away the Slenders and make the Lites available in a small quantity along with the bigger tampons. I don't want all the big ones in order to get the little ones!!! I've always had a lighter flow and don't appreciate you pulling my tampons almost entirely off the market because you think they needed to be "prettier" or more glamorous in recent years. There was nothing wrong with the fit then and there's nothing wrong with it now. I've tried the Pearls and the wrapping comes off as soon as I touch it and I want to be able to flush it instead of adding it to the plastic paradise floating out in the sea because you think it feels "silkier". It's a tampon, not a thong. The plastic feels cheap and the travels are a waste of time. They don't pull out correctly. Don't fix what's not broken, and please bring back what we liked in the first place. My official review on the Regulars is: they are perfect if you need regular size. They are too big for me!

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I really have only ever purchased tampons with cardboard applicators or no applicators at all. I was intimidated buy the open ended tip on these applicators at first, but now I realize they are so much better. No scraping from thin cardboard edges when I insert this one, and the cardboard tube is super sturdy with a comfortable gloss finish. Where this tampon applicator really shines is the anti-slip grip. Super comfortable to hold and I don't have a problem with it getting slippery like I do with other cardboard applicators. The design and sturdiness of the applicator prevents the tubes from coming apart, a problem I have with almost all other cardboard applicators. The only downside is I really only like using the lites. The tampon is tiny, the applicator is brilliant and slim. I've never ever used a super tampon before in my life so this multipax is a bust. I would stop buying my regular organic cotton tampons with cardboard applicators if I could buy the lite tampons separately. The tampon itself could use improvements but it is comfortable so I don't have many complaints about it. I would use a less than ideal tampon just to use the incredible applicator, and I know that sounds weird, because applicators are not entirely necessary, but they are certainly useful when conditions are not all that sanitary, like public bathrooms. These tampons are just so easy to use it is almost joyous.

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It's getting harder and harder to find cardboard applicators... everyone seems to be going to plastic. What a waste. It's bad for the environment and doesn't add any additional comfort as far as I've noticed. I've tried most brands, but keep coming back to this one because it's great, it's environmentally friendlier, and it's flushable! Bonus. I just wish they made it in some of the fun colors plastic gets.

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