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Posted : Jul 02, 2009 3:48:19 PM
Subject : O/T Have a read of this to give you a bit of giggles
This is an actual letter from a woman sent to American company Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products.
She really gets rolling after the first paragraph.
It's PC Magazine's 2007 editors' choice for best webmail-award-winning letter.
Dear Mr. Thatcher,
I have been a loyal user of your 'Always' maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the LeakGuard Core or Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I fee l each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.
Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my time of the month is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call 'an inbred hillbilly with knife skills.' Isn't the human body amazing?
As Brand Manager in the Feminine-Hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customer's monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women.
The point is sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants…which brings me to the reason for my letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: 'Have a Happy Period.'
Are you f***ing kidding me?! What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness, is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable?
Well, did it, James?
FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak, there will never be anything 'happy' about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Nurofen and Wine and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Boot's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory.
For the love of God, pull your head out of your **** man! If you have to slap a moronic message on a pack of maxi pads, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that’s actually pertinent, like 'Put down the Hammer' or 'Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong'?
Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an £8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your brand of condescending bullshit, not to mention the 'brazilian' I get every time I pull down my knickers (why do those flexi-wings fold over and stick to your short and curlies?). And that's a promise I will keep. Always.
Best Regards,
Wendi Aarons
Austin, TX
[Modified by: hales0403 on 02 July 2009 15:54:41 ]
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Posted : Jul 02, 2009 3:58:20 PM
I love it.
You have cheered up my afternoon - Thank you Hales xx
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Posted : Jul 02, 2009 4:04:41 PM
Brilliant! On the same note - does anyone else think 'Mother Nature' in the new Tampax advert has really creepy eyes? x
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Posted : Jul 02, 2009 4:08:09 PM
Not seen it as yet, but will look out for it,
thought this was soo funny, not that i know what its like to even have a AF at the mo. x but it narf cheered me up too today! lol
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Posted : Jul 02, 2009 4:17:42 PM
OMG
That is hilarious.

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Posted : Jul 02, 2009 4:31:37 PM
LMAO - I particuarly liked the "inbred hillbilly with knife skills" part.
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Posted : Jul 02, 2009 6:58:09 PM
PMSL That is hilarious thanks for sharing that hun it's really made my day having a good laugh!! xx
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Posted : Jul 03, 2009 9:23:21 AM
I love the 'brazillian every time i pull dowm my knicker! lol lol lol xx
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Posted : Jul 03, 2009 2:52:52 PM
You really did make me giggle reading it, thank you for cheering up my afternoon!,
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Posted : Jul 03, 2009 3:09:05 PM
I want to know what these maxi pads are costing £8 a month! Surely thats a bit steep, even if it is meant to say $ that is still a lot. They must be amazing sanitary towels!
The brazilian also made me laugh, ouch!
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Posted : Jul 03, 2009 3:35:40 PM
haha, very good! must say though that the woman in question had way too much time on her hands!!!!
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Posted : Jul 03, 2009 3:35:40 PM
haha, very good! must say though that the woman in question had way too much time on her hands!!!!
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Posted : Jul 03, 2009 3:44:15 PM
that was sooo funny! 
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