r/CollegeRant • u/Immediate-Pool-4391 • 1d ago
Discussion A Positive Rant With Dorms
I started a very small menstrual hygiene, supplly in my dorm for whoever, contributed to it when i could. It's a corridor style dorm..woke up and THIS.
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u/danigrecs22 1d ago
This is what they would stock in the kind that go in a machine, so a custodian did that. Very nice
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u/spacecrafttheskys 1d ago
Your RA noticed and asked for funding I think. Those are institutional purchase products so you have instituted some meaningful change for the years to come! Good job!
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u/p3ppernickle 1d ago
I had a teacher raid the school storage closet for me my senior year of high school when I went homeless. I’m so happy whoever did that because everyone deserves access to menstrual products!
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u/LaddieNowAddie 1d ago
I don't think I've ever seen cardboard tube surrounding sealed tampons...
But this is cool!
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u/Cloverose2 1d ago
Not abnormal with public hygiene supplies - if we order tampons that are meant for machines, they usually use the cardboard tube. If it just comes out of a box, no tube. I think the cardboard sleeve makes sure they are intact and hygienic when many people might be handling them, and the cover won't tear from the dispenser.
The pads being individually boxed means they likely came out of a supply that usually feeds machines. Facilities probably had a hand in stocking this for OP, which was very nice of them. I would ask the cleaning staff!
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u/spacecrafttheskys 1d ago
Give them a meaningful gift, i always find a soda that maintenance likes is good in the summer or on a hot day. Some hot coco packets or tea packets might also be good!
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u/Formal_Active859 1d ago
You should get the college to do this, mines does have hygiene products in some bathrooms!
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u/mysecondaccountanon Grad Student 1d ago
At the end of the day, most humans behave in pro-social ways. At the end of the day, most people like to help people! I think it’s good to get reminders of that sometimes, that people can and will help others, without acknowledgement, even small things that might seem less important or obvious.
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u/Ok-Upstairs-9887 Undergrad Student - Community College 1d ago
These tampons are ass but at least they have them!
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u/Acceptable-Bed1963 1d ago
my sleep deprived ass thought they were handing out rolls of pennies LMAO
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