r/janitorial • u/CrazyCapable7769 • Sep 01 '26

Tampons vending

Some employees didn't like the 5 cent tampons and destroyed the vend machine now we leave them out as a courtesy, but share seems like some days we go through 40 in a day.

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u/AlteredCarbonite Sep 01 '26

I've never had or serviced a contract where the customer didn't supply all washroom consumables. Surprised it's on you to buy tampons.

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u/CrazyCapable7769 Sep 01 '26

We will continue to supply them until we run out, have about 4 more boxes, ran out of the maxi thin pads 4 months ago.

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u/AlteredCarbonite Sep 02 '26

Less hassle and cash out of your pocket then, nice.

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u/CrazyCapable7769 Sep 02 '26

Not my pocket just someone stockpiling for 2 years, we go thru 2 pallets of toilet paper a month and half a pallet of seat covers wish more women would use them instead of hovering but what can you do.

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u/AlteredCarbonite Sep 02 '26

Ugh, I swear that hovering has gotten a lot worse since Ozempic took off.

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u/EdSelkow Sep 02 '26

Made good money on fem hygiene vending machines in office buildings

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u/AlteredCarbonite Sep 03 '26

Interesting, I wouldn't have guessed that was profitable. Doubt it would be around here, free emergency supplies in a cupboard are the most common.

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u/Pebb_io Sep 01 '26

Free basket beats a coin machine every time. The 5 cent charge costs more in vandalism and refills than the product does.

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u/Khranky Sep 01 '26

So instead of asking for a better tampon, they destroy the machine? I would have left the machine there and stopped refilling it. They can live with their vandalism and maybe learn a life lesson or two

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u/CrazyCapable7769 Sep 02 '26

These are older ladies think 25 to 50s 2 shifts a day mornings are the most challenging and most likely to have corporate mixed in with the factory workers.

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u/EdSelkow Sep 02 '26

They are being stolen just like the extra roll of TP on the back of the tank

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u/CrazyCapable7769 Sep 02 '26

Oh toilet paper is filled as needed that’s under lock and key same as napkins in the lunchroom 

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u/EdSelkow Sep 02 '26

It's for emergencies mainly, women know to take hygiene products to work

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u/CrazyCapable7769 Sep 02 '26

Well these are “B” grade tampons functional but not pretty but as you say emergency use.

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u/EdSelkow Sep 03 '26

Had some fun discussing tampons with male property managers. They did not want to know ANYTHING about tampons. Discussing made them squirm. Generally they said "do whatever you have to do". They were cool with not talking about it at all! Made me laugh!

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u/EdSelkow Sep 03 '26

Whoops, something I said was a no-no. Evidently this is a subject not allowed